Article snippet: Opinion | Madeleine May Kunin Wear black pantsuits. Don’t mess with your hair. And don’t cackle. Opinion | Michael A. Cohen Democrats don’t necessarily need O’Rourke to win back the White House. The bigger challenge will be to win back the Senate. Massachusetts Democrats Ayanna Pressley and Stephen Lynch got their share of hits in, and BU graduate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raised questions about Trump’s tax returns. Democrats called the 240-190 vote a major step to end the gun lobby’s grip on Washington and begin to address an epidemic of gun violence. The move came after some reporters asked questions of Trump during earlier events at the summit that were critical of the president. It’s always a show of force for a presidential candidate to announce support from their home-state colleagues — but senators and representatives here punch above their weight. Democrats ignored a veto threat and rammed legislation through the House that would stymie President Trump’s bid for billions of extra dollars for his border wall. In a statement, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders dismissed Alva Johnson’s allegation as “absurd on its face.” Fifty-eight signatures, including that of John Kerry, are on the statement. Yvonne Abraham Is there anything left of the Republican Party that Weld once belonged to? Bless him for trying to find out. Capital Source Speaking with the Globe’s editorial board, Markey wielded both of them during an explanation o... Link to the full article to read more