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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...

NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations, picking a loyal ally with lit...

One of our favorite annual projects, a special insert honoring U.S. military veterans in the region, is tucked into the print edition of the Olean Tim...

Hi Dad, I wish you were here. I miss you. I love you. You are buried with full military honors. At the age of 18, before Congress enacted the Universa...

The Republican victories were resounding and unmistakable — so decisive that Donald Trump’s win was projected in less than 12 hours after the polls cl...

It was a good night Tuesday — and a good early Wednesday morning — for Mark Heberling. The chairman of the Cattaraugus County Republican Committee wat...

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refus...

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy was successful in his bid for re-election in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, which includes Cattaraugus and Allegany...

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans "probably will" try to repeal legislation that spurred U.S. production of semiconductor chips...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Only a gambler or a fool would predict the winner of a presidential race as close as this one. But it’s a good bet that next Tuesda...

I am voting for Donald Trump because I hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator wi...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Donald Trump’s former White House chief of staff, retired Marine Gen. John F. Kelly , broke a long silence and denounced his former...

NEW YORK — A recent Supreme Court decision doesn’t mean New York can’t enforce laws banning firearms from “sensitive” places such as public transporta...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (TNS) — Character. Compassion. Checks and balances. These are values that Americans have prized in our way of life since our forebears ...

Approximately 200,000 U.S. military service members transition to civilian communities annually — and that number is expected to increase after 2024. ...

Along with the presidential election, the majority of towns and some villages in Allegany County will also see local races on the ballot when early vo...

Olean native Christopher Eddy, a retired brigadier general in the U.S. Air Force Reserves who also retired from the FBI, is taking on a new challenge ...