SARANAC LAKE — A Saranac Lake resident, Fred Balzac, is asking local government boards to pass a resolution supporting his call for a more open special election process for the NY-21 Congressional seat, which Rep. Elise Stefanik is expected to be vacating soon. Party chairs, who are ...

North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik testified in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, as the full Senate is set to vote on potentially confirming her to be ambassador to the United Nations under recently inaugurated President Donald Trump. If confirmed, Stefanik said she ...

Assemblyman D. Billy Jones, D-Chateaugay Lake, will not seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 21st District special election that is expected soon. On Friday, Jones said he enjoys his work in the Assembly and wants to continue what he’s done over the last four terms in ...

WASHINGTON — The fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has a new focus as lawmakers brace for the prospect that President-elect Donald Trump may soon pardon many of the more than 1,500 people charged with crimes for their actions related to the riot. Trump said he would ...

This Jan. 6 won’t be the same. Four years ago, then-President Donald Trump urged supporters to head to the Capitol to protest Congress’ certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election. “Will be wild!” Trump promised on Twitter a few weeks before Jan. 6, 2021. ...

A St. Lawrence County dairy farmer is throwing his hat in the ring for Congress in the anticipated special election for New York’s 21st Congressional District next year. Blake Gendebien, the owner of Twin Mill Farms in Lisbon, announced last week on social media that he intends to seek the ...