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Ohio Republican U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance arrives onstage in Cincinnati after winning the primary Tuesday night.

Politics & Government

Trump's endorsement power was evident in Ohio and Indiana — though there are limits

12:13pm May 04, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

Republican candidates backed by the former president had a good night in Ohio and Indiana primaries Tuesday night. Atop the list is Ohio GOP Senate nominee J.D. Vance.

Oklahoma state Rep. Sean Roberts in 2014.

A lawmaker wanted to refer to himself as 'The Patriot' on an election ballot

10:17am May 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Oklahoma Election Board ruled Monday that state Rep. Sean Roberts can still run for Oklahoma Labor Commissioner, but he can't refer to himself by that nickname on the ballot.

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Leaked Supreme Court draft opinion renews the political debate involving abortion

8:56am May 04, 2022

The Supreme Court draft opinion that would overrule Roe v. Wade sparked outrage among abortion rights supporters, but a mix of celebration and caution among opponents crosswise with public opinion.

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News brief: Supreme Court abortion shift, Ohio primary, Mariupol steel plant

7:56am May 04, 2022

What the overturning of Roe v. Wade could mean for U.S. politics. The field is set for Ohio's U.S. Senate race in November. Some civilians and Ukrainian soldiers are still trapped in a steel plant.

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Vance and Ryan will face off in Ohio's U.S. Senate race in November

5:10am May 04, 2022

In Ohio, the field is set for what will be one of the most closely watched U.S. Senate races. On the Republican side, venture capitalist and author J.D. Vance will face Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan.

Activists Lori Gordon (R) and Tammie Miller (L) of Payne, Ohio, take part in the annual "March for Life" event January 22, 2002 in Washington, D.C.

The movement against abortion rights is nearing its apex. But it began way before Roe

5:10am May 04, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Despite gaining national traction in the 1970s, the history of the anti-abortion movement in the U.S. goes back more than a century before the landmark Supreme Court decision.

An abortion-rights activist wears a mask with text that reads in Spanish "Legal Abortion" during a rally outside Congress as lawmakers debate a bill that would legalize abortion, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020.

As U.S. may restrict abortion, other nations are easing access

2:21am May 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

Recent legislative activities in countries show the U.S. risks being out of step with the progress that the rest of the world is making in protecting sexual and reproductive rights.

Ohio U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance greets a supporter after winning the Republican primary on May 3, 2022, at an election night event in Cincinnati.

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After Trump's endorsement, J.D. Vance wins a crowded Ohio GOP Senate race, the AP says

11:07pm May 03, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Author J.D. Vance emerged from a crowded Republican primary in Ohio, and now becomes the favorite in the general election in the GOP-leaning state.

Rep. Tim Ryan speaks to supporters on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio, after winning the Democratic primary in the U.S. Senate race in Ohio.

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Rep. Tim Ryan wins Democratic Senate primary in Ohio, the AP says

11:00pm May 03, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

The Ohio congressman faces an uphill fight in the general election, as the state has trended more Republican in recent years.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks Jan. 21, 2022 in Newark, Ohio.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wins GOP nomination over 3 pro-Trump candidates, the AP says

9:35pm May 03, 2022

by Andy Chow (Statehouse News Bureau)

For the first time since 1978, a sitting governor faced a primary challenge in Ohio, but Gov. Mike DeWine clenched the nomination after facing criticism about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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