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…
The federal government’s cancellation of U.S. naturalization ceremonies in multiple New York counties is drawing criticism, even from some Republicans in the state. Federal officials indefinitely canceled an upcoming U.S. naturalization ceremony in Binghamton, leaving dozens of families in limbo ahead of taking their much-anticipated oaths of allegiance to become U.S. citizens, Mayor Jared Kraham…
U.S. Border Patrol said 37 immigrants who lack legal status were arrested in the span of three days in an operation along the I-90 Thruway. Thirty of these arrests were through “Operation Bear Cave.” The individuals had valid CDL licenses from California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. These individuals…
Born and raised in the Wolf Clan of the Oneida Nation in Central New York, Mary Homer has been around cultural fashion her entire life. “I’m a fourth-generation bead worker,” Homer Couture and Beading Wolves founder Mary Homer said. “I learned from my mother, who passed away last July. I’ve taken it from learning single-strand…
Veterans around the state are having mixed reactions to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s promise to impose stricter national military standards, including gender-neutral fitness guidelines that could force women out of combat. Hegseth told admirals and generals in Quantico on Sept. 30 that he’ll impose the highest male standard for all combat roles and change…
Former U.S. Rep. Brandon Williams was confirmed by the U.S. Senate Thursday to be the next under secretary for nuclear security at the federal Department of Energy. Williams was one of 48 nominees made by President Donald Trump that were confirmed 51-47 in a single vote by the upper chamber Thursday under new rules passed by Republicans to…
A Syracuse-based immigration attorney handling a half-dozen cases after ICE raided a food factory in Cayuga County last week says information he received from his clients doesn’t line up with what the U.S. attorney told reporters on Tuesday. “I have six clients that were already my clients [that were detained in the raid], that had…
ALBANY, N.Y. – Acting U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III will detail arrests and criminal charges stemming from a raid executed by U.S. immigration and border control agents on a Cayuga County food production facility at 11 a.m. today in Albany. Homeland Security investigators and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will join Sarcone in his office to…
Folks born far and wide finalized the long road to officially become United States citizens Friday in Ulster County. Austrailian-born Mathieu Tozer has lived in the U.S. on a green card for more than 15 years, coming to California before switching coasts. Tozer said he really wanted to become a citizen so his voice could…
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The New York State Fair celebrated New American Day with 51 people from 32 different countries participating in a naturalization ceremony on the fairgrounds. “I’m just glad to be here because I feel like now I’ll be able to include myself in those conversations of people who are born in America, even if…