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Trump wants $87.6 billion to pay for his war in Iran, aid to farmers and more
Democrats are already opposing the request, with Sen. Murray calling it an attempt to bundle unrelated Pentagon priorities into a war funding bill.
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DeWine vetoes bill requiring photo ID for Ohio absentee ballots, 6 months after signing other voting restrictions
DeWine cited practical flaws and costs, six months after signing a separate absentee ballot restriction he said he opposed.
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States that won’t obey Trump order will have their mail ballots halted, postmaster says
Postmaster General David Steiner told Senate Democrats that states refusing to submit voter lists will lose mail ballot delivery under Trump's executive order.
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Brian Shaver tours OH-5 in a union-made 1939 Nash
The Fostoria teacher and council president is using a restored 1939 Nash made partly in the district to connect with voters across nine counties.
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4 years after Dobbs, Vivek Ramaswamy's anti-abortion record clashes with the reproductive rights Ohioans wrote into their constitution
Ramaswamy has praised six-week abortion bans and called himself unapologetically pro-life, positions at odds with Ohio voters' 2023 amendment protecting abortion up to fetal viability.
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Trump spikes housing bill at last minute, refusing to sign until SAVE America Act passes
Trump is using his 10-day signing window as leverage to force Congress to pass his election security bill, despite the housing measure passing 85-5 in the Senate.
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US Senate joins House in rebuke of Trump over his war in Iran
Four Republicans broke ranks to join Democrats in the 50-48 vote, as Trump's team argues the measure is unconstitutional.
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Bipartisan affordable housing bill heads to Trump’s desk
The 358-32 House vote sends the bill to Trump, who has signaled support, despite last-minute conservative objections over election security measures.
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Ohio GOP candidate for governor has put $500,000 on the campaign credit card
Campaign finance experts say Ramaswamy is violating Ohio law by refusing to itemize $509,000 in credit card spending, while the GOP-led Secretary of State's office has yet to enforce it.
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The loss of local news isn’t just making voters less informed, it makes taxpayers poorer, study says
Ohio's 21 news desert counties pay $12 million extra annually in bond interest because lenders see unmonitored governments as riskier.
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Ohio governor grants mercy to man on death row for first time
DeWine's first death row commutation in eight years came weeks before he called for abolishing capital punishment, citing the victim's family's faith and repeated execution delays.
National News
An Ohio company won a no-bid contract to keep the Reflecting Pool clear. It turned green instead.
The Ohio firm's owner is a twice-convicted felon and Trump donor who gave $350,000 to his campaigns and lives near Mar-a-Lago.
