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Vito Lopez Reverses Course, Will Resign Monday
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Vito Lopez Reverses Course, Will Resign Monday

The New York assemblyman accused of asking young female staffers to massage him, touch his cancerous tumors and join him in hotel rooms said Saturday he will resign Monday rather than when the legislative session ends June 20 as he faces possible expulsion amid sexual... Read »

May 18, 2013
Vito Lopez to Resign Amid Sex Harass Scandal

Vito Lopez to Resign Amid Sex Harass Scandal

Democratic State Assemblyman Vito Lopez says he will resign amid a sexual harassment scandal and run for New... Read »

May 17, 2013
Silver to Propose Lopez Ouster Over Harassment Allegations

Silver to Propose Lopez Ouster Over Harassment Allegations

New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will introduce legislation on Friday recommending that state lawmakers expe... Read »

May 17, 2013
House Votes to Repeal Health Care Law for 37th Time

House Votes to Repeal Health Care Law for 37th Time

Thirty-seventh time's a charm? Not quite, at least not for Republicans in the House who want the 2010... Read »

May 16, 2013
WATCH: Obama Speaks on IRS Scandal

WATCH: Obama Speaks on IRS Scandal

President Barack Obama is delivering a statement on the growing IRS scandal. Read »

May 15, 2013
White House Pushes Media Shield Law After AP Subpoena

White House Pushes Media Shield Law After AP Subpoena

A media shield law is again being pushed in the Senate, thanks to outrage from press freedom advocates at the Justic... Read »

May 15, 2013
DA: Vito Lopez Conduct

DA: Vito Lopez Conduct "Alarming," Not Criminal

A New York prosecutor decided Wednesday that Assemblyman Vito Lopez's behavior toward women on his staff... Read »

May 15, 2013
New Controversies Threaten Obama's 2nd-Term Agenda

New Controversies Threaten Obama's 2nd-Term Agenda

Benghazi talking points, the Associated Press' phone records and now the IRS scandal — that spate of... Read »

May 15, 2013
Killer Windmills: Wind Energy Leaves Trail of Dead Eagles

Killer Windmills: Wind Energy Leaves Trail of Dead Eagles

Spinning wind turbines are killing thousands of federally protected birds, including eagles, each Watch »

May 14, 2013
5 Questions on IRS' Targeting of Tea Party Groups

5 Questions on IRS' Targeting of Tea Party Groups

Yet more of Washington was balking at the behavior of the Internal Revenue Service on Monday with the news that the... Watch »

May 14, 2013
Obama: Focus on Benghazi Talking Points a

Obama: Focus on Benghazi Talking Points a "Sideshow"

President Barack Obama blasted critics' scrutiny of his administration's immediate response to the attacks on... Watch »

May 13, 2013
Rand Paul Challenges Hillary Clinton in Key Iowa Speech

Rand Paul Challenges Hillary Clinton in Key Iowa Speech

Sen. Rand Paul delivered critical words about the Obama administration and Secretary of State Hillary... Read »

May 11, 2013
Obama: Don't Be

Obama: Don't Be "Bamboozled" by Health Law Critics

The president pitched his healthcare plan to moms nationwide by focusing on the law's specific benefits for women. Read »

May 10, 2013

"Warrior Games" Offer Rehabilitation and Recovery

The Colorado Springs competition gives military athletes who've suffered injuries or illness the chance to... Watch »

May 10, 2013
GOP Star Christie Holding More Events With Dems

GOP Star Christie Holding More Events With Dems

Wednesday, the topic was drug treatment, and his Democratic co-star was former Gov. Jim McGreevey. Read »

May 8, 2013
Joe Lhota Apologizes for Calling PAPD

Joe Lhota Apologizes for Calling PAPD "Mall Cops"

Republican New York City mayoral candidate Joe Lhota is apologizing for saying that Port Authority police... Watch »

May 9, 2013
Sanford Wins House Seat in Comeback from Scandal

Sanford Wins House Seat in Comeback from Scandal

Mark Sanford's political comeback is now a reality, his campaign premised on second chances vindicated. Watch »

May 8, 2013
Mayoral Candidates Speculate About Bloomberg's Pick

Mayoral Candidates Speculate About Bloomberg's Pick

Who is Mayor Bloomberg's secret pick in the mayoral race? Several of the mayoral candidates say they believe... Watch »

May 7, 2013
NJ Dems Too Divided to Press Christie on Guns

NJ Dems Too Divided to Press Christie on Guns

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Christie's re-election challenger, the mostly unknown Sen. Read »

May 6, 2013
Rhode Island Legalizes Gay Marriage

Rhode Island Legalizes Gay Marriage

Rhode Island legalized gay marriage on Thursday, bringing the number of states recognizing gay couples'... Read »

May 2, 2013
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