U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced Thursday she introduced the Raise the Wage Act alongside 32 of her colleagues in the Senate and 146 members of the House of Representatives. This bicameral ...

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced a bill to raise the federal minimum wage with 178 other lawmakers. Officials said it would also eliminate sub-minimum wages for tipped workers, ...

Three members of New York’s congressional delegation are pressing the Biden administration for answers following the closure ...

A helicopter has crashed in the Hudson River near Manhattan’s west side. Click on the story for the latest details.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Senator Ron Wyden, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, led a ...

The Raise the Wage Act would increase the minimum wage to $17 by 2030. It would also gradually eliminate subminimum wages for ...

Trump Freezes Some Tariffs, Escalates Trade War with China In a stunning about-face, President Donald Trump has announced a ...

"These cuts will deprive Americans of food assistance, emergency food providers of necessary support to carry out their work, ...

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand held a virtual press conference Wednesday slamming President Donald Trump’s tariff tax hike, which is already wreaking havoc on the U.S. economy and raising prices for ...

The Trump administration has paused more than $1 billion in funding for Cornell University as the school faces federal investigations over civil rights complaints. On New York State Senator ...

A LIPA smart electric meter installed at a Suffolk County home is seen on May 24, 2022. The Trump administration’s Department ...