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A new legal twist for Ohio's @RepMaxMiller: His ex-girlfriend, former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, is suing him, claiming comments he made during his public fight with his ex-wife violated a confidential settlement between the two: https://t.co/A8s3fqYfOd
Most portraits of congressional committee chairs are painted by well-known artists. Ohio's Jim Jordan picked someone much closer to home to paint his official House Judiciary Committee portrait: https://t.co/W0uiw3uDQz
The Supreme Court has spoken on Haiti's Temporary Protected Status. Now the political fight shifts to Congress, where Ohio Democrats are pushing for an extension they acknowledge faces long odds in the Senate https://t.co/unLuRrGmPT
Gov. Mike DeWine traded the Statehouse for a state fair booth Thursday, greeting visitors and promoting Ohio at the nation's 250th birthday celebration in Washington. Story and photo gallery: https://t.co/HoMPFqB89q
The Senate has confirmed Michael Hendershot to a federal judgeship in Cleveland on a party-line vote. Democrats objected to his refusal during confirmation hearings to directly answer questions about the 2020 election and Jan. 6. https://t.co/7IWdkvgt0J
NAFTA is gone, but Democrats say its replacement still needs work. U.S. @RepEmiliaSykes and union leaders are pushing for stronger labor and environmental standards as the USMCA comes up for review. https://t.co/MYAg7Eb1DI
Ohio Republican Bernie Moreno and Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren have found common ground: They want to lift Social Security's payroll tax cap to help shore up the program's finances. https://t.co/d77PThNkQh
Should the federal government own stock in private companies? Ohio Sen. Jon Husted says no. He has introduced legislation requiring Washington to sell off stakes in companies like Intel within eight years and use the money to pay down the national debt. https://t.co/w70jnEpzzC
After spending the week promoting his new memoir, JD Vance took the White House briefing room stage today where he pitched President Trump's new Iran deal, joked that Joy Behar of "The View" is tougher than Tehran and prepared for talks in Switzerland. https://t.co/P5nSFR4bIe
Ohio's Benjamin Flowers and Michael Hendershot are headed for Senate floor votes on federal judgeships after contentious confirmation hearings and party-line committee votes. Story: https://t.co/tFsygB5Re0
Ohio's @RepDaveJoyce says schools should be as prepared for opioid overdoses as they are for other emergencies. He's introducing bipartisan legislation to help schools stock naloxone and train staff. https://t.co/gUQhEiNDh1
Meanwhile, in a CBS interview, Vance insisted he's not rushing to decide whether he'll seek the White House in 2028. His line: "I try not to make decisions until I absolutely must." That's apparently true of presidential campaigns โ and baby names. https://t.co/uvBhASFWyG
JD Vance is making the rounds as his new memoir, Communion, hits bookstores. On The View, he sparred with the hosts over immigration, inflation, race and Trump's record, while acknowledging his "childless cat ladies" comment was a "boneheaded" mistake. https://t.co/RtEKdgNvmx
After months of speculation, Ohio @GovMikeDeWine announces his opposition to the death penalty. Calls on legislature to end it or let people vote on issue. Declines to talk about commuting sentences of those on death row. https://t.co/nH61qcZPk5
Yet one thing really was bigger in 1976.
The American Freedom Train traveled 25,000 miles and drew millions of visitors. Its official photographer was an Ohioan who says he hasn't seen that level of patriotism since. https://t.co/kJp55T4LCP
The memory of 1976: parades, fireworks and red-white-and-blue everything.
The reality: Vietnam, Watergate, inflation and deep divisions over what America stood for.
As the nation nears 250, historians see more parallels than contrasts: https://t.co/ajaCg7vrBy
A Cleveland Heights teacher traveled to Capitol Hill to urge Congress to repeal a new federal tax credit for private-school scholarships, arguing Ohio's experience shows voucher programs drain resources from public schools. https://t.co/hmO8R6iJN0
U.S. @RepShontelBrown of Ohio is accusing House Oversight Chairman James Comer of making racist remarks after he said her "sole purpose in life" is getting more welfare for "her people." My story: https://t.co/UWagsERoFI