Ramaswamy heckled off stage by young conservatives in his hometown as GOP doubts pile up
The libertarian crowd that heckled him fits the exact voter base he's courted for years, as new polls show Acton tied or ahead statewide.
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Claims Jon Husted protected sexual abusers date back more than 20 years
Husted also backed a 2004 tort reform law capping noneconomic damages for sexual abuse survivors at $250,000, costing victims millions, records show.
3 Republicans break with Trump in US Senate vote to block war in Iran
The 49-50 vote came as gas hit $4.09 a gallon and the Pentagon sought $67 billion more, with the war's death toll now at 18 U.S. troops.
Trump says he might pull Blanche nomination for AG until GOP holdouts leave office
Cornyn says his and Tillis's holdout isn't personal, citing unresolved questions about Trump's IRS settlement and its $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund.
Trump administration rules out mass ICE enforcement at the polls in midterms
DHS left room for targeted arrests, as Senate Democrats cite ICE finding over 11,000 pages on possible poll deployments after initially denying any records existed.
Trump looks to veterans to fill trucking jobs after booting immigrants from industry
The industry faces a shortage of up to 80,000 drivers after roughly 28,000 foreign-born truckers lost licenses under a March federal rule.
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Ohio cities brace for possible uptick of ICE activity after protected status ends for Haitians
Springfield leaders say ICE is now summoning Haitians to Cincinnati field offices for ankle monitors, while a respite network preps to shelter US citizen children.
Investors are buying Ohioans’ unpaid property tax debts, with 18% interest
Ohio counties are selling record levels of residents’ property tax debts to private investors, who charge up to 18% interest when they collect. Bipartisan lawmakers have proposed eliminating the lien sales outright, while gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton has called for a crackdown.
Ohio Haitians lose jobs, face terror — and impossible choices
A pastor warns some Springfield parents must choose between fleeing to Haiti's gang violence or leaving U.S.-citizen children behind, as DeWine faces calls to limit ICE cooperation.
Federal government will put 2,840 acres of Ohio’s only national forest out to bid for fracking
Public comments on the September auction close Aug. 17, part of a broader federal plan to lease 40,000 acres of Wayne National Forest for shale drilling.
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TSA shares passengers’ personal information with immigration enforcement, documents show
The May 2025 agreement contradicts sworn testimony from a TSA official who told Congress passenger data was not being sent to ICE for enforcement.
Courts issue conflicting rulings on Trump executive order restricting vote-by-mail
The split rulings push the fight toward the Supreme Court, which must decide by Aug. 3 whether to hear the case ahead of the midterms.
Flap over noncitizens on state voter rolls seen as unlikely to boost SAVE America Act
Experts and Sen. Cornyn say the bill still lacks 60 Senate votes, even as Sherrill refuses to hand DOJ noncitizen voter data from a software error.
Administration asks US Supreme Court to uphold sweeping Trump order restricting vote-by-mail
The emergency appeal comes days after a federal appeals court sided with 23 states, setting up a Supreme Court showdown 99 days before the midterms.
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Ohio citizens showed power by stopping state EPA approval for data center pollution of waterways
Trump had pushed Ohio EPA to expedite data center permits, and the scrapped plan would have let facilities discharge untreated wastewater with minimal inspection.
Trump’s cruel deportation campaign will devastate Springfield, Ohio and endanger its Haitian neighbors
Policy Matters Ohio ties the expiring status to 1,100 lost jobs and a projected $300 million annual hit to Clark County, even before removals begin.
Ohio US Sen. Bernie Moreno blows hot air over Canada wildfire smoke
Moreno's Senate bill to sanction Canada ignores climate research tying wildfire severity to accelerating global warming and vast, hard-to-fight boreal forests.
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