Following her husband's combat death in 1942, Patricia Warner signed up as an officer with the Office of Strategic Services, the precursor to the CIA.On Tuesday, the Lincoln resident was...
WCVB: Decades after her secretive service, WWII spy honored with congressional medal
LINCOLN, Mass. —An American hero whose contributions during World War II were kept secret for decades is being recognized with one of our nation's highest awards.Patricia Warner, 98, of Lincoln, was...
AP: US lawmakers demand UN health agency change opioid guidance
Two U.S. lawmakers are calling on the World Health Organization to withdraw pain care guidelines that include what they say are false claims about the safety of prescription opioids.They say the...
Boston Globe: Mass. lawmaker claims Purdue Pharma corrupted World Health Organization
Purdue Pharma, the drug maker under fire for its role in the national opioid crisis, received a new charge Wednesday: that it corrupted the World Health Organization to boost sales of its powerful...
Mass Live: Rep. Katherine Clark accuses opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma of corrupting World Health Organization in new report
A new Congressional report accuses the World Health Organization of being corrupted by Purdue Pharma, the Oxycontin manufacturer facing a wave of lawsuits for its alleged role in causing...
NBC News: U.N. agency is accused of helping Purdue Pharma spread opioid epidemic around the world
Two members of Congress accused the World Health Organization on Wednesday of helping Purdue Pharma use the same "propaganda campaign" that fueled the opioid epidemic in the United States...
The Guardian: Purdue Pharma accused of ‘corrupting’ WHO to boost global opioid sales
Purdue Pharma, the drug manufacturer that kickstarted the US opioid epidemic, corruptly influenced the World Health Organization in order to boost painkiller sales across the globe, according to...
Washington Post: Congressional report: Purdue Pharma influenced World Health Organization’s opioid guidelines
A new congressional report claims that the World Health Organization's guidelines on treating pain were directly influenced by the pharmaceutical industry, including a set of directions for...
MSNBC: Deadline: White House House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair: ‘You’ve never heard the Speaker… take impeachment off the table’
Rep. Katherine Clark joins Nicolle Wallace to discuss Congress's plan to combat the White House stonewalling and whether or not Democrats should pursue impeachment.Original story here.
AP: Pelosi calls for investments in child care, early education
MEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday the country should be making more investments in child care and early education.The California Democrat said better access to affordable,...
Tufts Now: Making Early Education a Priority
When it comes to early education and childcare, you have to think big. That was the theme of a Tisch College panel discussion with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congresswomen Katherine Clark,...
AP: Nancy Pelosi to visit Massachusetts to talk about child care
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning to visit Massachusetts to talk about child care.The California Democrat will join members of the state's all-Democratic congressional delegation Friday to...
Boston Globe: In Trump’s Washington, Mass. Democrats wield renewed power
For years, Elizabeth Warren has gotten top billing as one of President Trump's chief critics. But these days, several other Massachusetts Democrats are gaining national attention for their leading...
USA Today: Twitter firestorms and summer camps: What the record number of freshmen women in Congress get advice on
After Rep. Ilhan Omar made comments that some believed were anti-Semitic, she heard from fellow Democratic Rep. Lois Frankel."I made it clear that I didn't like what she said," Frankel,...
Forbes: Democrats Introduced A New Bill That Would Expand Protections Against Workplace Harassment
A group of Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill aimed at strengthening protections against workplace harassment on Tuesday. The "Be Heard Act" which stands for "Bringing an End to Harassment by...
Boston Globe: Representative Katherine Clark takes on Betsy DeVos over ‘racist’ policy change
The decision out of Washington last week to end a policy that protected black and brown students from unfair and often racist disciplinary practices could have easily passed with little...
Boston Globe: Clark, Pressley introduce bill to expand workplace protections for #MeToo cases
Massachusetts congresswomen on Tuesday introduced a bill that represents the first sweeping federal effort to address the systemic legal and workplace inequities exposed by the viral #MeToo movement...
CNN: Democrats unveil bill to expand protections against workplace harassment and discrimination
Washington (CNN)A group of Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday are unveiling sweeping legislation to strengthen and expand federal protections aimed at preventing workplace harassment and discrimination...
Huffington Post: Congressional Democrats Unveil Their Answer To Me Too
Democrats on Tuesday introduced a groundbreaking bill meant to address workplace harassment, a year and a half after allegations of sexual misconduct against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein drew...
Vox: Democrats’ sweeping new anti-harassment bill, explained
The #MeToo movement may have toppled producer Harvey Weinstein and other men accused of sexual misconduct from their positions of power, but according to caterer Venorica Tucker, it...