Rep. King Says Bill to Aid 9/11 Responders Will Fail
Rep. Peter King says he expects a bill that would pay billions of dollars to people exposed to toxic dust from the World Trade Center all short in a House vote.
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Rep. Peter King says he expects a bill that would pay billions of dollars to people exposed to toxic dust from the World Trade Center all short in a House vote.
A report looking into whether Gov. David Paterson broke the law by interfering in a domestic violence case is expected to be released Wednesday afternoon.
NEW YORK -- The pressure on Harlem congressman Charlie Rangel to settle his ethics probe has been intense, and sources told CBS 2 on Wednesday that the embattled politician is close to striking a deal.
Demonstrators protested outside MTA headquarters Wednesday demanding that the Authority's top gun, Jay Walder, be laid off.
WASHINGTON (CBS) -- The House of Representatives is set to vote on the 9/11 health care bill on Wednesday. The measure would provide long term care to an estimate 13,000 first responders and other workers who became sick working at ground zero.
President Barack Obama will spend much of his day on party business, speaking at two fundraisers in New York for the Democratic National Committee. But on the way there, he'll stop at a sandwich shop in Edison, N.J., to talk about small business, and tape an interview on the TV show "The View.''
Rep. Charles Rangel attempted a last-minute plea deal Tuesday to head off a House ethics trial that could embarrass him and damage Democrats.
New York's Legislature may end up responsible for the latest budget in state history after all.
A federal judge says former New York Senate leader Joseph Bruno will remain free during his appeal in a corruption case after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected other convictions for "honest services" fraud.
Gov. David Paterson says he backs Rep. Charles Rangel 100 percent as the fellow Democrat faces an ethics case in the House.
Paterson announced an extraordinary session for Wednesday beginning at 6 p.m. Budget isn't finished.
