Ayanna Pressley

Earlier this month, a plan was announced to reintroduce the American Opportunity Accounts Act, which is also known as "baby bonds."

The amendment would enshrine a radical and dangerous new standard.

A recently passed police funding bill is unlikely to pass the Senate in time to make a difference, but gives Democrats a much-needed midterm boost.

At least 17 Democratic members of the House were arrested during an abortion-rights protest.

Several lawmakers tweeted their response to the altercation.

For years now, many graduates have realized that they borrowed ridiculous amounts to pursue career paths with salaries wholly inadequate to pay off the balances.

"We all knew that Senator Manchin couldn't be trusted," said the Minnesota representative.

If Joe Manchin "wants to vote against the Build Back Better Act, he should have the opportunity to do so with a floor vote," Bernie Sanders said Sunday.

Representatives Jamie Raskin and Ayanna Pressley requested a briefing on the results of the review of federal execution policies that was initiated in July.

A resolution was introduced to strip Lauren Boebert of her House committee assignments after her anti-Muslim remarks.

Questions have been raised as to whether Rittenhouse has a case against the president over a September 2020 tweet linking him to white supremacy.

Transgender Awareness Week was observed from November 13-19 as a one-week celebration leading up to the Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20.

"Racism & white supremacy remain the bedrock of our legal system," Representative Ayanna Pressley wrote following the verdict.

In 2020, Pressley tweeted that Rittenhouse is a "white supremacist," a tweet that's since come under criticism.

The Georgia Republican representative also called GOP lawmakers who supported the bipartisan bill "traitorous."

"The humanitarian crisis happening under this administration on the southern border disgustingly mirrors some of the darkest moments in America's history," Derrick Johnson said.

As we barrel towards the midterm elections with many Democrats' pandemic policies angering everyday Americans, what exactly is the party's strategy?

"There was frankly a handful of conservative Democrats in the house that threatened to get on planes rather than hold this vote," Ocasio-Cortez said.

"Your whole life turns upside down," Bush said. "That's what's going to happen to seven million people over the course of the next few weeks."

"State-sanctioned murder is not justice," said Pressley, as she called on the president to commute the sentences of all inmates on federal death row.

As Democratic leaders have backed Israel's "right to defend itself," a vocal faction of the party has slammed Israel's treatment of Palestinians.

"The question at hand is: Should our taxpayer dollars create conditions for justice, healing and repair, or should those dollars create conditions for oppression and apartheid?" Pressley asked during a speech on the House floor.

Although he previously expressed opposition to the idea, the president has now asked his education secretary to prepare a memo to determine whether the administration has the legal authority to cancel up to $50,000 in student loan debt.

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has requested the Biden administration cease federal contracts with ICE.

There is no question that President Joe Biden's administration brings with it new political dynamics and pressure points, where partnerships between Black and Latino lawmakers will be hard to ignore.

The threshold for federal estate taxes could be lowered to $3.5 million to help fund a proposal to create a "baby bonds" program that would establish savings accounts for every American newborn.

After President Joe Biden signed an executive order ending federal contracts with private prisons, progressive Democrats have called on the new commander-in-chief to make strides in prison reform.

Sarah Groh, chief of staff for Ayanna Pressley, said all the office panic buttons had been removed ahead of a pro-Trump mob storming the Capitol.

Graham was berated by Trump supporters Friday at Reagan National Airport who called him a "traitor" for his failure to audit and overturn the November election results.

Meet the four AOC-backed progressive lawmakers who were sworn into Congress this Sunday.