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

Gillibrand said the Trump Administration should provide information on how many workers were fired, what their roles were, and if there any plans to replace them.

According to Gillibrand, 90% of towers already lack air traffic controllers, and positions at two Long Island facilities that control New York’s major airports are 40% unfilled.

After a recent string of high-profile aviation disasters, there are intensifying calls to improve the nation’s air traffic ...

The Social Security Administration has no plans to search for a new hearing office once its White Plains office closes in May ...

Following several deadly plane crashes in recent days across the U.S., officials are demanding answers as President Trump’s Administration fires hundreds of federal ...

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

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

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.

Legislation was announced to raise the minimum age to purchase assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines from 18 ...

Under the Trump administration, the National Institutes of Health has placed a 15 percent cap on indirect research costs—a ...