When Ayanna Pressley made her debut on the Beltway, Democrats held a double-digit majority in the House of Representatives. Donald Trump was a perfect foil for Pressley and her progressive ...

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., says people need to normalize women and people of color as leaders and speak out against abuse and threats. Then, the conversation turned to racial injustice.

On Aug. 15, the national reckoning on race that erupted this summer in the midst of a global pandemic landed at Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s door. The freshman House member had spoken out on the ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- Ayanna Pressley, poised to be the first black woman to represent Massachusetts in Congress, canceled a campaign event the day after her groundbreaking victory due to health reasons.

In winning, Pressley became the first Black woman and the first woman of color elected to Congress in Massachusetts. “We broke a 230-year-old ceiling,” says Pressley proudly.

WASHINGTON — When Representative Ayanna Pressley took the oath of office in the House chamber in January, she arrived with 13 years experience as a staffer on Capitol Hill and nine years on the ...

Rep. Ayanna Pressley knew that abolishing the death penalty would not be an easy task. In fact, Pressley is aware that urging President Joe Biden to abolish the federal death penalty with a stroke ...

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., says that Democrats can craft a stronger message on the positive impacts their policies have had on the economy. President Joe Biden gave his State of the Union address ...

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, (D-MA) said she is “emboldened” to fight for all women, girls and people impacted by the U.S Supreme Court’s Roe v.

Ayanna Pressley is going to be a good congresswoman, and Massachusetts will be well served.” But her aides said he did not talk to Pressley directly — as is traditional before conceding publicly.

Ayanna Pressley became the latest primary challenger to upset a sitting Democratic member of Congress on Tuesday, defeating Massachusetts Rep. Mike Capuano in the Boston-area district once ...

Politics Everything you need to know about Ayanna Pressley The Boston City Councilor is looking to become Massachusetts's first woman of color in Congress by unseating incumbent Rep. Michael Capuano.