Romney is one of the first Republican Senators of Congress to criticize the U.S. President, with Democrats calling for “impeachment based on Mueller’s evidence.” Republican Sen. Mitt Romney issued a sharp rebuke of President Donald Trump on Friday following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, saying he was “sickened” by details revealed […]
The Massachusetts Senator has also introduced a “Wealth Tax” proposal, where those “with assets valued at $50 million or more” would be taxed at 2%, with billionaires paying more taxes. Senator Elizabeth Warren, at a rally outside a mill in Lawrence, Massachusetts, has officially announced she is running for the Democratic nomination for president. Warren […]
Sen. Sherrod Brown said on Monday he is considering running for president in 2020, the Columbus Dispatch reports. Brown, a Democrat who won a third term in last week’s midterm elections, said on MSNBC that he is receiving inquiries from people who have expressed interest in him seeking the White House. Recently he was focusing all his efforts […]
Incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown faces a challenge from Republican Representative Jim Renacci in Ohio’s Senate race. Fox 8 was there when Senator Brown cast his ballot just after 9:15 a.m. on Election Day at the Mill Creek Community Center. Representative Jim Renacci voted at 10 a.m. at his precinct in Wadsworth. If you’re still undecided, you can see Fox […]
(RNN) – The family of Sen. John McCain said Friday that he would not be continuing with his cancer treatment. His daughter, Meghan McCain, released a statement on Twitter. “In the year since (his diagnosis), John has surpassed expectations for his survival,” the family said. “But the progress of disease and the inexorable advance of age render […]
Speaking before Native American war heroes on Monday, President Trump took a jab at Sen. Elizabeth Warren and called her a familiar nickname. “You were here long before any of us were here,” the president told a group of Native American code talkers. “Although we have a representative in Congress who they say was here […]
COLUMBUS, OH (WOIO) – Astronaut and former Ohio Sen. John Glenn has been hospitalized at The James Cancer Hospital at The Ohio State University. He was admitted there more than a week ago, according to OSU officials. “I do not know his condition or illness or prognosis,” Hank Wilson, director of communications at the John […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Even after going to Columbus as governor, George Voinovich couldn’t help showing off Cleveland. Sen. George Voinovich died in his home Sunday at the age of 79. He returned to show off the waterfront rail line and other city assets to travel and tour writers in an effort to promote the city […]
BROOKLYN, OH (WOIO) – During a news conference Friday, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown announced a new agreement to save more than 160 jobs in Brooklyn. Following a December 2014 announcement that Hugo Boss will close the Brooklyn plant, Brown worked with the company, union, and other community and business leaders to keep jobs at the […]
OHIO – Just days before the Supreme Court hears arguments over the Defense of Marriage Act, one of it’s co-sponsors is changing his mind. Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman was a Congressman when he backed the 1996 law. It declares marriage to be a union between a man and a woman and denies federal benefits […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Tuesday, State Senator Nina Turner (D-Cleveland) issued the following statement reacting to the Ohio Senate’s approval of SB 335, legislation that would support Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson’s plan for transforming the city’s schools: “Today’s passage of Senate Bill 335 through the Ohio Senate is a watershed moment for the children […]
Stopping The Sag: State Senator Is Trying To Put A Ban On Teens That Sag Their Pants! Is this important enough to campaign on?!