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Ohio immigrant group adds to its list of criminally charged federal agents
The Ohio Immigrant Alliance's tally nearly tripled to 152 cases, with about 90% involving sexual abuse or gender-based violence allegations.
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‘Even the nuns are mad’: Catholic sisters are standing for Haitians outside ICE offices
Since TPS ended, Springfield-area Haitians report weekly to a Blue Ash ICE office, where interfaith clergy have joined a months-long volunteer network preparing for possible family separations.
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Trump administration advances plan to rescind protections for nearly 45 million wild acres
Forest Service and OSU research contradict USDA's wildfire-prevention rationale, and Earthjustice says it plans to sue to block the repeal.
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How tariffs are showing up in your grocery bill
President Trump’s tariffs have raised the prices for imported food items, passing on higher costs directly to consumers.
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US gas prices hover over $4 as Trump’s war in Iran continues
President Donald Trump promised in June and July that gasoline prices would soon drop significantly.
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Food aid cuts. Lost health coverage. Record electric bills. The bill for Republican policies is arriving in Ohio.
A new report ties together SNAP losses, ACA enrollment drops and record electric bills as polling shows 38% of Ohioans say they're falling behind financially.
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Trump’s ballroom ‘illegal’ without congressional approval, high court told
The administration says the ballroom's nuclear-grade concrete makes it nearly impossible to remove, while 30 Democrats and 17 GOP attorneys general split over who should decide.
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Documents show how feds spied on protesters, left-wing organizations and unions during Metro Surge
Court filings reveal undercover agents, facial recognition and license plate tracking targeted unions and groups never charged in the 15-defendant conspiracy case.
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No more ‘hypothetical situations’: States move to fortify elections against Trump
Democratic attorneys general are prepping court fights over possible ICE or FBI presence at polls, while at least 25 election deniers now hold local vote-certifying power.
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U.S. Department of Justice files new charges against Southern Poverty Law Center
The revised indictment adds ex-official Heidi Beirich as a defendant days after a judge rejected SPLC's claim of vindictive prosecution, with trial set for October.
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Haitians in Springfield are required to report to Ohio’s ICE offices and wear ankle monitors
Advocates say Springfield is singled out among 30,000 central Ohio Haitians, while ICE detained four Haitians locally in a single week this month.
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More GOP party platforms include anti-IVF language. Is surrogacy next?
An Idaho lawmaker who used both IVF and surrogacy to build her family says surrogacy restrictions are likely coming to her state's 2027 legislative session.
