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Schumer expects Democrats to keep Senate control

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is predicting that Democrats will keep control of the Senate in the November election and he feels “exhilarated and gratified” by the surge of enthusiasm with Vice President Kamala Harris atop the party’s ticket. Schumer, who played a ...

Harris raised $200M in first week of campaign, signed up 170K volunteers

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has raised $200 million since she emerged as the likely Democratic presidential nominee last week, an eyepopping haul in her race against the Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump. The campaign, which announced its latest ...

Trump, Vance team up to campaign in Minnesota

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — As the presidential campaign enters a critical final 100 day stretch, Republican nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, rallied supporters on Saturday in a state that hasn’t backed a GOP candidate for the White House since 1972. The rally in St. Cloud, ...

Tupper Lake Democrats nominate two for trustee

TUPPER LAKE — Tupper Lake Democrats chose Barbara Denis and Susan Fitzpatrick to represent their party in the Nov. 5 race for two open Tupper Lake trustee seats at a caucus on Thursday, bringing the total number of candidates to appear on the ballot to four. Incumbent Deputy Mayor Eric ...

Harris claims many of the delegates she needs for nomination

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris received the backing of more than half of the Democratic delegates she needs to become her party’s nominee, and she set a new fundraising record Monday in her first 24 hours as a presidential candidate, as top Democrats moved to coalesce around her ...

Locals, visitors react to Biden ending campaign

SARANAC LAKE — As local voters from across the political spectrum learned of President Joseph Biden’s decision to withdraw from the presidential race on Sunday afternoon, few were surprised. Opinions on Biden’s decision varied from person to person, though, with some voters energized by ...