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...
WBUR: Mass. U.S. Reps. Clark And Pressley Introduce Sweeping Sexual Harassment Bill
U.S. Reps. Katherine Clark and Ayanna Pressley on Tuesday introduced a sweeping sexual harassment bill they said will add needed federal enforcement power to stop the kinds of workplace...
MSNBC: Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell – Donald Trump’s worst presidential appointment
Alex Acosta did not deny that he broke the law when he made a plea bargain deal with sex trafficker and child rapist Jeffrey Epstein, a billionaire friend of Trump's.----------Original story here.
Politico: Acosta faces grilling on Epstein plea deal
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta confronted a barrage of tough questions on Capitol Hill Wednesday about his 2008 plea agreement with billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.Testifying before a House...
Miami Herald: Jeffrey Epstein prosecutor Alexander Acosta is grilled over plea deal at budget hearing
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta faced congressional scrutiny Wednesday over whether he is able to safeguard children from illegal labor practices and combat human trafficking, as several...
Wall Street Journal: Lawmakers Press Acosta Over Handling of Sex-Abuse Case
WASHINGTON—A Massachusetts Democratic congresswoman on Wednesday said Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta sided with a wealthy, politically connected businessman over the underage girls in a...
Washington Post: Acosta confronted by lawmakers over plea deal in Jeffrey Epstein sexual misconduct case
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta was confronted by Democratic lawmakers Wednesday over his decision as a federal prosecutor to sign off on a plea deal in a sex trafficking case involving...
Bustle: Rep. Katherine Clark Wants Betsy DeVos To Resign For Using “Racist Research”
Last week was rather a rough one for the education secretary what with the president's about face on Special Olympics funding — and it doesn't appear as if this week is off to a better...
Mass Live: Rep. Katherine Clark calls on Betsy DeVos to resign over dispute on school disciplinary guidelines
U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark is calling on Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to resign over a decision to eliminate school discipline regulations formed under the administration of President Barack...
The Boston Globe: Rep. Clark calls on Education Secretary DeVos to resign
A Massachusetts congresswoman is calling for US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to resign, saying she used a purportedly racist study to justify revoking a 2014 policy that aimed to reduce racial...