One week after Election Day, the 50th state Senate race between Democrat Chris Ryan and Republican Nick Paro is still too ...

President-elect Donald Trump ended days of speculation Wednesday by announcing he would nominate Sen. Marco Rubio to be ...

Chuck Schumer's move into the Senate minority is a major blow to New York's powerful hospital association, which saw the ...

GOP Whip John Thune of South Dakota was elected by the Senate Republican Conference to succeed Mitch McConnell as leader in a ...

Republicans broke Democrats’ NY State Senate supermajority on Tuesday, but Nassau Legis. Siela Bynoe kept the GOP from ...

Days before Senate Republicans pick their new leader, President-elect Donald Trump is pressuring the candidates to change ...

After 18 years of Mitch McConnell, Senate Republicans officially have a new top dog: South Dakota Senator John Thune will ...

Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso was elected Senate whip on Wednesday, the No. 2 leadership position in the U.S. Senate.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday declared unconstitutional a New York law that largely banned sales and in-store displays by antiques dealers of ivory and rhinoceros horns in the state.

Another Republican win, control of the U.S. Senate, may have even greater repercussions for New York. Yes, New York State is ...

Several Assembly and Senate races were close contests, including the vacant 11th District Assembly seat in Suffolk County, where Democrat Kwani B. O'Pharrow defeated Republican Joseph R. Cardinale, ...

President-elect Trump plans to nominate GOP Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida for secretary of state, according to sources.