WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department said Thursday in a federal court case testing Trump's legal vulnerability for his speech before ...

WASHINGTON — The North Country’s legislators have banded together to form a caucus focused on the northern border’s security. On Tuesday, Reps. Elise Stefanik and Claudia Tenney announced they had joined the Northern Border Security Caucus, a coalition of House Republicans who say they ...

WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee announced Thursday it is launching an investigation into embattled Republican Rep. George Santos, the New York congressman whose lies and embellishments about his resume and personal life have drawn deep scrutiny. The investigation appears to be far ...

ELIZABETHTOWN — Willie Janeway announced he will step down as the Adirondack Council executive director at the end of this summer, leaving after a decade of advocacy, growth and conservation at the Adirondack Park’s largest environmental advocacy organization. Council staff described ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand are pushing to renew the Northern Border Regional Commission’s economic programs and create more agency jobs. On Thursday, the senators introduced the NBRC Reauthorization Act, which would renew the ...

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, is an original co-sponsor of legislation that supporters say would protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans. HR 705, which Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., introduced Feb. 11, would prohibit the Department of Veterans Affairs from sharing information ...