Kevin Frey

1 week ago | spectrumnews1.com | Bernadette Hogan |Kevin Frey

New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is considering throwing her name in the mix for a 2026 gubernatorial run, a source familiar with her thinking told NY1. “I think there’s a lot of candidates that are in the mix. I’m honored to have my name in the mix as well,” she told NY1 in an interview on Tuesday night at the New York State Republican Party gala in Midtown Manhattan. “I think we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fire Kathy Hochul once and for all.

1 week ago | spectrumnews1.com | Bernadette Hogan |Kevin Frey

New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is considering throwing her name in the mix for a 2026 gubernatorial run, a source familiar with her thinking told NY1. “I think there’s a lot of candidates that are in the mix. I’m honored to have my name in the mix as well,” she told NY1 in an interview on Tuesday night at the New York State Republican Party gala in Midtown Manhattan. “I think we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fire Kathy Hochul once and for all.

3 weeks ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Luke Parsnow |Kevin Frey

Former U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito has been nominated by President Donald Trump’s administration to serve as the next inspector general for the U.S. Department of Labor, months after he narrowly lost his reelection bid in November, the White House said Monday evening.

2 months ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Kevin Frey |Luke Parsnow

Former Republican U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin was confirmed by the U.S. Senate Wednesday as the new Environmental Protection Agency administrator. The chamber voted 56-42 in favor of the former New York congressman. Zeldin was nominated by Donald Trump days after his election in November. Zeldin served in Congress for eight years, representing New York's 1st Congressional District on Long Island from 2015 to 2022. He ran for governor of New York in 2022 and was narrowly defeated by Democratic Gov.

Jan 15, 2025 | spectrumlocalnews.com | Kevin Frey

Several New Yorkers arrested for taking part in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol are hoping President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his campaign promise to pardon at least some of them after he returns to the Oval Office next week. One of them is Brandon Fellows from the Schenectady region, who was convicted by a jury in August 2023. He told Spectrum News he wants a commutation from Trump.