Congress

Rep. Nick LaLota blasts House Democrats for voting against a stopgap funding bill aimed at avoiding a federal government shutdown Sept. 30. Guest column

Rep. Nick LaLota is proud of getting the SALT cap raised from the $10,000 set in 2017 to $40,000. It's fair to ask: at what price? Here's why.

It was a full week before Rep. Nick LaLota and the 73 other new members of the House of Representatives could raise their right hands to take the oath of office. And what a week it was. LaLota reflects on his first days in office.

The massive $2.3 trillion appropriations bill passed by Congress last night funds the federal government through the end of its fiscal year,...

Here’s a summary of actions taken by federal lawmakers representing the local community in Washington, D.C. during the week just ended. Source: Congress.gov website.

Votes and bills sponsored by Rep. Lee Zeldin, Sen. Charles Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the week just ended.

For the first time since taking office in 2015, Zeldin is a member of the minority caucus, after Democrats took control of the House, 235-199 in the 2018 midterm elections. He voted with the Republican minority on all roll call votes yesterday, including controversial appropriations bills offered by Democrats to end the partial government shutdown.

The two Democrats who want a shot at the First Congressional District seat held by freshman Republican Lee Zeldin mostly agree on what the...

Freshman Congressman Lee Zeldin could be in for a heated battle next year. Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst is seeking the Democratic nod to challenge...

Rep. Lee Zeldin took the oath of office as a member of the 114th Congress last week and casted his first votes in the House of Representatives.