Former U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, a long serving New York Democrat who was the first woman to chair the powerful House ...

Longtime New York congresswoman Nita Lowey, 87, has died from metastatic breast cancer, her family announced Sunday.

Nita M. Lowey, a veteran legislator from New York who served 16 terms until her retirement after the 116th Congress, died on ...

“With great sadness, we announce that former Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey died peacefully on March 15 at the age of 87, ...

A Democrat, she represented Westchester County for three decades and became the first woman to lead the powerful House ...

Nita Lowey, the former 16-term congresswoman from New York, has died after a battle with breast cancer, her family says.

Nita Lowey become assistant secretary of state in 1988 when she defeated a Republican incumbent to enter Congress. She then ...

Former Democratic New York Rep. Nita Lowey died on Saturday after a yearslong battle with breast cancer, according to a ...

Just over four years ago, Congress achieved a major breakthrough when it came to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: It ...

Former Rep. Nita Lowey, who represented New York in Congress for 32 years and became the first woman to chair the House ...

The New York Democrat sponsored more than 500 pieces of legislation and co-sponsored thousands more, with more than 400 ...

Nita Lowey, the New York representative who became the first woman to lead the budget-setting House Appropriations Committee, ...