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...
MSNBC: ‘Yes, I am’: Congresswoman calls on DeVos to step down
Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., is calling for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to resign, and she joins Morning Joe to discuss. Rep. Clark also discusses Joe Biden's record as a...
US News & World Report: Lawmaker Calls on DeVos to Resign
REP. KATHERINE CLARK, A Democrat from Massachusetts, is calling for Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to resign, saying she used "racist research" from an academic considered well...
US News & World Report: The Race Research Cited by DeVos
A MAJOR JUSTIFICATION for a controversial policy action taken by the Trump administration regarding discipline in schools relied on research from an academic considered well outside the...
Bustle: The House Passes The Paycheck Fairness Act To Help Close The Gender Wage Gap
A piece of legislation seeking to help women attain fair wages got its first victory on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. According to The Hill, The Democratic-majority House passed the...
Mass Live: Mass. Democrats defend Obamacare, Trump administration pushes to strike down entire law
Several members of Massachusetts' congressional delegation spoke out Tuesday against the Trump administration's push to strike down the Affordable Care Act in a new court filing, arguing that...
Washington Post: DeVos defends billions in education-spending cuts to skeptical House Democrats
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday defended her request to cut billions of dollars from the agency's budget, as Democrats attacked her plan as outrageous and damaging to students who need...
Cambridge Chronicle & Tab: Rep. Katherine Clark advocates for better pay, childcare at Cambridge town hall
Speaking at a town hall in Cambridge last week, U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Melrose) urged her constituents to contact legislators from around the country and encourage their support for equal pay...
Mass Live: Mass. Democrats push for Mueller report’s public release
Several Massachusetts lawmakers urged the Trump administration this week to release the report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the 2016 election, arguing that a Justice...
WGBH: ‘Make It Public’: Mass. Democrats Demand Release Of Full Mueller Report
After Attorney General William Barr sent a letter to Congress Sunday saying that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation did not find evidence that President Donald Trump's 2016 election...
Boston Herald: Politicians, activists rally at Boston City Hall for immigration bill
Pols and activist groups gathered Monday at City Hall to advocate for the Dream and Promise Act to pass in Congress, which would protect so-called Dreamers and other illegal immigrants with...
Commonwealth Magazine: New ‘Dreamer’ bill extends a hand to other immigrants
HOUSE DEMOCRATS INTRODUCED sweeping new legislation last week that would provide permanent protection and a path to citizenship to young immigrants and others here under other residency...