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Republicans shut down the government 39 days ago.

The last time Mike Johnson held a vote in the House was September 19—50 days ago.

Republicans refuse to come to work and reopen the government.

Ohio Capital Journal Reporter Marty Schladen featured in new national podcast • Ohio Capital Journal The passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” deeply slashed Medicaid funding. Almost $1 trillion will be cut from the program over the next ten years. In a new national podcast launched today by…

Passage of the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' deeply slashed Medicaid funding. Almost $1 trillion will be cut from the program. In a new national podcast launched Nov. 7 by States Newsroom, Capital Journal Reporter Marty Schladen talks about the impacts in Ohio. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/07/o...

"These breaks come in addition to the roughly $4 trillion package of tax cuts that President Trump signed into law in July..."

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Judge permanently bars Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Portland in response to immigration protests Oregon officials have been embroiled in a legal battle with the administration since late September, when the Trump administration mobilized hundreds of troops.

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Fact check: Trump falsely claims it’s only beef, but dozens of groceries have gotten more expensive this year | CNN Politics President Donald Trump keeps saying beef is the only grocery product that has gotten more expensive during his second presidency.

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Trump is trying to make ‘affordability’ his issue. Good luck with that. | CNN Politics President Donald Trump is nothing if not gifted at crafting politically advantageous alternate realities. Through repetition, force of will and shamelessness, he’s convinced tens of millions of Americ...

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At least 15 incumbents lost in the state legislative elections in New Jersey and Virginia, with six New Jersey contests still uncalled as of 11:00 a.m. EST on Nov. 7. That’s the most general election incumbent defeats in an odd year since 21 were defeated in 2011. All were Republicans.

'Voters will be ready for a change.' Ohio Democratic Party sets sights on winning 2026 elections • Ohio Capital Journal Coming off the heels of winning local races, the Ohio Democratic Party is feeling optimistic about the 2026 election.

‘Voters will be ready for a change.’ Ohio Democratic Party sets sights on winning 2026 elections ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/07/v...

Ohio secretary of state sends voter fraud allegations to Trump Justice Department • Ohio Capital Journal Last week, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose sent more than 1,000 cases of alleged voter fraud to the U.S. Department of Justice. Critics contend, as LaRose himself has, that enforcing election law...

Ohio secretary of state sends voter fraud allegations to Trump Justice Department ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/06/o...

The GOP starts to confront what Trump’s power grabs will mean when Democrats are in charge | CNN Politics For nine months, congressional Republicans have largely stood idly by as President Donald Trump has gone to great lengths to try to expand the power of the presidency, demolish norms and disregard law...

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In today's SCOTUS arguments, Chief Justice Roberts questioned why Trump believed he had authority to impose tariffs under a nearly 50-year-old law never before used for that purpose.

Tariffs are a form of taxation and “that has always been the core power of Congress,” Roberts said.

It’s been 44 days since @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social won her congressional race.

Mike Johnson knows she’ll be the tie-breaking vote to release the Epstein files so he’s done everything he can to prevent her from taking office.

Speaker Johnson, do your job and swear her in.

Virginia State Capitol building with text overlay reading 'DEMS SWEEP - Democrats flip at least 13 seats in Virginia House.'

HUGE: Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger will be the first Democrat in Virginia elected with a trifecta since 1989.

Takeaways from Trump’s rocky Supreme Court arguments over global tariffs | CNN Politics The Supreme Court appeared deeply concerned Wednesday with President Donald Trump’s reliance on a vague federal law to impose global tariffs, with several members of the court’s conservative wing pick...

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Both parties get heat for Ohio's new congressional district map as citizens look to future fights • Ohio Capital Journal The sound of the adjourning gavel had barely faded before Ohioans at the Ohio Redistricting Commission’s Friday meeting were expressing their outrage at the congressional map that had been passed, and...

Both parties get heat for Ohio’s new congressional district map as citizens look to future fights ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/05/b...

‘If it was anybody else, we’d arrest him tomorrow,' Justice Department aide said of Trump A handful of documents found by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago were so sensitive that even a senior Justice Department official didn’t have authorization to see them.

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📣Statement on the passing of Ohio's new U.S. Congressional map by the Ohio Redistricting Commission📣

House members release bipartisan 'principles' for extending Obamacare subsidies It's the first public offering on health care policy since the government shutdown began.

House members release bipartisan 'principles' for extending Obamacare subsidies

Bipartisan former officials, billionaires defend restrictions on money in politics in Maine lawsuit • Maine Morning Star Republican and Democratic former governors and members of Congress, billionaires and democracy reform organizations are coming to the defense of Maine’s law in a case over the legality of campaign fin...

Bipartisan former officials, billionaires defend restrictions on money in politics in Maine lawsuit mainemorningstar.com/2025/10/30/b...

Food banks were ‘operating on fumes’ even before SNAP chaos • Ohio Capital Journal Even before the federal government shutdown posed an unparalleled challenge for food banks, nonprofits across the country were struggling with high costs and increased demand.

The unparalleled stress of a SNAP disruption on food pantries comes as they were already stretched thin. High grocery prices have pushed more Americans to look for help. But organizations providing food relief have lost more than $1 billion in federal aid ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/03/r...

Trump says he knows 'nothing' about the crypto billionaire he pardoned The president's admission comes as he and his Republican allies continue to claim that President Joe Biden was unaware of his own pardon process.

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Opinion | Why DOJ election monitors in California and New Jersey are setting off alarms The circumstances surrounding a normally routine deployment of Justice Department lawyers to Democratic-led states are raising a lot of red flags.

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Ohio lawmakers set to reach unexpected deal on a new congressional map The bipartisan agreement would result in district lines that further favor the GOP, but don't go as far as some Democrats feared.

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As some Republicans balk at Trump's calls for gerrymandering, Ohio Republican politicians go along • Ohio Capital Journal Former Republican Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels broke his silence about the brazen Trump scheme to steal the 2026 election with gerrymandering. Having no such honor, Ohio Republican politicians are poise...

As some Republicans balk at Trump’s calls for gerrymandering, Ohio Republican politicians go along ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/28/a...

Videos raise questions about if Border Patrol's actions violated use of force policy, judge's order Videos raise questions about if Border Patrol actions violate the agency's use of force policies and a federal judge's standing order.

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It’s day 27 of Trump’s government shutdown.

Mike Johnson announced he won’t bring the House into session for another week.

Republicans refuse to show up for work and negotiate about Americans’ health care.

USDA won't shuffle funds to extend SNAP during shutdown, in about-face from earlier plan • Ohio Capital Journal The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a memo Friday the agency’s contingency fund cannot legally be used to provide food assistance benefits for more than 42 million people in November, as the…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a memo Friday the agency’s contingency fund cannot legally be used to provide food assistance benefits for more than 42 million people in November, as the government shutdown drags on.
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Ohio House approves bills limiting property tax increases to inflation • Ohio Capital Journal The Ohio House approved two more property tax measures Wednesday, this time tying future increases to the rate of the inflation. The latest bills come on the heels of measures empowering local commiss...

Ohio House approves bills limiting property tax increases to inflation ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/23/o...