North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik was one of 108 House members who voted remotely by proxy this week as the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus rapidly spreads around the country, but while voting by proxy, she spent her time away from the capital at a fundraiser, largely ...
AMSTERDAM — GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino’s campaign took him to St. Mary’s Healthcare on Thursday where he called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to reinstate 34,000 healthcare workers who defied COVID-19 vaccine mandates. St. Mary’s officials, however, said afterwards that they were ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. John Katko, a respected Republican moderate whose congressional career seemed to be on the rise, announced his retirement Friday, the third of the 10 House GOP lawmakers who voted to impeach President Donald Trump last January to say they won’t seek reelection. The ...
ATLANTA — Pounding his hand for emphasis, President Joe Biden challenged senators Tuesday to “stand against voter suppression” by changing Senate rules to pass voting rights legislation that Republicans are blocking from debate and votes. Biden told a crowd in Atlanta gathered on the ...
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden accused Donald Trump and his supporters of holding a “dagger at the throat of democracy” in a forceful speech Thursday marking the anniversary of the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol. He warned that though it didn’t succeed, the insurrection remains a ...
In a recent announcement, Assemblyman Billy Jones, D-Chateaugay, said that he will prioritize easier access to health care and broadband internet services to rural communities during next year’s legislative session. “New York’s rural communities have long dealt with unique struggles ...