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Politics

Stefanik votes no on Ukraine aid

North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik was among 112 Republicans who voted against a $60.8 billion aid package for Ukraine over the weekend. The Ukraine aid was part of a broader $95.3 billion package — which was split into four separate bills and, after each passed, melded together again — ...

Crush of lawsuits creates shadow war for 2024 election

CHICAGO — As President Joe Biden and Donald Trump step up their campaigning in swing states, a quieter battle is taking place in the shadows of their White House rematch. The Republican National Committee, newly reconstituted under Trump, has filed election-related lawsuits in nearly half ...

Legislators begin voting on late New York state budget

ALBANY — Legislators at the New York State Capitol have begun voting on bills for the late state budget and expect that a fiscal plan may be finalized by Saturday, April 20. Assemblyman Billy Jones, D-Chateaugay Lake, said shortly before 9 a.m. Friday that the Assembly had passed four of ...

House GOP send Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate

WASHINGTON — The House sent two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing a trial on allegations that he has “willfully and systematically” refused to enforce immigration laws. While the Senate is obligated to hold a ...

No primaries for NY-21

Republican Elise Stefanik and Democrat Paula Collins are the only two candidates for New York’s 21st Congressional District who filed petitions last week to run on the state’s four major party lines, according to the state Board of Elections, meaning there will be no primary elections this ...

Few locals vote early in primary for president

The presidential primary for Republican and Democratic candidates is today. Few people voted early in Franklin and Essex, according to county board of elections officials. There are 268 Democratic delegates and 91 Republican delegates at stake in the New York primary, but Republican Donald ...