Ayanna Pressley

The 150 Most Influential Bostonians in 2023

For years, Boston’s women have fought for a seat at the tables of power. Now, in a stream of elections, appointments, and hires over the […]

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Your Primer for all the Boston Figures Connected to the GameStop Saga

Any number of news events might have been predicted for the beginning of 2021, but the one that took perhaps the most people by surprise […]

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Ayanna Pressley’s Response to Her Hair Loss Is Personal, Political—and Courageous

Since her arrival in Washington, Ayanna Pressley’s hair has made headlines. The first black woman to represent Massachusetts in Congress, she sported her now-signature long, […]

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Wilnelia Rivera Is Fighting for Democracy, One Campaign at a Time

I’m a strategic disruptor. My role is to bring people together who can actually get something done. To get results, you have to build alliances […]

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Ayanna Pressley Just Endorsed Elizabeth Warren

Breaking with the other influential progressive Congresswomen in the so-called Squad to stand with a local ally, Ayanna Pressley has just endorsed Elizabeth Warren. Pressley, […]

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Where Is This Year’s Ayanna?

Boston, 2018: land of political upheaval; burial ground for complacent incumbents; a city of voters lifting bold upstarts to surprising victories. Boston, 2019: eh, not […]

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Ayanna Pressley Wants to Impeach Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh

When Brett Kavanaugh was first appointed to the Supreme Court, Ayanna Pressley was one of his most vocal critics—and while nearly a year has passed since, […]

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On The Daily Show, Ayanna Pressley Sounded off about Guns

Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley had a primetime audience Monday night on Comedy Central, where she sat in at The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and shared her […]

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In Some Fresh Nonsense, Trump Says Ayanna Pressley and the Squad Are “Racist”

In yet another escalation of the ongoing fight over his racist tweets about Ayanna Pressley and other outspoken freshman congresswomen, President Trump said they’re the ones who are “racist,” not […]

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Ayanna Pressley Calls Trump a “Twitter Thug” after Latest Racist Attack

This story has been updated. Over the weekend, President Trump added his voice to the chorus criticizing Ayanna Pressley and the Democratic “Squad” by posting […]

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Ayanna Pressley Has No Patience for Kellyanne Conway

Someone get Kellyanne Conway some ice, because she just got burned by Ayanna Pressley. Tuesday, the councilor to the president gave an interview on Fox […]

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One Good Reason Not to Loathe DC? Ayanna Pressley

If we thought Ayanna Pressley had nerves of steel for challenging and taking down one of our longest-serving Democratic congressmen, it was only because we […]

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Citing a “Mandate for Hope,” Ayanna Pressley Went after Democrats in a Closed-Door Meeting

She isn’t even in office yet, and Ayanna Pressley is becoming a voice in Washington that’s impossible to ignore. The Boston City Councilor who has enjoyed […]

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Emily’s List Endorsed Ayanna Pressley after She Already Won

Emily’s List endorsed Ayanna Pressley on Monday, lending the Boston City Councilor a major boost and access to gobs of campaign cash and influential figures in […]

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The Best Reactions to Ayanna Pressley’s Stunning Win

What a primary. Ayanna Pressley pulled off a stunning win in her bout with incumbent Congressman Mike Capuano, a result that the polls didn’t forecast, […]