A proposed calendar change would have kept U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik's seat empty until November, holding Republicans to a razor-thin majority in the House of Re

A bill introduced to delay special elections in New York state is now dead. Democrats chose to kill the legislation.

The move to delay the election to fill Congresswoman Elise Stefanik’s seat is dead. The state Senate was poised to debate the delay on Monday with Democrats claiming it would save money on running elections and Republicans charging it was a tactic to make the House majority even thinner than it already is by keeping the seat vacant,