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Trump doesn’t have the power to limit mail-in voting, lawmakers tell US Supreme Court
A whistleblower says the rushed verification portal has bugs that could reject valid ballots, with midterms weeks away and a ruling pending.
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Trump’s trade war with Canada escalates as new tariffs launch
Canada's tariffs hit 629 U.S. product categories, including key industries in midterm battleground states like Maine, Michigan and Wisconsin.
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Ohio farmers need help after tariffs, foreign competition bring big struggles
USDA cuts, tariffs and a stalled Farm Bill are colliding, farmers say, as more than 40 ag leaders' letters to Congress go unanswered for months.
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Ohio State University, three other Ohio universities receive an ‘F’ in latest free speech rankings
Ohio State fell from No. 124 to No. 174 nationally, the steepest drop in the survey, after banning chalking and restricting dorm decor last summer.
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New Trump rules upend legal student visas. The consequences for Ohio will bring lasting pain
New federal caps and a 30-day exit window threaten Ohio's 36,000 international students, whose $1.3 billion economic impact supports nearly 11,000 jobs statewide.
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Labor unions are growing, but where depends on state politics
Collective bargaining states added three times as many union members as right-to-work states, with pay averaging $3 more per hour after cost-of-living adjustments.
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Vivek Ramaswamy says Jesus is not ‘the Son of God’ in resurfaced video, drawing Christian backlash
Pastors and Christian commentators say Ramaswamy's Hindu framing of Jesus conflicts with the Nicene Creed, even as he courts evangelical voters at upcoming Ohio events.
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'Vivek is here to SELL US OUT': Parts of the Republican base still aren't buying into Ramaswamy's governor bid
Former primary rival Casey Putsch says he won't support Ramaswamy, while months of confrontations with conservative voters reveal persistent fractures on the right.
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Report: Trump policies are raising costs of kids’ school meals
Groundwork Collaborative found that packing school lunches will cost families $400 more this school year than last.
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Federal racketeering lawsuit accuses Vivek Ramaswamy of stealing idea behind his ‘anti-woke’ investment firm
The lawsuit alleges Ramaswamy was offered a 30% stake and CEO role in GloriFi’s planned anti-ESG investment business before launching Strive months later.
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Man accused of lunging toward Ohio Democrat Amy Acton to be arraigned in Mahoning County
Patrick Havas was found carrying a taser, two pistols and brass knuckles, and is related to a Husted campaign chair who resigned over a past sex offense.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow Postal Service vote-by-mail rule
A federal judge called the rule unconstitutional days before ballots began mailing, setting up an emergency Supreme Court fight over Congress and states election powers.
