Carolyn McCarthy

Out to prove that Congressional Democrats in the Age of Obama will display the same ethical decreptitude that stalwarts like Tom DeLay brought to the table, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has apparently decided she doesn't need to hear from......

Charlie Rangel admits that he didn't pay taxes on his Dominican vacation villa. He used Congressional stationery to solicit money for a CUNY school to honor him. He has claimed both NYC and Washington as his primary residence to......

There are lots of reasons to believe tonight that Albany-area Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand is Paterson's choice tonight, and he has asked other contenders up to Albany tomorrow for a show of unity when he makes his announcement. But it's......

In a strong indication that Albany-area Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand is getting the Senate nod, Carolyn McCarthy tells Newsday's Reid Epstein that Chuck Schumer told her to lay off Kirsten. The call came after McCarthy complained about Gillibrand's support...

In the context of his close ally Tom Suozzi lobbying for the U.S. Senate spot vacated by Hillary Clinton, and their fellow Nassau Democrat Rep. Carolyn McCarthy going after her gun-control record, Democratic County Chairman Jay Jacobs seemed bent on......

And now, as certain sages around here predicted, the prospect of Kirsten Gillibrand becoming U.S. senator has shaken loose a reaction from those who consider the latter an avatar of gun rights and too Republican-connected. One who objects is......

Bloomberg, in his statement, congratulates and praises Gillibrand. But, like Carolyn McCarthy, he's a pretty committed anti-gun advocate, and he doesn't shy away from his differences with the new Senator: "I have a strong disagreement with one area of.......

Gillibrand gave a shout out to Carolyn McCarthy during her speech, and repeats it when asked a question about McCarthy's threat of a primary, promising to seek compromise: She says she is not worried about her ability to win......

At least for now, Carolyn McCarthy isn't taking Chuck Schumer's advice. Despite being urged by Schumer yesterday to lay off Kirsten Gillibrand and respect Paterson's pick, McCarthy was on Fox and Friends this morning, pledging to primary Gillibrand in...

Out of the box, New York Democratic liberals -- showing many of the same tendencies that allowed Al D'Amato, George Pataki, Dennis Vacco, Ralph Marino and Joe Bruno to dominate state politics for a decade -- are going after......

Albany-area Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, a Blue Dog Democrat with the political skills to win two races in a heavily Republican district, will likely be Gov. Paterson's choice to fill Hillary Clinton's now-vacant Senate seat, according to multiple news...

Carolyn McCarthy, whose political career is devoted to gun restrictions, opened the bidding for a Democratic primary against newbie Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who in her short Congressional career earned an ???A??? rating from the National Rifle...