Beyond the noisy town hall meetings, Tea Party protests and sky-is-falling speeches characterizing much of the health care debate is a less visible, but no less intense push to broaden the face of the immigration reform movement. With the 2010 election year looming, Democrat Barack Obama ...

When Melissa Hathaway concludes her 60-day review of federal cybersecurity initiatives, the White House likely will be appointed decision-maker, Rep. James Langevin, D-R.I., said Thursday in a conference call with reporters. But while the Obama administration will be coordinating the ...

Yesterday afternoon at City Hall, Congresswomen Yvette Clarke and Nydia Velazquez announced jointly that they are endorsing Bill de Blasio for Brooklyn borough president. These early endorsements follow announcements of support for de Blasio from UNITE-HERE and The NY Hotel Trades Council. Combined with the campaign's announcement yesterday of having raised "nearly $1 million dollars" ("$177,454 this filing ...

Em Whitney reports that the press conference with Nydia Velazquez and Yvette Clarke made him "very emotional."