Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer stepped up the fight by Democrats to stop Republican Medicaid cuts​ with a visit to a ...

Judge grants motion that will pause the effective date of a NY law that limits the outside income of members of the state ...

For Democrat Blake Gendebien, the race for Congress just turned from a sprint to a marathon, with the potential hurdle of a Democratic primary to clear.

Buffalo mayoral candidate Sean Ryan raised questions in a news conference on Friday about the former employer of the city’s ...

Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico ... even though the district raises most of its own money. Mayor Muriel Bowser objected and residents have been flooding senators' offices. The Senate bill, which ...

Albany begs the GOP to rescue the state’s failing subways—again.

City Council candidate proposes WEINER Act to bar sex offenders from elected office New Majority NYC drops slate of City ...

Source: Election results and race calls are from The Associated Press. By The New York Times election results team: Michael ...

In a post on Facebook, Stec thanked the party for its support and said he is the best candidate to help Republicans maintain their slim majority in the House.

Michigan’s Voting Rights Act legislation died in the state House after passing the Senate last year ... state to redraw the ...

Bills have been introduced in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey this session.

With the federal law eroded by court decisions, about a half-dozen states want to enshrine protections for non-white voters. But it’s a tough sell even in Democratic states.