Matt Castelli, the Democratic challenger to U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, last year, will not run again in 2024. “I poured my heart and soul into the 2022 campaign,” Castelli wrote in an email to county Democratic chairs in the 21st Congressional District on April 3. “And ...

PLATTSBURGH — During Rep. Elise Stefanik’s visit to Plattsburgh on Monday, she addressed a number of local issues, including the swatting incidents that occurred at several North Country schools last week. Those swatting calls, in particular, had falsely reported a possible active shooter ...

ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County Board of Supervisors members gave themselves a 30% pay bump this year. The board’s chairman, Shaun Gillilland of Willsboro, described the raise as an effort to entice a younger and more diverse crowd to run for office. Supervisors voted unanimously — with ...

Congress is considering a new law that would give the executive branch significant new powers to review and restrict public access to applications, web and communication services connected to foreign countries. The RESTRICT Act, introduced earlier this month by a bipartisan team of United ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Asa Hutchinson, who recently completed two terms as Arkansas governor, said Sunday he will seek the Republican presidential nomination, positioning himself as an alternative to Donald Trump just days after the former president was indicted by a grand jury in New ...

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump is facing multiple charges of falsifying business records, including at least one felony offense, in the indictment handed down by a Manhattan grand jury, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday. He will be formally ...