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U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel of Harlem walks through a hearing room where the Congressional Black Caucus received testimony on black joblessness.

As House members prepare for a climactic referendum on health care reform legislation on Sunday, some Democratic lawmakers who play key roles in federal management issues could prove to be crucial swing votes.

Retired NYPD Detective James Zadroga died in 2005 at the age 34 from health problems linked to his time as a 9/11 first responder.

U.S. Representatives Carolyn Maloney Jerrold Nadler and Frank Pallone Jr. showed their support for a new bill that will extend medical coverage for 9-11 first responders at a press conference at the WTC site on Sunday.

The study, using research by the center and tips from the public, found more than 11,500 social networks, websites, forums and blogs promoting violence, anti-Semitism Tuesday, March 16, 2010 NEW YORK, USA: The use of social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube by militant and hate groups grew by almost 20 percent in the past year, ...

When incumbent U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, a former City Councilwoman originally from North Carolina, runs for a 10th term in Congress this fall, a young Democrat of Indian descent will challenge her.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Rep. Frank Pallone and Rep. Jerry Nadler at Sunday's Ground Zero rally.

Combatting toxic algae blooms: The House rejected the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act , sponsored by Rep.

Under Chairman Michael Steele, the Republican National Committee has been using controversial mailers posing as official Census documents to raise money.

In the wake of New York Gov. David Paterson's latest scandal, The Economist said , "Dysfunctional Albany a is frequently cited as the nation's worst state governmenta 'a title for which there is intense competition." We at NEWSWEEK are fans of competition, so seven of our staffers made the case for states they're intimately familiar with.

The House passed legislation Wednesday that would ban misleading mailings designed to appear they're from the Census Bureau, following criticism that Republican groups were sending fundraising letters using the census name.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 11:03 a.m. - Construction workers hoping to speed up the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site chanted "Build it now!" at a rally Tuesday to urge quicker movement on the project.

This is a rush transcript from "Your World With Neil Cavuto," March 5, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved a bill Thursday to outlaw the mailings that mimic the Census Bureau's official form.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded more than $274 million of stimulus funds to help finance two projects in New York, a group of officials said on Friday.

Seventeen-year-old Sophia Ventresca used to drive herself to Body Images Tanning in Wilmington about four times a week.

The concept of a representative government is that a small group of people are elected into office to govern, while reflecting the wishes of their constituents.

New York Rep. Charles Rangel temporarily stepped aside as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Wednesday as he struggled with mounting ethics woes that left his political future uncertain at best.

Former Memphis Congressman Harold Ford Jr. will not run for the U.S. Senate from New York.

WHEN it was reported two months ago that I was thinking seriously about running for the United States Senate from New York, Democratic Party insiders started their own campaign to bully me out of the race - just as they had done with Representatives Carolyn Maloney, Steve Israel and others.