politics of the united states

Republican congressmen representing the Twin Tiers region express excitement that the Trump administration is delivering on promises to remake the gov...

WASHINGTON(TNS) — President Donald Trump laid out an aggressive approach to “renewing the American dream” in his address to a joint session of Congres...

Democrats believe they’ve found a potent issue in GOP Medicaid reform. They are hammering at Republican lawmakers, accusing them of not aggressively o...

Just about two years ago, Allegany County Legislature Chairman W. Brooke Harris and Legislator Janice Burdick vocally opposed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s atte...

DETROIT (TNS) — Democrats lost the fall election by allowing themselves to be tagged as the party of inflation and illegal immigration. They seem boun...

NEW YORK — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that he is running for mayor of New York City, relaunching his political career follow...

OLEAN — For the first time in eight years, local Democrats have endorsed a mayoral candidate in the city — Amy Sherburne, who is running as a Republic...

ALBANY (TNS) — In New York's long and storied history, one Schenectady native has been governor. That's Joseph Yates, who served a two-year term in th...

NEW YORK — When it comes to presidential politics, it’s a billionaire’s world. President Donald Trump’s campaign was buoyed by a few megadonors. It mi...

OLEAN — A third candidate has announced a campaign for the Republican nomination for mayor on November’s ballot. Olean Fire Capt. Jared Isaman announc...

TheCattaraugus County Republican Committee unanimously endorsed Ashley Smith of Allegany for district attorney Wednesday evening, making the announcem...

ALBANY — Some of America's governors — mostly Democrats — have a message for the wave of fired federal workers: We want you. Gov. Kathy Hochul and oth...

Rep. Nick Langworthy is sworn to uphold the U.S. Constitution, the laws of our country and to serve his constituents. He is doing none of these things...

OLEAN — A potential primary is brewing for the Republican nomination for mayor. Two candidates — three-term incumbent Bill Aiello and political newcom...

PresidentDonald Trumphas for now delivered smashingly on his campaign promise to gain control of our southern border. The numbers tell the story. TheB...

“Everything is impossible until it is done.” — Nelson Mandela Ideally, representative government reflects the composition and interests of its constit...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul made the case for Manhattan's congestion tolling during an Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump after federal of...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Here’s the most important yet overlooked fact about theJustice Departmentprosecutors who resigned rather than drop charges againstN...