The Trump administration Friday made an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to pause a district court's order that blocked the Department of Homeland Security from ending temporary protections for roughly 350,000 Venezuelans. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/22/r...

President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and several Cabinet officials spoke at a five-hour memorial ceremony Sunday in Arizona for the late right wing political activist Charlie Kirk. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/22/r...

The U.S. House passed a resolution Friday honoring right wing activist Charlie Kirk and condemning his assassination. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/22/r...

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to approve dozens of nominees, acting on a rule change GOP leadership made last week that allows the chamber to confirm some of the president’s appointees in large batches instead of one at a time. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/19/r...

Just days after federal data revealed average reading, math and science scores dropped among certain grades since before the coronavirus pandemic, a U.S. Senate panel on Thursday picked apart the root causes and methods for students’ academic improvement. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/19/r...

A federal judge last week barred the Trump administration from deporting unaccompanied children to Guatemala, finding that the administration’s claim of reuniting the children with their parents there “crumbled like a house of cards.” ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/19/r...

The U.S. Senate deadlocked Friday over how to fund the government past a deadline at the end of September, escalating the odds of a shutdown and heightening tensions on Capitol Hill. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/19/r...

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel announced on X Friday afternoon that after much "considerable thought and prayer," he won't be part of the 2026 race for governor in the Buckeye State. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/22/j...

Maine has joined a coalition of northeast states and New York City to develop evidence-based vaccine and public health recommendations in light of changing federal guidance, Gov. Janet Mills’ office announced Thursday. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/maine...

At least four states with Republican chief election officials have offered public data but not sensitive information — driver’s license and Social Security numbers — sought by the Justice Department, as they take pains not to fight with President Trump. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/22/r...

A new Trump administration rule bars immigrants living in the United States under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) from buying health insurance from Affordable Care Act marketplaces. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/22/r...

Maureen Corcoran, director of the Ohio Department of Medicaid, is leaving her position effective Oct. 31, Gov. Mike DeWine announced on Thursday. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/corco...

The U.S. does not have a big enough power grid to accommodate rising energy demand — a fact that’s making electricity less affordable and reliable nationwide. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/22/m...

Ohio hands out $12 billion a year in tax breaks, mostly to wealthy individuals and big corporations. Yet the state's economy continues to lag behind the national average, a report released earlier this month says. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/22/o...

The Ohio Supreme Court is considering the case of an Allen County man named Patrick Heffley who says he should be able to purchase firearms again, despite several domestic violence convictions. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/22/o...

Ohio’s Senate Finance room is already filling up ahead of the 11 a.m. meeting of the Joint Committee on Congressional Redistricting. The hearing will include testimony on the Democrats’ proposed map “as well as any other testimony offered concerning a proposed congressional redistricting plan.”

Colleges have an obligation to create a culture that fosters free speech, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said during recent comments at the Ohio Department of Higher Education’s Trustees Conference. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/22/o...

Charlie Kirk's supporters have started a social media campaign reporting critics to their employers if users deem they posted negatively about Kirk or celebrated his death. They say it's in the name of accountability, while those being targeted say it's "cancel culture."

Planned Parenthood clinics throughout the country began telling Medicaid patients Friday that their routine health care appointments will no longer be covered as a federal court order takes effect.

Ohioans from across the state’s congressional districts joined hands in a circle around the Statehouse on Wednesday, as a show of solidarity and hope for a fair redistricting process.

Commentary: Ohio politicians pressured by an openly corrupt president look to be doubling down on blatantly partisan gerrymandering to help them in the 2026 midterms by manipulating congressional district boundaries in 2025 to silence the voices of opposition.

Attorneys representing the state of Ohio and women’s health clinics made oral arguments Tuesday over whether other provisions in the state’s 2019 six-week abortion ban law can be maintained, even though the ban itself has been struck down.

Commentary: When Gov. Mike DeWine decided to send Ohio National Guard members to Washington D.C. to participate in President Trump’s militarized crime crackdown, he took a national issue and made it a state issue. Why he decided to do so is perplexing.

The Ohio property tax reform group set up by Gov. Mike DeWine is racing toward a Sept. 30 deadline.

The State Library of Ohio is one of many libraries across the country awaiting legal battles over federal funding and congressional debates as to how much they’ll receive next year.

President Donald Trump won’t play a role in the Ohio redistricting process, according to Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman, who said that he won’t be pressured into giving the administration their desired maps.

The U.S. Department of Education announced it will withhold $350 million of congressionally approved funds to minority-serving colleges and universities and divert the funds elsewhere, saying that the institutions’ admissions quotas are discriminatory.

Nearly 10% of Ohio school districts need support to meet state standards, according to the new state report cards the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce released Monday.

Democratic U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Delia Ramirez of Illinois joined advocates Wednesday outside the U.S. Capitol to blast proposed cuts to education spending.

Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez testified before a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday that she was fired after just 29 days because she refused to pre-approve vaccine recommendations or fire career officials for no reason.

Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill have entered a stalemate over whether to fund the government for seven weeks or begin a shutdown that could last considerably longer, amid high partisan tensions.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Thursday that permanently extending the enhanced tax credits for certain people who buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, would cost the government $350 billion over 10 years and 3.8 million more people would be insured.

The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling and allow the president to fire Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook.

Advocates Thursday raised alarm over immigrants with special deportation protections facing detainment across the country, as the Trump administration continues its aggressive mass deportation campaign.

A new Ohio bill would increase penalties for politically motivated crimes, including giving prosecutors the ability to seek the death penalty in homicide cases.

The ACLU Of Ohio filed a federal lawsuit against Ohio State University for expelling a student who posted videos on social media about the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Ohioans from across the state’s congressional districts joined hands in a circle around the Statehouse on Wednesday, as a show of solidarity and hope for a fair redistricting process.

Democratic U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Delia Ramirez of Illinois joined advocates Wednesday outside the U.S. Capitol to blast proposed cuts to education spending.

Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez testified before a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday that she was fired after just 29 days because she refused to pre-approve vaccine recommendations or fire career officials for no reason.

Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill have entered a stalemate over whether to fund the government for seven weeks or begin a shutdown that could last considerably longer, amid high partisan tensions.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Thursday that permanently extending the enhanced tax credits for certain people who buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, would cost the government $350 billion over 10 years and 3.8 million more people would be insured.

Advocates Thursday raised alarm over immigrants with special deportation protections facing detainment across the country, as the Trump administration continues its aggressive mass deportation campaign.

A new Ohio bill would increase penalties for politically motivated crimes, including giving prosecutors the ability to seek the death penalty in homicide cases.

The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling and allow the president to fire Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook.

The ACLU Of Ohio filed a federal lawsuit against Ohio State University for expelling a student who posted videos on social media about the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Louisville Republican Rep. Jason Nemes wants Kentucky’s legislature to prohibit the sale and distribution of parts that convert semiautomatic firearms to fully automatic, known as machine gun conversion devices.

Ohioans from across the state’s congressional districts joined hands in a circle around the Statehouse on Wednesday, as a show of solidarity and hope for a fair redistricting process.

Democratic U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Delia Ramirez of Illinois joined advocates Wednesday outside the U.S. Capitol to blast proposed cuts to education spending.

Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez testified before a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday that she was fired after just 29 days because she refused to pre-approve vaccine recommendations or fire career officials for no reason.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Thursday that permanently extending the enhanced tax credits for certain people who buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, would cost the government $350 billion over 10 years and 3.8 million more people would be insured.