Trapping kids in schools where almost no learning occurs is an atrocious moral failing — one that last week President Trump took a step toward correcting: He declared that every child deserves a good ...

New York Atty. Gen. Letitia James is telling hospitals that they would be violating state law if they stopped offering gender ...

New York’s Democratic Attorney General Leticia James warned hospitals Monday that prematurely pausing gender-affirming care ...

Lisa Monaco returns to NYU Law as a distinguished scholar in residence after serving as US deputy attorney general from 2021 ...

A day before Winston DeCuir Jr. submitted his resignation letter, he'd offered encouraging words to a group of students ...

Tony Venhuizen, a longtime fixture in South Dakota state government, was formally and warmly welcomed to his role as lieutenant governor of the state.

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo has not entered the race for mayor of New York City. But private planning suggests he is laying the ...

New York state Democrats are working on a bill that would keep Rep. Elise Stefanik's U.S. House seat vacant until June or ...

The most common reasons for a state executive vacancy include officeholders resigning, dying, leaving for a new job, being elected or appointed to a different office, or receiving a legal conviction.

Simon has become the second dog mayor of New York City. He was sworn in outside City Hall in downtown Manhattan.

North Carolina's former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has withdrawn his defamation lawsuit against CNN challenging a report that he made explicit posts on a pornography website's message board over a decade ...

"I will not run next year, nor do I have plans to seek elected office in the future," the former lieutenant governor posted ...