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WASHINGTON (TNS) — I’ve often railed at Democrats’ failure to revamp federal immigration law during the two years President Joe Biden enjoyed a Democr...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The impact of political landslides and the resulting mandates wear off, even when they are substantial. It will certainly happen wh...

All universities send emails and letters to their alumni in the hopes of securing donations for future students. Members of the House of Representativ...

OLEAN — The Olean Chapter of National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) has announced the establishment of the DAR Dignity Fund for...

Congress allocated at least $516 billion for federal programs with expired authorizations in fiscal year 2024, and likely far more, according to the C...

State Assemblyman-elect Joe Sempolinski, who will be sworn into office Jan. 7 in Albany, has been named the ranking Republican member of the Assembly'...

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 ...

News outlets called the last outstanding U.S. Senate race this week for Democrat Ruben Gallego of Arizona. That gives Republicans a 53-47 edge in the ...

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

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...

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...

The Biden-Harris administration is set to eclipse the $1 trillion mark in improper payments, a new record for wasted money in a four-year term, accord...

OLEAN — One million dollars in aid for the city’s water treatment plant passed one chamber of Congress this summer, while $2 million more is already o...

BELMONT — Kevin “Fred” Demick, an Angelica resident and vice chairman of the Allegany County Board of Legislators, has been elected chairman of the Al...

ELLICOTTVILLE — The Cattaraugus County Republican Committee unanimously re-elected Mark Heberling as chairman and Andy Burr and Cortney Spittler as vi...

Elections are just around the corner. A lot will be said by candidates, political operatives and campaigns that simply isn’t accurate. Consider, for e...