The fight for New York’s newly-redrawn 22nd Congressional District is starting to take shape, with a Democrat and two conservatives set to face off against incumbent Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.).

Thousands of Cornellians may face higher debt loads if a bill that supports subsidized Stafford loans expires on July 1, which will cause interest rates on the loans to double from 3.4 to 6.8 percent.

With just over six months until the November elections, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) finds herself in a strong position as she campaigns for her first full Senate term, campaign finance records and a recent poll show.

Despite federally mandated redistricting that has placed Tompkins County in a more conservative district, the three candidates in the Democratic primary to represent the Ithaca area in Congress said they are confident in their ability to defeat incumbent Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) and carry the new 23rd congressional district.

Amid proposed cuts to federal financial aid programs, 11 students traveled to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to lobby Congress to support student aid.

Ithaca attorney Leslie Danks Burke announced her candidacy Wednesday for the congressional seat in New York State’s 22nd District, which is currently held by Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.). Hinchey, who has served in Congress for 18 years, said in January that he would not seat reelection.

After suffering a stroke Saturday, Senator Mark Kirk ’81 (R-Ill.), was in intensive care at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Ill., as of Monday night. 

Gabrielle Giffords M.A. '96 announced that she will resign from her position in Congress, just over a year after a gunman opened fire at Jan. 8, 2011 meeting with constituents in front of a Tucson grocery store.

Rep. Maurice Hinchey, an upstate Democrat in his 10th term whose district includes Ithaca, recently announced that he will not seek re-election.

Maggie Henry '14 emphazises the need for environmental legislation in the face of House Republican recall attempts.