Fact check: Gary Click accused 3 Democrats of funding his GOP primary opponent. Records show they gave $0.
Watson says Republican turnout, not Democratic crossover votes, nearly cost Click the primary, calling Click's own logic contradictory.
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Trump again tries to curb birthright citizenship, following Supreme Court loss
The new orders target children of terrorist group members, diplomatic staff and birth tourists, with agencies given 30 days to issue guidance.
Blanche nomination for AG in doubt after Alaska’s Murkowski says she’s opposed
Murkowski's no vote leaves Trump needing Louisiana's Bill Cassidy, the lone undecided Republican, to confirm Blanche amid Epstein files and immunity fund concerns.
US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt for declining to answer COVID questions
Democrats say Sen. Rand Paul's committee tried to trap Fauci into statements not covered by Biden's pardon, then sent the resolution straight to prosecutors.
JobsOhio chairman lobbies for Intel, a company that got millions from JobsOhio
The Ohio Ethics Commission says Rubin's continued lobbying appears to contradict promises he made to DeWine's office before joining the JobsOhio board.
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FIRE report gives 14 Ohio universities yellow light ratings for free speech policies
Cleveland State was Ohio's only green light school, while the national red light rate hit an all-time low of 13.2% in FIRE's 20th annual survey.
Ohio secretary of state sets sights on state auditor’s office
LaRose will face Maple Heights Mayor Annette Blackwell, who helped pull her city out of fiscal emergency by working closely with the auditor's office.
As federal protections fade, disabled Americans fear a return to institutions
A DOJ memo and state Medicaid cuts, including $126 million in Maryland, are reshaping decades of civil rights protections for disabled Americans nationwide.
Ramaswamy takes nearly $100K from energy interests as Ohioans’ electric bills soar
Utility and gas PAC donations to Ramaswamy roughly doubled to $65,603 after a watchdog first flagged the money, with the biggest checks arriving on the filing deadline.
Husted kept $10K from felon whose company won $1.7M contract for algae-plagued Lincoln Memorial pool
FEC filings show Husted's committees kept all $28,100 from the Cafaro family, even after donating away Wexner money once that donor became a political liability.
Vivek Ramaswamy spent months cheering data centers. Now he wants voters to forget.
Ten recorded clips show Ramaswamy calling the data center boom good with no conditions attached.
Price tag for Trump’s DC deployment of National Guard: $1.4B more through 2029
Sen. Elizabeth Warren pressed Trump's Pentagon comptroller nominee for the figure, which covers deployment through January 2029, Trump's final month in office.
Trump urges US Senate to pass bill making daylight saving time permanent
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton warns permanent daylight saving would push winter sunrises dangerously late, stalling the House-passed Sunshine Protection Act in the Senate.
US Senate confirms Trump’s pick for CDC director
The 51-44 vote drew only one Democrat, Tim Kaine, after senators grilled Schwartz on political interference in vaccine policy under RFK Jr.
For more than 100,000 Ohio Medicaid recipients, worries build about the future of home care
With federal Medicaid cuts taking effect Jan. 1, Ohio officials are citing fraud claims in home care programs that recipients and unpaid family caregivers say could push seniors into costlier nursing homes.
TPS for up to 350,000 Haitians officially ends as judge applies Supreme Court order
A racial discrimination claim continues in court, but the attorney for Haitian TPS holders says heavy DOJ redactions are slowing the discovery process needed for another stay.
States begin banning ‘surveillance pricing’ that uses personal data to charge more
Maryland, New Jersey and Connecticut took different approaches as retail groups in at least 11 states pushed back, calling some proposals too broad.
Two Ohio Republicans accused in cases involving women and children refuse to step aside
Miller's father-in-law, Sen. Bernie Moreno, publicly urged him to resign days before Miller requested an ethics probe into himself that a tied committee is unlikely to resolve.
Dems continue to hammer Trump Education Department transfers
A former special education official warns damage from shifting IDEA oversight to HHS won't show up for months, as the department disputes fearmongering claims.
US Senate stopgap fails to renew more than $38B a year in state transportation funding
California alone would lose nearly $1.1 billion yearly, while Democrats and Republicans clash over restoring the funding in future spending bills.
