New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler acknowledged that he darkened his face as part of a Michael Jackson costume, which he ...

Photos taken of Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) while in college nearly 20 years ago show him wearing blackface as part of a ...

Representative Mike Lawler, a Republican locked in a tight race for re-election, dressed as the pop star for Halloween as a ...

U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler said he was sorry after the New York Times obtained photos of him wearing blackface about two decades ...

The lawmaker apologized for the photo and said he intended the costume to be "the sincerest form of flattery." ...

The images emerged as Lawler, a first-term Republican, is locked in a competitive reelection fight for his congressional seat ...

The Times reported that the photo was taken in 2006 when Lawler was 20. In an image posted by the newspaper, Lawler can be ...

In the image, which was posted to Facebook, Lawler is dressed as Jackson in a red leather jacket, black shirt, and blue jeans ...

The New York Times obtained photographs of Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) wearing blackface while dressed as Michael Jackson for a ...

Rep. Mike Lawler says college photos of him in blackface that the New York Times reported were showing him paying homage to ...

New York congressman Mike Lawlor said a 2006 photo of him wearing blackface to a Halloween party simply shows him impersonating his “childhood idol” rather than mocking Black people.

Freshman GOP Rep. Mike Lawler said Thursday he let his enthusiasm as a Michael Jackson “super fan” get the best of him after ...