New York Republican Congressman Michael Lawler is embroiled in controversy over a 2006 Halloween costume, when he dressed in ...

The congressman darkened his skin while dressed as Michael Jackson in 2006, telling the New York Times that it was "the ...

The first-term Westchester lawmaker, who’s locked in a tight reelection fight, admits it was a mistake to don the offensive ...

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“You abused your position, and you are a charlatan who used and is still using your prior position in office to peddle a snake oil that’s proven to be junk time and time again,” Judge Matthew Barrett ...

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) is facing backlash following reports he wore blackface and dodged racist rhetoric just days before the election for his swing district.

The House Republican from New York apologized for wearing blackface in a newly revealed college photo — before suggesting ...

Washington — Rep. Mike Lawler, a New York Republican in a tight race for reelection, apologized for wearing blackface as part of a Michael Jackson costume when he was in college.

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A first-term Republican congressman offered a non-apology apology when confronted this week with photos taken of him dressed as Michael Jackson, his face ...

New York Rep. Mike Lawler is locked in a competitive race against Mondaire Jones in one of the House contests considered key ...