North Country U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik said on Tuesday she supports President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Justice’s plan to cut federal funding from New York City; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle, Washington –– three cities the DOJ designated as “anarchist jurisdictions” earlier th…
ALBANY — New York state officials stand ready to sue President Donald Trump and the federal …
DANNEMORA — Speaking across the street from the Clinton Correctional Facility entrance Frida…
Intelligence officials remain unable to verify that Russia offered Taliban-linked militants cash rewards for killing American and allied forces in Afghanistan.
BRUSHTON –– Incumbent Mayor Kevin Pentalow cruised to a second four-year term in an election delayed six months by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A day after tapes on which the president is heard saying he downplayed the coronavirus pandemic surfaced, Tedra L. Cobb on Wednesday called for her Republican opponent to resign from her position as co-chair of the president’s New York re-election campaign.
ALBANY — The nation’s decrease in positive coronavirus cases is a fraudulent scam after a recent change in federal testing guidelines, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said, as the state weighs a mandatory flu vaccine for children to return to school.
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump is actively trying to kill New York City, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said before announcing an executive order Tuesday expanding where New Yorkers can submit ballots to cast a vote in the upcoming presidential election.
WATERTOWN — U.S. Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, D-NY, visited the city’s post office on Labor Day to talk about disruptions in mailing and to advocate for a $25 billion infusion to the U.S. Postal Service.
Tedra Cobb, the Democratic candidate for the NY-21 House seat, said she is disgusted by how President Donald J. Trump has talked about veterans and those who have died while at war. The campaign of her opponent, incumbent U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, defended the president and called reports of…
ALBANY — New York Attorney General Letitia James will take legal action against President Donald Trump if he follows through with his threat to defund New York City, she said Thursday.
New York state opened an online absentee ballot request portal on Tuesday as part of this year’s efforts to make the Nov. 3 election as safe and socially distanced as possible.
The morning after U.S. Rep. Elise M. Stefanik spoke at the Republican National Convention, her Democratic challenger in the race for the 21st Congressional District condemned the speech.
ALBANY — New York will not implement the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s sudden about-face on COVID-19 testing guidelines, which discourage coronavirus testing for individuals exposed to the virus.
OGDENSBURG — U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., continued to rail against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy at a news conference in front of the city’s Post Office on Friday morning.
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed three election reform bills Thursday in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Tuesday, the campaign to re-elect U.S. Rep. Elise M. Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, relaunched a website attacking her Democratic opponent, Tedra L. Cobb.
U.S. Rep. Elise M. Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, will be delivering a prime time address at the Republican National Convention next week.
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, and Democratic challenger Tedra Cobb disagree on many things, including the schedule for their televised debates.
PLATTSBURGH –– North Country congresswoman Elise Stefanik voiced support for presidential memoranda signed by President Donald Trump and increased funding for the U.S. Postal Service during media availabilities at two Plattsburgh events recently.
Tedra Cobb, Democratic nominee in the election for the NY-21 House of Representatives seat, hosted a digital roundtable conversation recently with constituents on veterans issues.
DICKINSON –– Town Highway Superintendent Richard Fountain announced Thursday he will be leaving his position to take a job with the St. Regis Falls Central School District.
Both candidates running for the North Country’s congressional seat Nov. 3 spoke this week on immigration and border issues. Both support funding to secure the U.S. borders, although incumbent Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik says her Democratic opponent, Tedra Cobb, doesn’t.
Tedra Cobb, the Democratic nominee in the race for the NY-21 House seat, said that the country must have a unified, federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic before the problems it has caused can begin to be addressed.
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik’s campaign has made several inaccurate claims this week regarding health care, immigration and her rival Democrat Tedra Cobb’s positions on these issues. Cobb has also released some inaccurate statements on the Republican Stefanik’s Medicare votes.
Early Thursday morning, President Donald J. Trump sent a tweet suggesting that the date of this year’s presidential election should be delayed “until people can properly, securely and safely vote.”
MALONE –– Two political newcomers who were unsuccessful in the bids for public office in 2019 will face off this November over a vacant seat on the Malone Town Board.
Essential services will be slashed in next year’s state budget without federal aid to local governments, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Wednesday, pleading in a letter to New York’s federal delegation to ensure $500 billion for localities as lawmakers negotiate the next coronavirus relief bill in…
By CARA CHAPMAN
Roger Stone, a self-proclaimed political “dirty trickster” and adviser to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, accused North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik on Wednesday of advising Trump against granting him clemency, which Trump did July 10.
MALONE –– Town Board member Candace Gadway has resigned her seat on the board after less than two years in that position.
AKWESASNE –– Current Chief Michael Conners Jr. easily won reelection to a second three-year term Saturday, turning back a challenge by community activist Ruth Herne-Bell
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, said she is focused on the illegality of the leaks regarding the revelations last week that a Russian intelligence agency offered Taliban-linked militias cash rewards to kill American troops in Afghanistan.
The two candidates for New York’s 21st Congressional District seat — incumbent Republican Elise Stefanik and returning Democratic contender Tedra Cobb — support two different police reform bills passed by the House, but despite increased pressure to pass police reform legislation following w…
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump and the federal government must stop the denial and tell the truth about the coronavirus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday, before calling on the president to mandate Americans wear masks in public as the virus spreads like wildfire across the United States.
Congresswoman Elise M. Stefanik, R- Schuylerville, was included in a White House briefing Monday regarding the recent revelations that Russian operatives offered cash bounties to the Taliban for killing coalition forces, including Americans, in Afghanistan.
State Assemblyman Dan Stec is joining other Republicans in calling for an end to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s emergency powers to help manage the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of his North Country colleagues and candidates agree now is the time; others are not so sure.
Former Vice President Joe Biden swept to an expected easy victory in New York’s Democratic primary Tuesday, although a tidal wave of absentee ballots make it likely the exact numbers won’t be known for at least a week –– if then.
President Trump was reportedly seething with anger Sunday over his embarrassing MAGA rally flop in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as aides blamed the poor turnout on leftists and the media.
AKWESASNE –– A caucus that followed strict social distancing guidelines has produced potential contests for St. Regis Mohawk Tribe chief and traffic court judge.
ST. REGIS FALLS –– Revitalization may be coming to the St. Regis River.
OSCEOLA — Lewis County Sheriff Michael P. Carpinelli officially announced he will be seeking the Republican slot in the gubernatorial race in 2022.
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U.S. Rep. Elise M. Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, was listed at No. 14 in a recent ranking of how often members of Congress work across party lines.
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MANHASSET — The state must hold its previously canceled presidential primary, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
By AARON CERBONE
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik and Gov. Andrew Cuomo jabbed at each other Thursday amid a discussion about whether summer camps will be able to open this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic.
COLTON –– An anticipated primary for the Republican Party nomination in the state’s 45th Senate District will not take place.
NY-21 Democratic candidate Tedra Cobb raised a little over a half-million dollars last quarter –– about one-third of the amount raised by Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik.
ALBANY –– New York election officials decided Monday to strip Sen. Bernie Sanders from the ballot and cancel the state’s Democratic presidential primary.
