Latest Elise Stefanik News

The Latest: Man held after apparent Trump assassination attempt was filmed by AP in Kyiv in 2022

Sep. 16, 2024 07:07 AM EDT

Gunshots were reported in Donald Trump's vicinity Sunday afternoon. The former president is safe. U.S. Secret Service agents opened fire after seeing a person with a firearm near Trump’s West Palm Beach golf club in Florida while the Republican presidential candidate was golfing....

US House clears a largely bipartisan package of bills to counter China

Sep. 12, 2024 16:04 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House this week approved a sweeping package of bills to counter China's influence, shoring up a largely bipartisan push to ensure America comes out ahead in the competition between the world's superpowers. The efforts would ban Chinese-made drones, limit...

Cuomo defends COVID-19 nursing home decisions in combative House committee hearing

Sep. 10, 2024 19:58 PM EDT

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced blistering criticism in an often combative congressional subcommittee hearing Tuesday over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic during the time when the virus was spreading through nursing homes. Republicans who questioned the Democrat zeroed...

New York's mail-in voting law upheld by the state's top court

Aug. 20, 2024 18:56 PM EDT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York law allowing all registered voters to cast their ballots by mail was upheld Tuesday by the state’s highest court, which rejected a Republican challenge to the legislation. The 6-1 ruling from the state Court of Appeals affirmed lower courts in...

Republican challenge to New York's mail voting expansion reaches state's highest court

Jul. 30, 2024 16:23 PM EDT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s highest court heard arguments Tuesday in a Republican challenge of a law that allows any registered voter to cast a mail-in ballot during the early voting period. The case, which is led by Rep. Elise Stefanik and includes other lawmakers and the...

Here's a look at Trump's VP shortlist and why each contender may get picked or fall short

Jun. 24, 2024 09:17 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has narrowed his vice presidential shortlist to a handful of contenders as he prepares to announce his pick in the days before — or perhaps even at — next month’s Republican National Convention. He told reporters Saturday that he already has made...