When it comes to his bill to increase rail safety after the East Palestine train derailment disaster, criticizing fellow Republicans who oppose it doesn’t concern U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance. The freshman Republican senator from Cincinnati responded to criticism from U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to ...

Turnout in odd-year primaries is typically bad, and this was no exception. It was 9.76 percent in Mahoning County and 15.32 percent in Trumbull County. Those aren’t percentages of county residents or even all registered voters. That’s just those who were eligible to vote. In Mahoning ...

Turnout in odd-year primaries is typically bad, and this was no exception. It was 9.76 percent in Mahoning County and 15.32 percent in Trumbull County. Those arenát percentages of county residents or even all registered voters. That's just those who were eligible to vote. In Mahoning ...

If Secretary of State Frank LaRose believes he can raise the money needed to financially compete, he said he will run for the U.S. Senate in 2024. LaRose told me he will decide by summer, but he talked as if he will run. He said: “It’s not a question of desire. It’s not a question of ...

The election for U.S. Senate is next year, and it’s already shaping up as an expensive race. Incumbent Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, raised $3.5 million from donors during the first three months of the year, according to his latest filing with the Federal Election Commission. It’s the most ...

Cleveland-area businessman Bernie Moreno will be the next Republican to declare his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Sherrod Brown, but he won't be the last. Moreno filed a statement of candidacy this week with the Federal Election Commission and will almost ...