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Democrats maintain hold on Massachusetts' Congressional delegation

Nov. 06, 2024 01:29 AM EST

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Democrats maintained their hold on the state’s Congressional delegation Tuesday, with four incumbents fending off Republican and independent challengers and the remaining five coasting to two-year terms without opponents. Republicans and independents...

Congresswomen press FDA on why a proposal to ban hair-straightening chemicals is delayed

Aug. 28, 2024 12:24 PM EDT

Two U.S. House members who first pushed the Food and Drug Administration in 2023 to investigate the health risks of hair straighteners used primarily by Black women are now asking the agency why it has twice delayed its target date to propose a ban on products containing formaldehyde, which studies...