Massachusetts Congresswoman Katherine Clark is set to make history as the first woman to become a majority leader in Congress, the leader of the House Democrats said Wednesday. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries,...
Whip Clark on CNN: “Affordability Democrats” Will Put People First
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) appeared on CNN's News Central to discuss House Democrats' sweeping victory and their affordability agenda for the 120th Congress....
WGBH: Katherine Clark poised to become first-ever woman House Majority Leader
The “blue wave” of Democrats taking the majority in both chambers of Congress could make soon make Rep. Katherine Clark one of the most powerful people in Washington. Clark, who ran uncontested in...
WBUR: Rep. Clark, poised to become House Majority Leader, talks priorities as Democrats take Congress
Massachusetts Congresswoman Katherine Clark, the second most powerful House Democrat, is poised to help lead a sizable Democratic majority next session. Clark ran uncontested in the general election...
Cambridge Day: ‘Blue wave’ makes Clark likely majority leader in House
During Tuesday’s much-anticipated midterm elections, West Coast polls were just starting to close when media outlets like CNN and NBC began to project control of the U.S. House of Representatives...
WBUR: Trump cuts have hurt Mass. research labs. Scientists hope midterms can ease the pain
In September 2025, Lucy Hutyra got a phone call with some bad news. The National Institute of Standards and Technology was ending a program that had funded her research for more than a decade. “It...
POLITICO: Why Democrats are looking to Katherine Clark to bring ‘order’ to the House
After four years in a GOP-controlled chamber rocked by a speaker revolt, unchecked factional conflicts and routine floor meltdowns, Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur stood before a crowd of campaign...
The Guardian: Democrats rebuke federal raid of Ilhan Omar’s home: ‘rogue abuse of power’
Ilhan Omar’s Democratic colleagues have condemned federal agents’ search of the Minnesota congresswoman’s home on Monday morning, describing it as “deeply disturbing” and emblematic of the Trump...
Whip Clark, Markey, Warren, Massachusetts Delegation Members Statement on Massachusetts Nurses Negotiations
BOSTON, MA — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05), Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-01), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Lori...
SHNS: Birth center expects first delivery after ‘leadership transition’
Elected leaders who hailed the reopening of the state's second freestanding birth center earlier this year may have celebrated prematurely. The Cambridge Health Alliance Birth Center, which closed...
Whip Clark, Sens. Markey, Warren, Reps. Pressley, Lynch Demand USPS Cease Campaign of Post Office Closures in the Commonwealth
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05), Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Representatives Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Stephen Lynch (MA-08),...
Whip Clark on CNN: Democrats Are Putting the American People Front and Center
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) appeared on CNN News Central to call out Republicans for refusing to rein in AI and highlight Democrats’ fight to lower costs for...
Whip Clark: Democrats Will Put “People First in the People’s House”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA-33) for a press availability on House...
NPR: Tributes to Gloria Steinem are flooding in, from Hollywood to Capitol Hill
Journalist and activist Gloria Steinem dedicated her life to fighting for women's rights, from reproductive freedom to workplace equality. Now, after her death at age 92, notable figures from...
Save the Alewife Brook: A Federal Partnership for a Cleaner, Safer Alewife.
Today was a milestone for Alewife Brook. Congresswoman Katherine Clark met at the Brook with Save the Alewife Brook and our state and local delegation to see the sewage, sediment, and flooding...
Boston Globe: ‘An attack on families and kids’: Healey slams Trump’s proposed Head Start changes
Governor Maura Healey criticized the Trump administration’s proposal to scale back regulations for the federally funded Head Start child-care program, calling it “reckless and wrongheaded” on...
Boston Herald: Gov. Healey, Whip Katherine Clark call on Trump to reverse ‘devastating’ proposed overhaul of Head Start program
In reaction to a proposal for a major overhaul to the federal Head Start program by the Trump administration, Gov. Maura Healey and three members of the Massachusetts federal delegation are calling...
Whip Clark on GOP Head Start Attacks: “Democrats Are Going To Turn This Ship Around”
MALDEN, MA — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll alongside local educators, parents, and care advocates at ABCD Head Start...
Whip Clark on MS NOW: “Democrats Are Fighting for an Affordable America”
MALDEN, MA — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) appeared on MS NOW's On the Line with Alicia Menendez to discuss House Democrats’ agenda: lowering costs, protecting healthcare, and...
Advocate: 179 lawmakers tell SCOTUS not to let taxpayer money-accepting religious preschools reject LGBTQ+ families
The Congressional Equality Caucus said Monday that 179 members of Congress, including 13 senators, had signed a brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve Colorado’s power to prevent publicly...