In less than two months, Sean Ryan and Tim Kennedy will have a key thing in common: They will be residents of Buffalo who are members of the ruling State Senate majority in Albany.
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Atlantic County must recount an additional 4% of the 143,000 ballots cast in the Nov. 3 election, on top of the 2% recently recounted for a state audit, to determine whether results are accurate in the at-large freeholder race.
"I am incredibly humbled by the trust the people of Amherst, Williamsville and Pendleton have placed in me," McMahon said.
Election workers in downtown Buffalo began feeding some 93,000 absentee and military ballots into scanners Tuesday afternoon
The sheer volume of absentee ballots means it will take more counting to decide the outcome of several still-undecided races.
The final – and unprecedented – phase of determining winners and losers of the 2020 general election begins Monday
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Watch live as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection plans to unveil as-yet-unreleased video, audio and a mass of evidence in its prime-time hearing.Â
The stakes are monumental, with potential to shape election outcomes for years to come. It also tests how hard President Joe Biden and his party are willing to fight for their priorities.Â
On Jan. 20, Kamala Harris became vice president of the United States – the first woman, the first person of South Asian descent, and the first African American to do so. Here's a look back at her life and career in photos.
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The FBI's massive undertaking to review 25,000 troops underscores fears that some people assigned to protect the city could present a threat to the incoming president and other VIPs. No threats are apparent yet.
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