House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer accused political opponents Wednesday of trying to exploit the controversy surrounding former Rep. Eric Massa, who resigned from Congress amid accusations of sexual harassment. "I think there were some people that did jump in and try to use this for political purposes," the ...

New York Democratic Rep. Eric Massa, facing a harassment complaint by a male staffer, said Friday that he is stepping down from his seat with "a profound sense of failure." "I am guilty," Massa said in an interview with a Corning, N.Y., newspaper columnist. Later ...

New York Democratic Rep. Eric Massa, facing a harassment complaint by a male staffer, said Friday that he is stepping down from his seat with "a profound sense of failure." "I am guilty," Massa said in an interview with a Corning, N.Y., newspaper columnist. Later in the day, Massa released a statement saying that after learning he had a ...

The House of Representatives passed Thursday a 15-billion-dollar bill to help reduce the stubbornly high US unemployment rate, which has held for several months at nearly 10 percent. The "HIRE" Act, short for Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment, would eliminate 2010 payroll taxes for every unemployed worker hired and dole out additional tax credits if they are kept on for ...