The big political contest in 2026 in New York State — and in Suffolk County — will be the race for governor. Suddenly, it has ...

This week on Empire State Weekly, with the November 2026 midterm elections in mind, candidates announced runs for New York’s 21st Congressional District.

2025 TOP STORIES: At the end of a strange year, the North Country Republican announced that she would end her run for governor and tenure in Congress For U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, seen here on June 9 ...

It’s a shame that Rep. Elise Stefanik didn’t run for mayor; she could have won in a landside (“She’s Steff’ out,” Dec. 20). Come back, Elise, and stay in politics. You are New York’s future. You’re a ...

It's been a rough couple of years for Stefanik. After President Donald Trump's reelection, she was named to be the new U.S. ambassador to the UN. However, this never happened because she returned to ...

Elise Stefanik didn’t just drop out of New York’s governor’s race. She walked away from the entire political bet she’s been making for years. On paper, her exit came wrapped in familiar language.

For most Democrats – and probably many college presidents – the news on Friday of Rep. Elise Stefanik’s career implosion was likely met with classic schadenfreude, as the upstate MAGA acolyte joined a ...

RCP's Phil Wegmann, Monday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, commented on New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik ending her campaign for governor to spare the party "an unnecessary and protracted ...

Being an opponent of President Trump is fraught, but being his friend can also be perilous. Witness New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, a rising GOP star who thought she had Mr. Trump’s support to run for ...

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., leaves a House Republican Conference meeting with President Donald Trump on the budget reconciliation bill in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. CQ-Roll Call, Inc ...