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Democrats swept major elections nationwide this week, claiming key state and local victories they say signal growing voter backlash against Donald Trump’s leadership. While Democratic leaders hailed the results as momentum heading into 2026, Trump called on Senate Republicans to abolish the filibuster — a move even some in his own party resisted.
After major Election Day wins nationwide, top Democrats are urging President Donald Trump to end the record-long government shutdown, now in its 36th day. Party leaders say the ongoing standoff is hurting millions of Americans — from furloughed federal workers to families losing access to food assistance — while Republicans show little sign of compromise.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has sent more than 1,000 alleged voter fraud cases to the Trump-led U.S. Department of Justice — even though state and local prosecutors have repeatedly found little to no evidence of wrongdoing. Legal experts and critics say the move raises political concerns, with LaRose reversing his prior opposition to federal involvement in state election enforcement.
Democrats dominated 2025’s off-year elections, capturing governorships, major city offices, and statewide positions across multiple states. The results mark a strong rebuke to Trump-aligned Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Dick Cheney, architect of neoconservative foreign policy and vice president under George W. Bush, died Monday at 84. His decades in Washington included leading the Iraq War and later opposing Trump.
Ohio's new congressional map gives Republicans a 12-3 advantage, sparking outrage from voters who accuse both parties of abandoning transparent redistricting reform. Legal challenges and ballot initiatives expected.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose supports requiring proof of citizenship to vote but warns implementation will take time. Opponents say the changes are unnecessary and will disenfranchise eligible voters.
Embattled Bellevue Councilman Joseph Burkhart, facing 22 criminal charges including assault and burglary, has lost his bid for re-election. Burkhart received just 12.3% of the vote, finishing last in a four-way race for three at-large seats.
Tiffin voters approved a 0.75% earned income tax levy Tuesday, ensuring stable funding for Tiffin City Schools’ daily operations and student programs. The measure passed with 58.3% support, marking the district’s first new operating revenue in over a decade.
Ohio author Beth Macy, known for Dopesick, returns to her hometown of Urbana in her new memoir Paper Girl to explore what hollowed out America’s small towns. Through family stories and community interviews, she reveals how economic decline, misinformation, and lost local journalism fractured working-class life — and what it will take to heal it.
Betrayal can be dressed up as bipartisan or best-case scenario, but it is still betrayal. Ohio Republicans picked off two…
Republican Bellevue Councilman Joseph Burkhart, who chairs the city’s Public Safety Committee, has been indicted on 22 charges including assault, burglary, and drug possession following a September domestic incident. Despite the charges, Burkhart remains on the November ballot for re-election to his at-large seat.
The Ohio Redistricting Commission unanimously passed a congressional map in a Friday morning meeting, increasing Republican advantage in the state…
President Donald Trump sought to remove his status as the only felon to be elected president by appealing his conviction…
Silver linings are so rare in the grim story being written on the death watch of self-governance in Ohio and…
Ohio lawmakers have been busy this month working on property tax reforms. It’s notable for an issue both complicated theoretically…
GOP lawmakers rushed through a property tax overhaul that shields investors and vacation property owners while putting school funding at risk, offering a political talking point instead of real relief for working Ohioans.
Labor unions exist to negotiate legally binding collective bargaining agreements, which cover the wages, benefits, and working conditions of represented…
Activists pressed the Ohio Redistricting Commission for a new congressional map, but the panel adjourned without progress as Democrats pushed their proposal and Republicans declined to offer an alternative.
Ohio House lawmakers approved a pair of property tax measures Wednesday. The bills would give little known county boards greater…
