3 Ohio Governor Hopefuls Tout Differing Affordability Strategies

Voters fill out their ballots on Election Day in Columbus, Ohio, on Nov. 7, 2023. Megan Jelinger/AFP via Getty Images In Ohio’s race for governor, the leading Republican and the unopposed Democrat are focusing on citizens’ affordability concerns—and on the presumed Nov. 3 showdown between the two of them. But as the May 5 primary

Mississippi Democrat on potential redistricting after VRA ruling: ‘We have a fight ahead of us’

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) on Saturday said the likely redistricting efforts that could kick off following the Supreme Court’s ruling against a second Black majority congressional district in Louisiana leave Democrats with “a fight ahead of” them. Ahead of what was at the time a looming Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act, Mississippi…

Armed Services Republicans ‘very concerned’ about US troops withdrawal from Germany

The chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Service committees on Saturday expressed they are “very concerned” about the withdrawal of 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany amid President Trump’s feud with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Trump on Wednesday had announced that he was reviewing a possible reduction of U.S. troops in Germany. “We are very

Democrats erupt over abortion pill block: ‘We won’t stop fighting’

Democrats are pushing back on a recent court ruling that blocked doctors’ ability to prescribe the abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth and dispense the drug through the mail, arguing it will significantly restrict reproductive care nationwide. “A court packed with Trump-appointed extremists decided to make medication abortion harder to access,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) said…