Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) is retiring from Congress at the end of her term after serving for over three decades in the House. Velázquez, the first Puerto Rican woman elected to Congress, announced ...

In the 30-plus years since she was first elected to Congress, Rep. Nydia Velázquez has had twin missions, representing New York’s 7th District and her native Puerto Rico — pushing legislation for the ...

She’s going scorched earth. Retiring Queens and Brooklyn Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) called out her onetime progressive ally Mayor Zohran Mamdani for endorsing his Democratic socialist comrade to ...

The legal battle over who, exactly, is in charge of the Brooklyn Democratic Party cannot continue until a judge decides which ...

Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-New York) has announced she won’t seek reelection in 2026 to her deep-blue congressional seat, ending a more than three-decade career in Congress for the trailblazing ...

(The Center Square) — U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez says she won't be seeking reelection in Congress in next year's midterm election, becoming the latest septuagenarian member of New York's Democratic ...

NEW YORK — New York Rep. Nydia Velázquez — a trailblazer known by the nickname “La Luchadora” or the fighter — announced Thursday that she will retire next year after more than three decades in ...