Charles Rangel

Rangel Investigation Expanded By House Ethics Panel

AP | Posted 12.10.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The House ethics committee is expanding an investigation of Rep. Charles Rangel, chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committ...

Friday Talking Points [56] -- Turkeys Everywhere!

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

While today is not officially Turkey Day, I will warn you in advance that it's going to be a theme running through today's column, like gravy through ...

Friday Talking Points [47] -- Our First Anniversary

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Surprise! It's our first anniversary column! But before we get to that, I have to pass on this information, in the hopes nobody will get stung by a v...

Rep. Charlie Rangel On Clinton Supporters: "They'll Be Overwhelmingly Supportive Of Obama"

Brad Listi | Posted 08.26.2008 | Home


Brad Listi

I ran into Congressman Rangel on the 16th Street Mall here in Denver. He was was looking dapper in a royal blue blazer, perspiring heavily an...

Rangel: "Nothing" Obama Has To Do To Win Clinton Backers

WSJ | Posted 08.25.2008 | Politics


The flight from New York to Denver feels like it flew out of some alternate universe where politics and tourism have switched places ... Stand up for ...

Charles Rangel Takes On Washington Post

My Fox NY | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics


Rep. Charles Rangel held a news conference Thursday morning to refute questions of ethical violation printed in a Washington Post article this week. ...

Rangel Giving Up One Of Four Rent-Controlled Apartments

NY Times | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics


Representative Charles B. Rangel has decided to move his campaign office out of one of four rent-stabilized apartments he leases in Harlem, his spokes...

Rangel Asking For Donations To His Pet Project From Firms With Business Before His Committee

Washington Post | Christopher Lee | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics


House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel is soliciting donations from corporations with business interests before his panel, hoping t...

Did The New York Times Trick a Source?

William Klein | Posted 07.11.2008 | Media


William Klein

The otherwise spellbinding New York Times expose of Rep. Charles Rangel's abuse of New York's system of rent-stabilized apartments, contains this Intr...

Rendell Tells Clinton: Don't Try To Bargain For Vice Presidential Spot

Huffington Post | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics


One of Hillary Clinton's biggest supporters, Governor Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania, gave an interview to the television station New York 1, in which he ...

In Wake of Sean Bell Verdict, Hearing Addresses Novel Ways to Increase Police Accountability

Tonya Plank | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics


Tonya Plank

On Monday, U.S. House Representative John Conyers, from Michigan, flew to lower Manhattan to hold a public hearing on police accountability. The heari...

Rangel Slams Clinton White Support Talk

Politico | Kenneth P. Vogel | Posted 05.10.2008 | Home


Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.), among Hillary Clinton's top African-American supporters, was none too pleased with Clinton's comments this week to USA T...

Bill Clinton: "They (Obama and company) Played the Race Card on Me"

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 04.22.2008 | Politics


Carol Felsenthal

Bill Clinton, on the eve of the Pennsylvania primary, tried to rewrite campaign history and simultaneously to get a start on restoring his legacy.

Rep. Rangel Raises Staggering $5 Million

The Hill | Ian Swanson | Posted 03.19.2008 | Politics


Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) has raised a staggering $5 million since becoming chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, more than any other House mem...

Clinton Supporter Rangel: "The People" Will Select Nominee, Not Superdelegates

Newsday | Glen Thrush | Posted 02.18.2008 | Politics


Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel - one of Hillary Clinton's most stalwart African-American defenders - is apparently questioning her reliance on unelected s...

Obama and the Grumpy Old Men

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.20.2008 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

Younger black activists and elected officials are unlikely to feel any loyalty to the Clintons, are engaged by a post-baby-boom candidate and feel more in sync with Obama on the issues.

Hillary Supporter Rangel: Obama's Remarks "Absolutely Stupid"

The Swamp | Christi Parsons | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton declared a truce in their recent war of words last night, but an important Clinton ally was still actively engaged la...

Fixing AMT is the First Step in Restoring Fairness

Rep. Jim McDermott | Posted 11.15.2007 | Politics


Rep. Jim McDermott

Republican press releases may shout fiscal conservative, but their votes scream fiscal recklessness.

Bush and GOP Presidential Wannabes Show Compassion for Powerful Friends

Rep. Charles Rangel | Posted 11.08.2007 | Politics


Rep. Charles Rangel

The policy of targeting crack cocaine users and sellers has diverted law enforcement's focus away from incarcerating drug kingpins who supply them.

The Great Retraining Lie

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 10.31.2007 | Politics


Jonathan Tasini

Workers should not have to accept the notion that massive job losses and a hammering down of wages is a natural consequence of "globalization."

Friday Talking Points [Vol. 7]

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.26.2007 | Politics


Chris Weigant

It's been a busy week in Washington, providing lots and lots of fodder for this week's Friday Talking Points column. After being named last week's Mos...

Friday Democratic Talking Points [Vol. 5]

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.12.2007 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Welcome back to the weekly talking points for Democrats appearing on television this weekend. Before I begin, I'd like to wish Ted Kennedy a fast and...

Rangel On Hillary's Iraq Plan: "I'm Satisfied With Her Position On Getting The Hell On Out"

Portfolio | Lloyd Grove | Posted 09.14.2007 | Home


It took him a while--36 years--but Representative Charles Rangel, the Harlem Democrat, is finally one of the most powerful figures in Washington: chai...