Nita M. Lowey, a liberal New York Democrat who won a seat in Congress in her early 50s and rose over 16 terms to one of the top positions on Capitol Hill as the first female chair of the House ...

Former Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, died on Saturday, according to a statement from her family sent to CBS. "With great sadness ...

Nita Lowey, a former Democratic congresswoman who represented parts of Westchester and Rockland counties and the Bronx for 32 ...

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Flags were flying at half-staff in New York Monday in honor of former U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, who died at age 87 on Saturday following a fight with breast cancer. Trump signs order directing ...