The Senate confirmed Mr. Patel by a vote of 51 to 49 to lead the country’s premier federal law enforcement agency.

"To say funding for 9/11 first responders is government waste is outrageous and insulting," Sen. Chuck Schumer said.

New York’s senate and congressional delegations agree that federal cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program will hurt survivors of and first responders to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Elon Musk’s deep cuts to the 9/11 health fund have sparked rare bipartisan outrage as Republicans join Democratic lawmakers ...

Murphy was elected in December by Senate Democrats to leadership in the lesser-known role of deputy Democratic Conference ...

Democratic congressional candidate Blake Gendebien said that, if elected, he expects to join the Congressional Blue Dog Coalition, a caucus of House Democrats which has a history of achieving ...

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden on Wednesday said he is joining legislation that would raise the minimum age to buy assault weapons.

After 20 percent of the World Trade Center Health Program staff was terminated last week, Democratic lawmakers were outraged.