politics of the united states

ALBANY (TNS) —Democratsin the state Legislature have introduced a bill that would allow the governor to hit the pause button on special elections — a ...

DEAR RUSTY: Why were the Social Security funds moved from the Social Security account to the General Fund with the government? Is it not then called a...

Rep. Nick Langworthy and fellow New York Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney are urging new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to open the Niagara Falls Air Re...

ALBANY (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday signed a bill to shield the identities of doctors who prescribe abortion medications, days after a ...

In Thursday's Olean Times Herald there are two articles: one includes information about President Donald Trump’s memo freezing federal money, and the ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Donald Trumpowes a debt of gratitude to Biden-appointed U.S. District JudgeLoren L. AliKhan, who blocked his vague order this week ...

OLEAN — Government and non-profit agencies scrambled for several hours Tuesday to determine how they would continue to operate after President Donald ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal loans and grants, less than two da...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — President Trump has begun his second term pressing his power to reshape the government by firing federal officials, ending diversit...

Regional news outlets reported Tuesday that authorities in unmarked vehicles were investigating Taco Inc. locations in St. Marys, DuBois and Punxsutaw...

As Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell engineered many of the wins of Donald Trump’s first term, but he was right Friday night to finally say no t...

On Friday, topChicago Public Schoolsofficials announced that agents fromImmigration and Customs Enforcementhad arrived at a Southwest Side elementary ...

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

ALBANY (TNS) — State lawmakers and local news publishers are pushing for a bill that they say will help small businesses and small news outlets simult...

As President Donald Trump tightens the nation's immigration policies, lawmakers in Democratic-led states like New York are proposing new measures that...

AsSupreme CourtChief Justice John Robertssaid nearly two decades ago, “The way to stop discriminating based on race is to stop discriminating based on...

ALBANY (TNS) — Banning transgender women from participating in women's sports at public facilities is not a clear violation of laws inNew Yorkthat pro...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Shortly after his swearing in, President Donald Trump reinstated his ban on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the federal go...