With Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin out, who will be Hochul's running mate?

The resignation of Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin after his arrest in an alleged campaign finance scheme has left Governor Kathy Hochul without a running mate.

Biden to allow higher ethanol fuel blend this summer in bid to lower gas prices

President Joe Biden has journeyed to corn-rich Iowa to announce he's suspending federal rules that restrict ethanol in gasoline, aiming to strike at least a small blow against surging inflation.

Intel: Putin may cite Ukraine war to meddle in US politics

Given Vladimir Putin’s antipathy toward the West and his repeated denunciations of Ukraine, officials believe he may see the U.S. backing of Ukraine’s resistance as a direct affront to him, giving him further incentive to target another U.S. election.

Cheers for Ketanji Brown Jackson as Biden declares 'moment of real change'

With President Joe Biden at her side, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered emotional remarks at the White House a day after the Senate approved her Supreme Court nomination.

Hochul: 'Conceptual' deal reached on NY state budget

New York lawmakers are meeting Thursday to discuss last-minute policy and spending disagreements that have held up passage of the state budget nearly a week past an April 1 deadline, including the potential expansion of a law for people with mental illnesses.

Trump says he tried to march with supporters Jan. 6, blames Pelosi for Capitol violence: report

Former President Donald Trump, in an interview with The Washington Post, repeated lies about the 2020 election and said he wanted to march with his supporters at the Capitol on Jan. 6.

COVID spending bill stalls in Senate as GOP, Dems stalemate

A compromise $10 billion measure buttressing the government’s COVID-19 defenses has stalled in the Senate and seemed all but certainly sidetracked for weeks, victim of a campaign-season fight over the incendiary issue of immigration.

Scavino, Navarro held in contempt of Congress in 1/6 probe

Former Trump advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino were held in contempt of Congress on Wednesday for their monthlong refusal to comply with subpoenas rendered by the House committee's investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Cuomo 'weighing options' ahead of deadline to get on NY ballot

The deadline to get on the ballot for the Democratic primary in New York is just days away. Will ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo make a last-ditch effort to try to get his old job back?

Matt Mowers, Trump aide seeking New Hampshire House seat, voted in 2 states in 2016

Matt Mowers, a former Trump administration official now running for Congress in New Hampshire, voted twice during the 2016 primary election season, records show.

Senate to vote on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination this week

The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to take up Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court nomination vote, overcoming a key hurdle in the drive to confirmation this week.

2022 Election: New York redistricting ruling temporarily on hold

A trial court ruling that declared New York's new congressional and legislative district maps unconstitutional was temporarily stayed by a state appeals court judge Monday. The interim order from state Appellate Division Justice Stephen K. Lindley is in effect until Thursday, when oral arguments in the case are scheduled. Another decision on whether to extend the stay is expected later that day. The order comes four days after a trial court judge in Steuben County threw the state's primary season in turmoil by ruling the state's districts were illegally gerrymandered to benefit Democrats.

Donald Trump endorses Sarah Palin in bid for Alaska House seat

Former Alaska Republican Gov. Sarah Palin has picked up a prized endorsement in her bid in an extremely crowded field to fill the unexpired term of the late U.S. Rep. Don Young.

Jen Psaki reportedly set to leave White House for MSNBC gig in May

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki is planning to leave her post from within the Biden administration to join MSNBC allegedly in May. 

New York redistricting ruling appealed

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders moved quickly to appeal a trial court judge's ruling that declared the state's new congressional and legislative district maps unconstitutional. Judge Patrick McAllister threw New York's primary season in turmoil Thursday by ruling the districts were illegally gerrymandered to benefit Democrats.