As part of Tuesday’s blue tsunami, Democrat John Kulewicz was elected to be Ohio’s next attorney general. He says he plans to make a priority of issues that affect the livelihood of Ohioans, many of whom are struggling. As the state’s lawyer and its top law enforcement officer, the Ohio attorney general has sweeping powers. […]
While most Ohio lawmakers were out campaigning for reelection last month, Ohio state Rep. Sean Brennan, D-Parma, was driving across Poland’s border with Ukraine to deliver a couple dozen ambulances and medical supplies. The trip was part of Ukraine Focus’s 19th mission to Ukraine. The Virginia-based nonprofit sources and delivers ambulances, among other programs to […]
“I felt so empty,” said Dr. George Jaskiw, head of the United Ukrainian Organizations of Ohio, on leaving Ukraine. He had seen a brave and battered ally, horribly betrayed by the world’s leading democracy, remain bonded — still — with most Americans who, like besieged Ukrainians, share a profound affinity to live free. Jaskiw traveled […]
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Ohio voters sharply rejected data centers in this year’s election. Around Ohio, 18 communities voted on whether to curb or ban data center developments. In all 18 communities, voters decided that, yes, that would be a good idea. In most, the results were resounding — like Harlem Globetrotters v. Washington Generals resounding. City leaders in […]
As Democrats swept to historic victories Tuesday, a win in the Ohio Secretary of State race might start the process of rolling back years of Republican restrictions on voting that were predicated on voter fraud that didn’t exist. Allison Russo, a member of the state House of Representatives, defeated Republican Robert Sprague by 3.5 percentage […]
Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of Egypt’s leading independent news outlet Mada Masr, faces a criminal trial this week on charges of “spreading false information,” just two weeks after being convicted of operating an unlicensed website and fined more than $50,000. A judge also ordered the publication to be shut down. The cases are part of a […]
The next Congress will include about 100 new lawmakers in the House of Representatives, the largest freshman wave in decades. That also includes six newly elected members of the Democratic Socialists of America, bringing the total number of DSA members in Congress to eight. One of the incoming DSA congressmembers will be California’s Angela Gonzales-Torres, […]
Stephen Miller, the architect of the Trump administration’s mass deportation policies, has replaced Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff. In a recent 60 Minutes interview, President Donald Trump acknowledged that his immigration policies may be “too tough” and contributed to his party’s steep losses in the midterm elections, but in elevating Miller, he […]
Democrats Build on Sweeping Gains in Midterm Elections, Claiming 254 House Seats, Trump Replaces White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller, Former Top Federal Health Official Accuses Wiles of Putting Lobbyists and Campaign Funds Ahead of Public Health, Petition Urging Jeffries to Remove Himself from Race to Become House Speaker Surpasses a […]
Tuesday was a historic night for progressive Democrats and, in particular, candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America. Six new DSA-endorsed candidates were elected to the House, and democratic socialists won mayoral races in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Providence. “The Democratic Socialists of America had a phenomenal night, and this movement is only […]
The midterms saw a landslide of Latinos vote for Democrats. In Texas, California, Kansas and Colorado, Latinos who had voted for Republicans just two years ago voted for Democrats in large numbers, helping secure Democratic control of both the House and the Senate. Latino lawmakers will make up about a fifth of the Democratic majority […]
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