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Tom Donilon, President Barack Obama’s national security adviser from 2010 to 2013, attempts to rewrite history on the Foreign Affairs website to prais...

Jimmy Carter burst on to the national political scene during difficult times. The previous years had been marked by the turbulent 1960s and Vietnam. W...

ALBANY — They warned about him. Now they'll have to work with him. A handful of prominent Democratic governors, including New York's Kathy Hochul, are...

Federal agencies reported $161.5 billion in improper payments during fiscal year 2024, according to data released by the Office of Management and Budg...

David Walkerran the Government Accountability Office for a decade, under both a Republican and Democratic president. Elected officials should take him...

After weeks of fear and bewilderment about the drones buzzing over parts of New York and New Jersey, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer urged the federal governm...

ALBANY — Supportive housing is a lifeline for thousands of New Yorkers who benefit from having staff and services onsite where they live, but advocate...

WASHINGTON (TNS) —The speaker of the House, the man second in line to the presidency — Rep.Mike JohnsonofLouisiana— had to photobomb the much-shared s...

As Joe Biden’s presidency enters its last weeks, officials are rushing “to preserve at least some of the outgoing president’s legacy,” The Associated ...

At first glance, President-elect Donald Trump ‘s most controversial Cabinet nominees — Matt Gaetz , Pete Hegseth , Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy...

Presidents have the duty of nominating members of their cabinet, and they have the right to seek to appoint people they believe will act in accordance...

President-elect Donald Trump joined President Joe Biden in the White House on Wednesday, with smiles all around and a commitment from Biden to ensure ...

ALBANY (TNS) — Let’s break away from the ongoing Republican jubilation to note that presidential results from our little corner of the world were not ...

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is expressing optimism that President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration will help fix the nation’...

Donald Trump has quickly begun selecting members of his governing team. On Monday, he tabbed former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to run the EPA. No...

Full disclosure: In 2016 I voted for Hillary Clinton; in 2020 I voted for Joe Biden; last week I voted for Kamala Harris. If you’re gathering that I w...

OLEAN — If U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer still felt the sting of his Democratic Party’s setbacks on Election Day, he did his best to thr...

NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday named former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency as he conti...