WASHINGTON—The House prepared Wednesday to pass an expansion of background checks for nearly all gun sales, a cornerstone of the legislative agenda newly empowered Democrats pledged to enact, but...
Washington Post: House pushes ahead on gun control, backs expansion of background checks
The House on Wednesday passed a bill expanding federal background checks for gun purchases and transfers, the first major new firearm restrictions to advance in a generation.The Bipartisan...
AP: WomenHeart Urges Congress to Prioritize Research on Heart Disease in Women
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 26, 2019--WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease hosted a briefing for Members of Congress to highlight progress made in including women in...
WBUR: U.S. House To Vote On Revoking Trump’s National Emergency
Rep. Katherine Clark, who represents Massachusetts' 5th District, talked to Morning Edition about Tuesday's vote in the U.S. House to overturn Trump's emergency...
Insider: ‘Accomplices in oppression’: 14 new members of Congress demand Apple and Google remove Saudi government app that lets men control women’s movements
14 members of Congress have written to Apple and Google to demand that they stop hosting a Saudi government app which men can use to control and monitor women.The group of Democratic lawmakers says...
MassLive: Mass. Democrats back US House measure to block President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration
Members of Massachusetts' congressional delegation signed on Friday to a U.S. House resolution that seeks to block President Donald Trump's recent declaration of a national emergency at the southern...
Roll Call: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s call for a ‘living wage’ starts in her office
Claudia Pagon Marchena, like so many Hill staffers, moonlighted at a Washington, D.C., eatery to pay her rent until she took a job with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She celebrated her last...
Bloomberg: Baystate Business: Martha Stewart, Parexel, Clark (Radio)
On the Wednesday, February 6 edition of Bloomberg Baystate Business we spoke with Bill Strazzullo of Bell Curve Trading about the markets. We re-aired a portion of the Martha Stewart interview from...
Insider: People are leaving scathing App Store and Google Play reviews to discredit a Saudi government app that lets men control where women travel
People are leaving damning one-star reviews for a Saudi government app on Google Play and the App Store, because it helps men restrict where women go outside the country.Absher is mostly a...
CBS Boston: ‘You Can’t Build Your Stupid Wall’: Mass. Congressional Delegation Reacts To Trump’s National Emergency
BOSTON (CBS) — The Massachusetts Congressional delegation is slamming President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to fund the construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico...
Politico: Warren urges DeVos to redo ‘toothless’ school safety report
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) Thursday urged Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to get her school safety commission back together and make another try,...
Statement in response to President Trump’s Emergency Declaration
The President's declaration of a national emergency is a sham. There is no national security emergency at our southern border. The crisis we face is a humanitarian one, that will not be solved by a...
Business Insider: Google joins Apple in probing Saudi app that lets men control where women travel, as pressure piles on the tech giants to kill the service
Google has joined Apple in promising to investigate a Saudi app that lets men control women's travel, as pressure from rights groups and international lawmakers builds on the tech giants.Google will...
WBUR: State Of The Union Was ‘Filled With Contradictions And Misinformation,’ Rep. Katherine Clark Says
U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark, who was elected vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus in November, said she found President Trump's State of the Union to be "confusing.""The speech was filled with...
The Hill: Assault weapons ban push tests Dem support
Liberal Democrats are pushing legislation to ban assault weapons, hoping to flex their muscles with the new House majority to revive the controversial prohibition on military-style firearms that...
Statement in reaction to President Trump’s State of the Union address
"Tonight's speech was littered with misinformation and political grandstanding. The President's policies have dramatically worsened inequality and the opportunity gap in America and will only...
Boston 25 News: Impressive application lands Malden student an invitation to SOTU address
MALDEN, Mass. - A nomination to West Point would have been enough for one Malden High School student, but Representative Katherine Clark went one step further."By the way, spoiler alert...
Congresswoman Clark welcomes Malden student activist to State of the Union, introduces gun violence prevention bill
CONGRESSWOMAN CLARK WELCOMES MALDEN STUDENT ACTIVIST TO STATE OF THE UNION, INTRODUCES GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION BILLFebruary 4, 2019- Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Congresswoman Katherine Clark will...
WCVB: OTR: Rep. Katherine Clark
WELCOME TO OTR. ALONG WITH JANET WU, I AM BEN SIMMONEAU. ED HARDING, LUCKY GUY, AT THE SUPER BOWL. OUR GUESS IS KATHERINE CLARK. SHE IS THE VICE CHAIR OF THE HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS, THE...
WGBH: Greater Boston Full Show: 01/31/19
Rep. Katherine Clark Raises Concerns About ‘Donald Trump's Reality'The new Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, Congresswoman Katherine Clark, joined Jim Braude to discuss ongoing negotiations...