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Let's have a Lawler-Conley debate in NY-17
Rep. Mike Lawler has issued a six-debate challenge to his opponent, Cait Conley. When will the two meet to spar? Read More
New York Rep. Mike Lawler's race now a 'toss-up' as Dems target battleground district
An independent analyst rates the race between two-term incumbent Republican Rep. Mike Lawler and Democrat Cait Conley in the Hudson Valley's swing 17th House District as a toss-up. Read More
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler leads Dem challenger Cait Conley in latest NY-17 poll
The new survey from polling outfit co/efficient released Thursday shows Lawler with 50% of the vote to Cait Conley’s 45% as the two jockey for one of the most competitive House races in the country. Read More
House Republicans aim to turn Democratic civil war into midterm weapon
Mike Lawler and GOP candidates in suburban New York swing seats argue far-left socialist victories are proof Democrats have moved too far left ahead of midterm elections. Read More
Mike Lawler reveals he was arrested for DWI in NYC in 2012
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) came clean and revealed he had been arrested in 2012 on a drunk driving charge. Read More
Mike Lawler Reveals DWAI Arrest As He Faces Swing Seat Test
A key New York House race sharpens focus over a past drunk driving arrest, with polling and forecasts shaping the midterm contest. Read More
House Republican in Key Swing Race Discloses a Drunk-Driving Arrest
Representative Mike Lawler of New York said in a televised interview that he was arrested on St. Patrick’s Day in 2012, after learning that his father was gravely ill. Read More
NY Rep. Mike Lawler reaps nearly $5M as he faces tough Dem challenger in toss-up House race
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler has nearly $5 million in his campaign war chest as he faces off against Democrat US Army veteran Cait Conley in a battleground House race. Read More
Lawler presses for early debates against NY-17 House challenger Conley
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler is pressing Democratic opponent Cait Conley for early debates in what he says is a bid for transparency and she calls a stunt. Read More
Dem poll forecasts trouble for GOP Rep. Mike Lawler in NY swing district
Democrat Cait Conley holds a 6-percentage-point lead over two-term Republican Rep. Michael Lawler in the race for a hotly contested New York swing district, according to a poll released Wednesday by House Democrats. Read More
Lawler seeks full investigation of NJ Democrat tied to Blind Sheikh
Rep. Michael Lawler says he will seek a full investigation of New Jersey Democratic primary winner Dr. Adam Hisham Hamawy over his ties to 'Blind Sheikh' Omar Abdel-Rahman. Read More
New York Reps. Mike Lawler and Mondaire Jones spar over Israel-Palestinian conflict
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict exploded as a major campaign issue in a feisty debate between freshman Republican Rep. Michael Lawler and ex-Democratic Congressman Mondaire Jones Wednesday night. Read More
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler sorry for wearing blackface Michael Jackson costume
The first-term Westchester lawmaker, who's locked in a tight reelection fight, admits it was a mistake to don the offensive dark makeup at a 2006 Halloween party while he was a student at Manhattan College in the Bronx. Read More
Photo shows U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler wearing blackface at college Halloween party in 2006
U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler said he was sorry after the New York Times obtained photos of him wearing blackface about two decades ago at a college Halloween costume party where he dressed as Michael Jackson. Read More
Rep. Mike Lawler apologizes for wearing blackface as part of Michael Jackson costume
"The ugly practice of blackface was the furthest thing from my mind," the New York Republican said. Read More
‘Super fan’ Rep. Mike Lawler apologizes for Michael Jackson blackface at college Halloween party: ‘Sincerest form of flattery’
Freshman GOP Rep. Mike Lawler said Thursday he let his enthusiasm as a Michael Jackson "super fan" get the best of him after old photos of him posing as the "Thriller" hitmaker while in blackface at a Halloween party were reported by the New York Times. Read More
GOP Rep. Lawler acknowledges darkening his face as part of Michael Jackson Halloween costume after photo surfaces
New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler acknowledged that he darkened his face as part of a Michael Jackson costume, which he called an “homage”, after The New York Times reported that he wore blackface as a college student in 2006. Read More
No plea deal for 9/11 terrorists: NY Rep. Michael Lawler and 32 House colleagues urge Biden
A bipartisan group of House Representatives are demanding the Biden administration abandon a potential plea deal for the accused 9/11 terrorists, which would spare the death penalty for alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other defendants. Read More
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NY Rep. Sean Maloney defeated by Republican Michael Lawler
Maloney's defeat, as well as Republican pickups in three other New York congressional races, makes the Empire State the most important piece of the GOP’s push to reclaim a majority in the House of Representatives. Read More