Kirsten Gillibrand

Hundreds turned out for a walk-a-thon to remember the first responders who died after September 11th, and to raise money to build a memorial park in their honor. There was a special groundbreaking ceremony for the park which will be built at the corner...

Democrats retained their Senate majority Tuesday, losing five seats but winning key races in West Virginia and California. Republicans scored big gains, taking Senate seats from Democrats in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arkansas, North Dakota and Indiana....

Democratic U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (KEHR'-sten JIL'-uh-brand) has been elected in New York to the seat she was appointed to last year to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton. The Associated Press called the race for Gillibrand over Republican Joe...

New York is seeking the $3 billion that the federal government had committed to the Hudson River rail tunnel that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie scrapped. The Record newspaper reports that U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York has asked Transportation...

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) said Friday that he plans to name a new senator to fill the vacancy caused by John Ensign's (R-Nev.) resignation before May 3, and called early speculation about potential appointees "premature." When Ensign announced his...

When President Barack Obama lands at JFK Airport around 5PM today, he'll spend a whirlwind 6 hours in the Big Apple raising money. It will be the President's third trip to New York in the last month. On the agenda is a big ticket fundraiser at the...

Today the message went out loud and clear to opponents of the 9/11 Health Care bill. Supporters of the bill suggesting that those who vote against the bill will carry such a vote as a 'badge of shame'. In Washington, D.C., a galaxy of political...

WASHINGTON -- It's the end of the traditional crib that has cradled millions of babies for generations. The government outlawed drop-side cribs on Wednesday after the deaths of more than 30 infants and toddlers in the past decade and millions of recalls....

There may be a Christmas miracle in the offing for 9/11 First Responders who volunteered at Ground Zero on Sept. 11, only to develop life-threatening illnesses. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced Sunday that there's now enough...

The battle continues on Capital Hill where families of 9/11 first responders are still trying to convince Washington to give them a help out. They're hoping the 9/11 James Zadroga Bill will pass in time for Christmas. The bill will provide much needed...

It was called a "Christmas miracle," but a last-minute compromise by Congress will provide a smaller aid package than originally envisioned to help victims of the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center and the responders sickened as they worked in...

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has easily won a Democratic primary challenge in New York from Gail Goode, a little-known lawyer for New York City. Goode had little money, no big-name party support and was not considered a threat to Gillibrand, who was appointed...