New York state Sen. Timothy Kennedy, a Democrat, has won the Empire State’s special election to fill retired Democratic Rep. Brian Higgins’s seat in Congress, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Kennedy defeated Republican Gary Dickson in New York’s 26th Congressional district for the seat, which was expected to stay in Democratic hands — but the race still drew scrutiny as the GOP grapples with a razor-thin majority. Both candidates were picked by local party officials to be their respective nominees for the special election. Kennedy will serve out the rest of Higgins’s unex ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – There's a Kennedy running for president, but the Kennedy family is going all in for President Joe Biden. "That's right,” Kerry Kennedy said at a Biden campaign event Thursday. “The Kennedy family endorses President Biden for president." Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Kerry Kennedy is the sister of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the daughter of Bobby Kennedy. "Daddy stood for equal justice, for human rights. Just as President Biden does today," she explained. "What a great honor," Biden said. At t ..read more

SCRANTON, Pa. (NEXSTAR) -- The first stop was Scranton where President Joe Biden spoke to voters about tax fairness and his plan to make corporations and the wealthy pay up.  “We’re going to win the House back and I think we’ll win the Senate, and God willing with the creek not rising, I’ll be president again. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! The president plans to spend three days in Pennsylvania. His campaign says the state is a must-win. While President Biden is campaigning in Pennsylvania this week, former president Donald Trump is in a New ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump are kicking their campaigns into high gear to rally voters ahead of the November election. President Biden has increased his travel schedule, campaigning in Georgia, D.C., and New Hampshire, as he and his political rival try to appeal to as many voters as possible. "Our freedoms are literally on the ballot this November,” Biden said. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Over the weekend both candidates held their own rallies in Georgia.   President Biden urged America ..read more

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, romped coast-to-coast on Super Tuesday, all but cementing a November rematch and increasing pressure on the former president’s last major rival, Nikki Haley, to leave the Republican race. Biden and Trump each won California, Texas, Alabama, Colorado, Maine, Oklahoma, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Minnesota and Massachusetts. Biden also won the Democratic primaries in Utah, Vermont and Iowa. Haley won Vermont, denying Trump a full sweep, but the former president carried other state ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- Next week, more than a dozen states will vote on what's known as Super Tuesday. It puts more than a third of the total delegates up for grabs. It's not enough for any candidate to lock up their party's nomination, but it could get them pretty close. From California to Texas to Virginia, fifteen states head to the polls on March 5. Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is fighting to stay in the Republican race. "Do we want more of the same? Or do we want to go in a new direction?" Haley asked. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your in ..read more

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- Congressional candidates now know for sure which districts they will be running for now that the map has made it through both houses of the state legislature. This comes after the Independent Redistrict Committee’s map was voted down on Monday by Democrats who claimed in part that it illegally provided incumbent protection. Assemblyman Charles Lavine says this new map is better. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! "We exercised fairness," said Assemblyman Lavine. "And that’s the inherent and essential ingredient for democracy. The ..read more

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A new congressional district map has been revealed by the New York State Legislature. The newest map comes 24 hours after lawmakers rejected a map drawn by the Independent Redistricting Commission. Lawmakers must still vote on the newest map. The legislature looked at the Special Masters map from two years ago and commission's version to create the map released on Wednesday. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Some changes were made to Capital Region districts. In the 21st district in the North Country, it will no longer include ..read more

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A member of the Albany Common Council is running for the New York State Assembly. Ginnie Farrell is seeking the democratic nomination for the 109th assembly seat. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Farrell currently serves as the council's majority leader and is the chairperson of the Finance Committee. She is the second Common Council member to announce her run for state assembly. Councilman Owusu Anane launched his campaign earlier in the month. Both he and Farrell are looking to replace Assemblywoman Pat Fahy, who is running ..read more

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Albany County Democratic Committee has decided to not endorse any candidate for the Albany County District Attorney's seat. The decision was made in a meeting on Wednesday night. Leadership decided not to endorse any of the four people vying for the position. The decision comes one week after the committee said it would not endorse current DA David Soares. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Soares used state grant money to give himself a bonus. He has since said he would return the money. The primary petition process runs f ..read more