Congress

Attorney General Eric Holder (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Opinion: Eric Holder Continues To Show Contempt Of Congress

Attorney General Eric Holder continued to show contempt of Congress in his remarks following the House vote to hold him “in contempt” for refusing to hand over documents associated with the Fast and Furious operation.

2012/06/29

An Obamacare supporter at the Supreme Court (Photo credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)

Opinion: Obama Gets Another Big Win From The Supreme Court

President Obama won big this week with the Supreme Court decisions on Obamacare and immigration. While Mitt Romney and the Tea Party couldn’t have had a worse week.

2012/06/28

Road To Term 22: Rep. Rangel To Tussle With Espaillat In Next Week’s Primary

Congressman Charles Rangel has been in Congress seemingly forever. But will the dean of New York’s delegation survive? On Tuesday, Rangel will duke it out in a Democratic primary to decide whether he gets a 22nd term in the House.

2012/06/22

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Opinion: Nuns Tour To Protest Ryan Budget

A group of Catholic nuns have started a bus tour challenging the Ryan budget plan and its cuts to social programs.

2012/06/21

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Yankees Great Don Mattingly Blasts Clemens Trial As ‘Waste Of Money’

Tell us how you really feel, Donnie Baseball. Mattingly ripped the five-year federal investigation into pitcher Roger Clemens on Tuesday as a complete “waste” of resources and money.

2012/06/20

US gaming tycoon Sheldon Adelson gesture

Market Rates For The Middle Class

With a couple of simple fixes from Congress, billions of dollars could be put into the economy by allowing middle class families to refinance their mortgages and by keeping student loans at market rates.

2012/06/08

Synthetic Marijuana Still Available In New York Despite Order

In spite of a New York State Health Department order telling stores to stop selling synthetic marijuana, it is still available. The product has been found in stores all around New York, from bodegas in the Bronx to gas stations on Long Island.

2012/04/04

Commuters step off the subway (credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

City Council Warns Transportation Bill In DC Could Hurt NYC Commuters

The bill in Congress could cut close to $1 billion in MTA funding. City Council members say that would mean many of the improvement projects that are planned would be stopped short and straphangers could end up paying the difference.

2012/03/14

Senate Passes Bill Banning Congress From Using Insider Information

New York’s junior senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, is a main sponsor of the so-called “Stock Act,” which forces lawmakers, their aides and family members to publicly disclose financial transactions.

2012/02/02

President Barack Obama says that he would oppose a law that sould lead to online censorship.(credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama Administration Would Oppose Legislation Aimed At Online Piracy

The Obama administration says it would oppose pending legislation that would undermine “the dynamic, innovative global Internet.”

2012/01/15

Commuters May Need To Dig Deeper If Congress Fails To Renew Transit Tax Credit

It’s been a bad year for commuters and if you rely on mass transit it’s only expected to get worse as a federal transit tax credit is set to expire at the end of the year.

2011/12/29

Expiring Payroll Tax Cut Threatens To Hit Workers In Their Wallets

“It’s really going to hurt because two of my kids are in college and of course $1,000, $2,000 can really help in paying tuition,” said Antonio Meloni of Astoria.

2011/12/01

Is Pizza A Veggie? New York Residents Weigh In As Congress Considers Bill

You could call it the “defense of pizza act” in congress — a measure designating the sauce on a slice as a veggie. Industry sources admit it is a move to keep pizza in the school lunch mix.

2011/11/16

President Barack Obama delivers a speech at a Labor Day event sponsored by the Metro Detroit Central Labor Council September 5, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. (photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

President Obama To Present Jobs Package To Congress, Nation; Bloomberg Says President Must Instill Confidence

resident Barack Obama is going before a skeptical Congress to pitch an economic plan aimed at creating jobs urgently and forcing Republicans to own the problem with him.

2011/09/08