“Kathy Hochul made New York the most unaffordable state in the nation, crushing families with sky-high taxes, unaffordable rent, soaring energy costs and record-high grocery bills, and cozied up to a...

Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik has formally launched her expected campaign for New York governor with a video slamming Gov. Kathy Hochul and a show of party support to box out a potential GOP rival.

Hochul responded to Stefanik's announcement, calling the representative Donald Trump's "number one cheerleader in Congress and his right-hand woman in his war on New York."