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I’m Running for Comptroller. Many Black New Yorkers Don’t Know That — And That’s The Problem.
I’m Kevin Parker. I’m running for New York City Comptroller. And I believe Black New York deserves to know that.
Some of Trump's loyalty-first picks for prosecutors draw opposition from senators who can block them
President Donald Trump’s early selections for U.S. attorneys have drawn strong pushback from Democratic senators who have ...
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‘Gang of Four’ Dems key to senate control
NEW YORK — The fight for control of New York ... “We have an upstate caucus, we have a women’s caucus, we have a council of black senators, we have an urban caucus and now we have an ...
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How Charlie Rangel Defied His Party to Save New York From the Reactionary Right
The late congressman’s upending of New York politics by choosing progressivism over partisanship offers a lesson for today.
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Bill to expand New York's prison oversight body passes in state Senate
The bill — which now moves to the Assembly for debate — marks the first major legislative step lawmakers have taken in ...
Charlie Rangel, former influential congressman from Harlem, dead at 94
Charlie Rangel, the former influential New York congressman from Harlem who was a founding member of the Congressional Black ...
Former Congressman, who represented NY for nearly 50 years, dies at 94
NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, an outspoken, gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat who spent nearly ...
Former Rep. Charlie Rangel, trailblazing New York lawmaker, dies at 94
Charles B. Rangel, a civil rights activist, war hero and trailblazing New York congressman whose career saw the high school ...
Former New York Rep. Charles Rangel, who spent 4 decades in Congress, dies at 94
Former New York Rep. Charles Rangel, a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus who spent more than four decades in the House, has died at 94.