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WASHINGTON (TNS) — Rep. Kevin McCarthy won his 15th bid to become speaker of the House, but only at great cost. To win the votes he needed to secure t...

The only good thing about Kevin McCarthy scheduling his supposedly triumphant 14th House roll call vote that would finally make him speaker for 10 p.m...

NEW YORK (TNS) — There was a funny thing about New York’s brutal election. Congressional losses cost Democrats control of the House of Representatives...

ALBANY (TNS) — Progressives are intensifying their calls for state Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs to resign as state GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy i...

ALBANY (TNS) — U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin often offered a prediction on the campaign trail: New Yorkers are hitting their breaking point and if another Demo...

WASHINGTON — Republicans inched closer to a narrow House majority Wednesday, while control of the Senate hinged on a few tight races in a midterm elec...

LITTLE VALLEY — Acting Cattaraugus County Clerk Darrell Klute won a four-year term as county clerk in Tuesday’s voting. He defeated Kristin Sledge-Whi...

The election is only days away, the country is in a funk, talk about the decline of democracy is in the air. If nothing else, the toxic mixture of thi...

The candidates in the new 23rd Congressional District are criss-crossing the seven-county district in one last push for votes leading up to the midter...

When “journalist” Gene Lyons writes that the midterms are “Much ado about nothing” I wonder: On which planet does he live? Does he have any idea about...

The League of Women Voters of Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties would like to share some election FAQs with all citizens of both counties and beyond. ...

Democracy is under threat — the wrong candidates could win more votes than their opponents in hotly contested free and fair elections. That’s the worr...

BELMONT — Many towns and villages across Allegany County are holding elections this fall — but some voters will be facing blank ballots at the polling...

On Wednesday, in a one-sentence summary order, threeManhattanfederal appeals court judges sealedNew Yorkas a two-party state. Without explanation or e...

BALLSTON SPA (TNS) — A state Supreme Court justice issued a split ruling Friday that found New York’s absentee ballot laws are partially unconstitutio...

ALBANY (TNS) — Walk into any supermarket and you’ll find a variety of breakfast cereals to match nearly any taste. Shop online and you can select, say...

The Court of Appeals’ refusal to reveal the vote for an acting chief judge is unbefitting an open justice system. Imagine if an election was held and ...

Call it Nicholas Langworthy’s Southern Tier strategy. Langworthy, the state Republican Party chairman, who defeated controversial Carl Paladino in Tue...