politics of the united states

WELLSVILLE — The Allegany County Democratic Committee opened the doors to its 2024 headquarters Monday evening with the help of congressional candidat...

In ruling that Donald Trump and other former presidents enjoy immunity from prosecution for “official acts,” the Supreme Court on Monday gave shocking...

ATLANTA — A raspy and sometimes halting President Joe Biden repeatedly sought to confront Donald Trump in their first debate ahead of the November ele...

When a Florida auctioneer was asked to auction off a pocket watch from the late 1800s, his research led him to believe that he may be holding a piece ...

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...

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 “...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — This week’s debate between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump won’t produce much in the way of civil dialogue over the nation’s f...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic violence. In their first Sec...

Assemblyman Joseph Giglio said Tuesday he’s disappointed Gov. Kathy Hochul and leaders of the majority in the Assembly and Senate didn’t finalize a ne...

Juneteenth is no more a holiday just for Black people than the Fourth of July is a holiday just for white people. It recognizes and celebrates a profo...

ALLEGANY — Protecting farmland and ensuring that American agriculture has the government-policy support to keep producing is not just about helping fa...

Due to the Juneteenth federal holiday on Wednesday, the Olean Times Herald will not publish an edition for that day. The Times Herald offices will be ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — For all the conjecture and wishcasting about who or what could knock President Joe Biden or Donald Trump out of the 2024 presidenti...