Former U.S. Senate candidate Joe Pinion is considering running for New York’s 21st Congressional District occupied by Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik as she makes a bid for governor in 2026. In a statement Wednesday, Pinion said the state Republican Party must be reinvigorated in order to compete in races next year. “Rep. Elise Stefanik has…
A panel of judges denied appeals from the convicted founder of the former Capital Region-based NXIVM cult Monday in federal court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected multiple appeals from Keith Raniere. Known as “Vanguard” among his followers, Raniere is serving a 120-year sentence in an Arizona federal prison for his…
Two New York congressmen on a bipartisan caucus said they’re urging lawmakers to use calmer rhetoric to reduce political violence following a surge of targeted deadly attacks rooted in the objection of another person’s viewpoint or freedom of speech. The congressional Problem Solvers Caucus — a group of moderate Republicans and Democratic House members —…
ALBANY, N.Y. – Federal law enforcement officials said Friday that they seized 134 firearms from Capital Region locations as part of an investigation into two brothers from Albany who were arrested this week on conspiracy charges. Court-authorized searches of more than 15 locations turned up the guns from two residences in Albany and Troy, and…
ALBANY – A panel of judges declined to appoint John Sarcone III, the interim U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York, it announced Monday, casting doubt on if he will serve as the district’s chief federal law enforcement officer. “The Board of Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District…
The man who allegedly threatened U.S. Attorney John Sarcone III with a knife in Albany last week will no longer be charged with attempted murder after the Albany County district attorney said he reviewed video footage from the incident. Saul Morales-Garcia will instead face second-degree menacing and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon charges, county DA…
A man was arrested Tuesday night for threatening the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York with a knife. Albany County sheriff’s deputies arrested 40-year-old Saul Morales-Garcia in downtown Albany after receiving a call “regarding a suspect who had threatened to kill a victim with a knife in the area of 40 Lodge…