WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has scrapped plans to use nearly $1.8 billion in taxpayer dollars to pay people who believe they were wrongly prosecuted by the Justice Department — a proposa...
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US Senate panel pans DHS plan to stop customs processing at blue-city airports
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin appeared before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Homeland Security panel Tuesday and defended his threats to cripple international air travel ...
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Dems spotlight anti-weaponization fund as US Senate GOP struggles to pass immigration bill
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats, police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection and their legal advocates spoke out Tuesday against the Trump administration’s prop...
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Catching Our Eye News Roundup, June 3, 2026
Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We...
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Data center opponents give Ohio lawmakers an earful
More than a hundred Ohioans submitted testimony ahead of state lawmakers’ Select Committee on Data Centers’ single hearing for public comment. Lawmakers heard an array of concerns about the prolif...
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Ohio Senate committee to hear support for 24-hour abortion waiting period in committee this week
Before Ohio lawmakers head for a lengthy summer break, a measure to institute a 24-hour waiting period prior to an abortion is up for further consideration in the Ohio Senate. The measure at issue wou...
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The affordability crisis is getting worse in Ohio and the U.S., but it’s not new
With prices for gas, utilities, and groceries going up, financial stress is one of the most pressing issues in this year’s midterms. More than 40% of Ohio households are not able to make ends meet, ...
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Trump had his name slapped on JFK’s memorial. An Ohio congresswoman fought back and won
“Silence was not an option,” Ohio U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty said after winning a federal lawsuit against Donald Trump and his self-appointed board at the Kennedy Center that reversed the renaming of ...
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Racial wealth gap widens as many workers of color lack retirement savings
The racial wealth gap is widening as many workers of color go without retirement savings. The median wealth gap between Black and Hispanic families and white families expanded by about $50,000 between...