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I am a retired martial arts instructor in Olean, and I would like to congratulate the young man, Aiden Richardson of Portville, for his enthusiasm on ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — By any metric, Tuesday’s elections were a blowout. Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani is the new mayor of New York City. The new D...

H.L. Mencken wrote, “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.” Hello, New York City. On...

OLEAN — It was no ordinary day in fifth grade. Usually deemed the most stressful day of the school year, the dreaded sugar rush and hyperactivity of H...

I’m a YouTube TV subscriber and a lifelong football fan, and right now I’m furious. In my house, fall weekends are sacred. I grew up in Kansas, where ...

ALBANY (TNS) — The criminal charges lodged against New York Attorney General Letitia James by Donald Trump's Justice Department are weak and unworthy ...

The beginning of November reminds us that we are fast approaching a holiday season when one of the time-honored traditions is to gather around the tab...

A chorus of voices from across the political spectrum demands that members of Congress forfeit their pay during the current government shutdown, which...

We have entered the fourth week of the federal government shutdown. SNAP food benefits have been cut off. The administration has agreed to make only p...

Ten months into Donald Trump’s second term in office, his approval ratings are significantly lower than when his term began. Such declines are not unc...

ALBANY (TNS) — Here in New York's capital, the smart money suggests that Democrat Dorcey Applyrs will probably eke out a win in the mayor's race, desp...

Senate Democrats have shut down the government in an effort to force Republicans to extend expanded tax credits created to cushion the blow of a once-...

CHICAGO (TNS) — President Donald Trump and the Republicans in Congress have a decision to make: They can step up to protect millions of people, provid...

NEW YORK — As a young person deeply engaged in politics, I am often asked why my generation is elevating figures like Zohran Mamdani, a self-described...

At its most fundamental level, a halt to benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program involves basic political questions. With the fed...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Low-income Americans have higher rates of obesity than rich Americans. That alone is reason to rethink food stamps. More than 41 mil...

Washington, D.C., is Hollywood for ugly people. That old joke is the best description of our failing politics, as the seat of global power has now bec...

President Donald Trump has taken significant steps to secure the border and curb illegal immigration, but now he is taking a victory lap with the use ...