Pressley passes on Massachusetts Senate bid, vies for reelection instead

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), a member of the progressive “Squad,” said Tuesday that she’s passing on a Senate bid for Sen. Ed Markey’s (D-Mass.) seat and will instead run for reelection in Massachusetts’s 7th Congressional District. “Ultimately in this moment, I feel called to fight for the MA 7th in Congress,” the progressive Democrat told…