Washington — The Pentagon announced Monday it is investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over possible breaches of military law after the former Navy pilot joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for troops to defy “illegal orders.”
]]>Washington — The Trump administration plans a review of all refugees admitted to the U.S. during the Biden administration, according to a memo obtained Monday by The Associated Press, in the latest blow against a program that has for decades welcomed people fleeing war and persecution into the country.
]]>Syracuse, N.Y. ― Syracuse Common Councilors are giving the city’s police department some time to find a new vendor for license plate readers before voting to remove the equipment currently installed due to privacy concerns.
]]>U.S. President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate, according to Reuters.
]]>Geneva — Top European and Ukrainian envoys conferred in Geneva on Sunday ahead of talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio over President Donald Trump’s proposal to end Russia’s war on Ukraine.
]]>John F. Kennedy’s granddaughter disclosed Saturday that she has terminal cancer, writing in an essay in “The New Yorker” that one of her doctors said she might live for about another year and criticizing policies pushed by her cousin, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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President Donald Trump welcomed Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for a state visit last week. The president rebuked a reporter for asking a question about the prince’s role in the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Kashoggi, saying, “Things happen.”
]]>WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a loyal supporter-turned-critic of President Donald Trump who faced his political retribution if she sought reelection, said Friday she is resigning from Congress in January.
]]>A new campaign from the Transportation Department aims to restore civility to American air travel and apparently dressing nicer is part of the solution.
]]>Trump policies are making life unaffordable
]]>Washington — President Donald Trump’s plan for ending the war in Ukraine would cede land to Russia and limit the size of Kyiv’s military, according to a draft obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.
]]>President Donald Trump on Thursday accused half a dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition “punishable by DEATH” after the lawmakers — all veterans of the armed services and intelligence community — called on U.S. military members to uphold the Constitution and defy “illegal orders.”
]]>Syracuse, N.Y. — The newly appointed president of the Syracuse Housing Authority board says he’s “comfortable” keeping the organization’s embattled executive director.
]]>A federal indictment charges U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida with stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds, laundering some of the money through straw donors to her congressional campaign and then conspiring to file a false tax return, the Justice Department announced.
]]>Medicare Part B premiums will increase in 2026, according to new figures from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
]]>President Donald Trump has been floating a plan for $2,000 tariff dividend checks for weeks.
]]>Dan Clark, Times Union, Albany, N.Y. (TNS)
]]>President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who have traded barbs ever since Mamdani’s mayoral campaign began getting traction, will meet in person this week at the White House.
]]>Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers abruptly went on leave Wednesday from teaching at Harvard University, where he once served as president, over recently released emails showing he maintained a friendly relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, Summers’ spokesperson said.
]]>Federal agents in military-style tactical gear filmed their actions as they stormed a Cato nutrition bar plant in September, ordering dozens people off the production floor, kicking in bathrooms and herding people into a hot break room.
]]>President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he won’t support an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits that will expire soon.
]]>Washington – Thirty-five years after Wallie Howard Jr. was shot and killed during an undercover drug bust, Rep. John Mannion wants to help keep the Syracuse police officer’s name remembered.
]]>Six Democratic members of Congress released a video on Tuesday targeted to members of the military and intelligence communities, advising them to defy any orders they are given that are illegal.
]]>A federal court on Tuesday blocked Texas from using a redrawn U.S. House map that touched off a nationwide redistricting battle and is a major piece of President Donald Trump’s efforts to preserve a slim Republican majority ahead of the 2026 elections.
]]>Albany, N.Y. — A judge has dismissed a Trump administration legal challenge to New York policies that block immigration officials from arresting people at state courthouses, saying the federal government can’t force states to cooperate with those enforcement efforts.
]]>Washington — Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.
]]>President Donald Trump referred to a female reporter as “piggy” during a press gaggle on Air Force One on Friday.
]]>Can U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik beat Gov. Kathy Hochul in the 2026 election for New York governor?
]]>New York has a new $1,800 birth allowance that officials say will help boost the health of new moms and babies.
]]>Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse Common Council President Helen Hudson is looking to extend her service on the city’s legislative body after her term as its leader ends this year.
]]>Lawyers for New York State Attorney General Letitia James filed a motion on Monday seeking to have mortgage fraud charges against her dropped, citing “outrageous government conduct” by the Trump administration, according to multiple reports.
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