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After watching much of the coverage of the 13 votes for Speaker of the House this week, Cattaraugus County political leaders agreed on one thing Frida...

Today begins the 118th session of — don’t laugh — the world’s longest-running and arguably best-functioning national legislature, the two houses of th...

Kevin McCarthy may now have the hardest job in Washington. Assuming that he becomes speaker of the House, which will require the near-unanimous suppor...

Democrats will control the Senate and, it seems, Republicans, the House in the 118th Congress starting on Jan. 3, but the current 117th session still ...

Daylight saving time ends Sunday at 2 a.m., so for most of us that means turning clocks back an hour tonight before going to bed. But the discussion o...

As Election Day approaches, I often find myself thinking of H.L. Mencken. Particularly during off-year contests. “The Sage of Baltimore,” as he was kn...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — With Election Day two weeks away, Republican prospects of taking control of the House of Representatives, already strong, appear to...

Once given up for dead, Democrats are increasingly optimistic about their chances in November’s midterm elections. The race for the House is narrowing...

There has been a surge of optimism among Democrats lately when it comes to November’s midterm elections. The short version of the thinking is: Maybe w...

When I first heard the rumblings that Donald Trump could become the next speaker of the House, I rolled my eyes. What fresh insanity, right? Like most...

OLEAN — A resumption of holiday events and regular hours are on the table at the Fannie E. Bartlett House and Olean Point Museum. Gail Feuchter, event...

WASHINGTON — A decades-long movement to reshape the American political map took a further step Thursday as the House of Representatives approved a bil...

Well, the principled stand Democrats took against Congress trying to overturn duly certified elections lasted all of a month or two. After rightly exc...

A Democratic congressional candidate from Iowa who lost a close election last year is hoping that the House will overturn the state-certified result. ...

GOWANDA — A brick house built in the 1870s and home to Polish-born ballet dancer, set designer, choreographer, director and artist Anthony Z. Nellé is...

They can’t live with him, and they can’t live without him. That about sums up the Republican Party’s Donald Trump problem. After losing a presidential...

WASHINGTON — Republicans opposing a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that passed the House have pointed to two transportation projects as example...

Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will vote to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. There’s no doubt...