NEW YORK — There was a time, not long ago, when Elise Stefanik would not say Donald Trump’s name. He was simply “my party’s presidential nominee,” she would say. The pragmatic northern New York congresswoman was far more focused on welcoming a new generation of voters to what she ...

ALBANY — Former Westcester County executive Rob Astorino said Tuesday he’ll run for governor in 2022 in what would be his second bid to unseat Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Astorino, a Republican former radio industry professional and two-term Westchester County executive, promised ...

WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy set a Wednesday vote for removing Rep. Liz Cheney from her Republican leadership post in the chamber, saying it was clear that he and his GOP colleagues “need to make a change.” McCarthy, R-Calif., made the remarks Monday in a ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is so determined to stop a sweeping elections overhaul pushed by congressional Democrats that he will personally argue against it, armed with a stack of amendments at a Senate hearing this week as Democrats advance the bill toward a ...

WASHINGTON — Top House Republican Kevin McCarthy on Sunday publicly endorsed northern New York Rep. Elise Stefanik for the post of No. 3 leader, cementing party support of the Donald Trump loyalist over Rep. Liz Cheney, an outspoken critic of the former president for promoting discredited ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators looking into sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo interviewed county officials about his “vaccine czar” calling them to assess their support for the embattled governor. The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday that ...