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COUNTDOWN TO NOVEMBER 3, 2026 MID-TERM ELECTIONS

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What’s Up Ohio – Ohio Capital Journal

Catching Our Eye News Roundup, June 17, 2026 June 17, 2026
Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We call this feature Catching Our Eye, republished here. Please subscribe to our free daily newsletter to get all the Ohio news you need to know […]
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine calls on lawmakers to get rid of the state’s death penalty June 17, 2026
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wants Ohio to abolish the death penalty, but stopped short of taking any executive action Tuesday when he held a news conference on the subject. “It is impossible today to make the case that the death penalty is a deterrent,” DeWine said. “I no longer believe the death penalty is a […]
Republicans, Democrats and independents agree: Corruption is a huge problem June 17, 2026
Issues such as inflation and affordability have been dominating the 2026 midterm election, but public corruption is joining them: The consensus is bipartisan and overwhelming, according to a poll released earlier this month by the Brennan Center for Justice. Republicans, Democrats and independents said corruption was a big problem permeating every government institution. More than […]
As men fought in cages at the White House, women urged Americans to take a ‘deep breath’ June 17, 2026
This story was originally published by The 19th News. SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Tina Koumoutsos was inside a downtown events space organizing postcards about voting rights for the women’s issues group she leads for the county Democratic Party when she noticed a familiar face on the big screen Sunday night. “Oh, that’s Jane Fonda!” Koumoutsos said […]
Facing historic unpopularity, weaponization of government for election chaos has started in Ohio June 17, 2026
It has started. The specter of the federal government, weaponized at Donald Trump’s behest to subvert a free and fair election five months from now, is no longer conjecture in Ohio. Not after more than 100 FBI agents raided an Ohio voter registration group that has been successfully registering racial minorities, the formerly incarcerated, and […]
Catching Our Eye News Roundup, June 16, 2026 June 16, 2026
Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We call this feature Catching Our Eye, republished here. Please subscribe to our free daily newsletter to get all the Ohio news you need to know […]

What’s Up In American Politics? – DemocracyNow

"Journacide: The War on Truth." New Film Investigates Israel's Killing of Reporters in Lebanon June 17, 2026
Israel has killed over 260 journalists and media workers in Gaza and 28 in Lebanon since October 7, 2023. Irish filmmaker Seán Murray investigates Israel’s killings of journalists in his new feature documentary Journacide: The War on Truth. He says the term “journacide” applies to Israel’s military actions because of the “explicit nature of the […]
Has Trump Had Enough of Netanyahu? Israel Defies U.S., Vows to Continue War in Lebanon June 17, 2026
The United States and Iran are set to formally sign an agreement Friday to end military hostilities, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and begin negotiations on a long-term peace accord between the two countries. According to terms of the memorandum of understanding obtained by CNN and other media outlets, there is to be “an immediate […]
"The Point Is to Spread Fear": DOJ Charges 15 with Conspiracy for Anti-ICE Protests in Minnesota June 17, 2026
Federal prosecutors in Minnesota have announced criminal charges against 15 people in connection with anti-ICE protests in the Twin Cities. The defendants are accused of “conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers” and of allegedly “violently” impeding immigration enforcement in Minneapolis during Trump’s so-called Operation Metro Surge, during which thousands of federal immigration agents were […]
Headlines for June 17, 2026 June 17, 2026
Israel Kills 4 in Lebanon Despite U.S.-Iran Deal to End War, Israeli Drone Hits Journalist in Southern Lebanon, Israeli Supreme Court Rejects Appeal by Detained Palestinian Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, U.S. Strikes Another Boat in Pacific; Pentagon Officials Admit Past Strike May Have Killed Victims of Human Trafficking, Federal Conspiracy Charges Filed Against 15 in […]
Hands Off the Arts: Fired Kennedy Center Artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph Speaks Out as Trump Name Removed June 16, 2026
President Donald Trump’s name has been removed from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., after a judge ruled its addition was illegal. The Kennedy Center’s board, which was handpicked by Trump, voted to add Trump’s name to the center late last year. The battle over the Kennedy Center’s name comes during […]
"Land Grab": Trillionaire Elon Musk Sued in South Texas to Block SpaceX's Takeover of Wildlife Refuge June 16, 2026
Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire on Friday with the largest initial public offering in stock market history for his rocket and AI company SpaceX. The company is based in South Texas in a city controlled by Musk known as Starbase, which SpaceX has operated from since 2014. Environmental and conservation groups recently filed […]

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