SARANAC LAKE — Scott Lewis’ petition to run for New York’s 21st Congressional District on the Common Sense Party line was deemed “insufficient” by the state Board of Elections’ commissioners last week. Lewis is appealing this decision and a hearing has been scheduled for June ...
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted on Friday to pass the annual national defense bill with a raft of controversial, conservative-led language that’s likely to face fierce opposition from the Democrat-led Senate and President Joe Biden. The bill, with a $883.7 billion price ...
WASHINGTON — Senators on Wednesday blasted top health and law enforcement officials for not doing more to combat the rise of illegal electronic cigarettes in the U.S., a multibillion-dollar business that has flourished amid haphazard enforcement. Democrats and Republicans on the Senate ...
North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik reacted to the 34-count conviction of former President Donald Trump on Thursday by saying the judge in the trial was “corrupt,” that the prosecution was “on a vendetta” and that the verdict was “rigged.” The House Republican Conference Chairwoman ...
WASHINGTON — The top-ranking Republican on a Senate committee that oversees the military is calling for a “generational investment” in America’s defense, saying aggressive and significant spending increases are necessary to deter coordinated threats from U.S. adversaries such as Russia, ...
GABRIELS — A constitutional amendment to allow the sale of the abandoned Camp Gabriels state prison in Brighton took the first step in a long journey for the fifth time with the state Senate’s passage of local Sen. Dan Stec’s bill on Wednesday. The amendment to grant an exception to ...