Ohio voters approved a measure legalizing recreational marijuana, defying Republican legislative leaders who had failed to pass the proposed law.
“Gut punch.” With that memorable description, Sen. J.D. Vance, Republican from Ohio, spoke for many of his fellow partisans as Democrats racked up decisive victories in major races across the country where abortion was a leading issue. “For pro-lifers, last night was a gut punch...
Democrats — particularly those like Casey who are trying to win races in competitive swing states — are trying to capitalize on frustration against companies overinflation. The moves follow years of Republican attempts to blame the price hikes on President Joe Biden, who hasalso criticized corpora...
Republican vice presidential candidate, Sen. JD Vance and Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, participate in a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images During the debate, Vance said on gun violence prevention measure...
Several members of Congress being referred to House Ethics Committee: The select committee is referring several Republican lawmakers who refused to cooperate with the investigation to the House Ethics Committee. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, as well as Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio, Scott Perry...
local elections, becoming the seventh state to do so. The measure championed by the state’s Republican elections chief was in response to an effort to expand noncitizen voting in one small Ohio village, as well as to efforts cropping up in larger cities, such asNew Yorkand San ...
“Those are great – we’re happy to have them — but those are the exceptions, not the norms,” Leventis noted, adding Republican leadership had not effectively dealt with the state’s huge challenges in education, health care and poverty ...
Republican vice presidential candidate, Sen. JD Vance and Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, participate in a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images During the debate, Vance said on gun violence prevention m...
“Questions based upon temperance, religion, morality, in all their multiplied forms, ought not to be the basis of politics,” declared Senator John Sherman of Ohio in 1873. “We don’t want to alienate anybody!” complained a Michigan Republican leader of the 1880s as quoted in a ...