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The IRS has appointed a new “taxpayer experience officer,” whose salary is paid by — who else? — taxpayers themselves. The agency hasn’t publicly anno...

After President Joe Biden’s abysmal performance in the first debate, Democrats and progressives are sweating bullets. They have been in denial for fou...

The U.S. Supreme Court ended its term Monday with a highly anticipated decision that provides American presidents with a modicum of immunity from crim...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Democratic leaders are trying to contain the political damage after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance accentuated...

Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign pits Americans who favor a citizen-based, democratic form of government against those who seek to centralize...

The Supreme Court is releasing decisions in a handful of remaining cases into early July. In the meantime, the justices have struck a blow for freedom...

LITTLE VALLEY — More than $1.42 million in spending for various public works projects across Cattaraugus County properties have been approved by the L...

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal for a new ban on face coverings raises irresolvable constitutional and enforcement concerns. When she took office during ...

The headline from Tuesday’s primaries was the resounding defeat of U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, the first member of the so-called Squad of ultra-leftist D...

PresidentJoe Biden, who insists his presumptiveGOPopponent is a dire “threat to democracy” and a potential “dictator,” openly brags about ignoring the...

BELMONT — Those arrested for crimes in Allegany County will all see their initial court appearance moved to the county jail next week. Allegany County...

University of the Arts student Joey Miller was a sophomore studying film animation when the Philadelphia Inquirer broke the news that UArts was shutti...

OLEAN — A pair of bond resolutions were amended Tuesday to borrow $2.1 million more to cover the last two phases of the Walkable Olean program. The Co...

LITTLE VALLEY — Political party members in two Cattaraugus County municipalities cast ballots on Tuesday, with voters choosing candidates for offices ...

BELMONT — Political party members in three Allegany County towns cast ballots on Tuesday, with voters choosing a candidate for office and several coun...

MINEOLA (AP) — A county legislature outside New York City has voted to bar transgender female athletes from playing on girls’ and women’s teams at cou...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — When former President Donald Trump told Senate Republicans last week that he was thinking about replacing the income tax with an “...

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