WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. House ethics panel voted to expand its investigation of Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., to include allegations he helped a donor retain a tax loophole.

NEW YORK, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., says he didn't change his mind on tax legislation to help out a donor to a pet project of his at City College of New York.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Republican and Democratic leaders are sparring over U.S. donors, especially convicted donors, and demanding return of tainted funds, party observers say.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A lawyer for U.S. Rep. Charles B. Rangel, D-N.Y., alleges the congressman hasn't paid taxes on money earned from a rental property he owns.

WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., is raising funds for an academic center from people with business before his committee, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- President Bush's call to increase U.S. Army and Marine Corps numbers could be met through volunteers not reinstating a draft, military leaders said.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. is seeking economic common ground for the Republican White House and upcoming Democratic Congress.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Congressional Democrats in Washington are criticizing a new Medicare handbook they feel is weighted toward private insurance plans.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- One of President Bush's harshest critics has lashed out at Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for remarks he made during a visit to a New York church.