Congress returns to face chaotic funding fight, Epstein drama, crime crackdown
Congress returns this week from its August recess staring down a deadline to fund the government and avert a possible shutdown by month's end.
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Congress returns this week from its August recess staring down a deadline to fund the government and avert a possible shutdown by month's end.
Nadler's office on Tuesday released a statement explaining why he will not seek reelection after more than 32 years of service. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports.
Nadler told the New York Times it's time for generational change in the party. The 78-year-old has served in the House of Representatives for more than 30 years. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports.
The Democrats fled the state, preventing a vote on Republican efforts to redraw congressional maps. As CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports, Hochul says the gloves are off in fighting what she calls President Trump's "unconstitutional efforts."
It happened as the Senate begins a month-long recess. CBS News New York's Willie James Inman reports.
George Santos, the disgraced former congressman from New York, surrendered to a federal prison in New Jersey to begin his sentence.
The Republican will instead seek reelection in the 17th Congressional District. CBS News New York's Marica Kramer reports.
The House on Thursday passed the signature piece of legislation of President Trump's second term, approving his "big, beautiful bill" by a vote of 218 to 214.
Former New York Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, known as a prominent advocate for gun control, has died at the age of 81.
McCarthy launched her political career in 1993 following an awful personal tragedy: the Long Island Rail Road massacre. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reflects on the Long Island lawmaker's remarkable life.
Reps. Dan Goldman and Jerrold Nadler say they gave plenty of notice of their intent to visit and that turning them away is against the law. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul testified before Congress about the states' sanctuary policies Thursday and clashed with upstate Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik.
As CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer reports, the questioning broke along party lines.
Hochul and Govs. JB Pritzker of Illinois and Tim Walz of Minnesota were called before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Thursday. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
Charles Rangel, the longtime New York congressman, is being remembered with a series of public viewings in Harlem and City Hall.
Residents called the longtime congressman, who died last week at age 94, a good man who always listened to what they had to say. CBS News New York's Nick Caloway reports.
U.S. Reps. Adriano Espaillat and Nydia Velazquez are condemning U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement's practices nationwide and in New York City.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke out Sunday against expected cuts to Medicaid in President Trump's budget bill.
Charles Rangel, the longtime U.S. congressman from New York City and the last surviving member of the "Gang of Four," has died. He was 94.
Clarke is chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, which Rangel was a founding member of.
The so-called "big, beautiful bill" barely passed the House last week. CBS News New York's Cristian Benavides has the latest.
New York City-area Republican members of Congress were able to include a huge increase in property tax deductions in the so-called "big, beautiful bill" passed on Thursday.
The budget package addresses President Trump's tax, defense and energy priorities. It now heads to the Senate, where hurdles remain.
Five Republicans on the House Budget Committee blocked the legislation from advancing on Friday.
First lady Melania Trump made a rare public appearance to advocate for the bill's passage earlier this year.
