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JD Vance has a new book about his religious faith, ‘Communion,’ coming out later this spring
By: Hillel Italie | AP
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Vice President JD Vance has a new book coming out that will explore his religious faith and his conversion to Catholicism as an adult. “Communion: Finding… Read More
Senators will consider a deal to fund Homeland Security but not ICE enforcement as airport lines snarl
By: Lisa Mascaro | Joey Cappelletti | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are discussing a proposal to end the Homeland Security budget stalemate by funding much of the department, including the Transportation Security Administration airport workers going without pay, but excluding ICE’s enforcement… Read More
President Donald Trump uses the longest-ever State of the Union to try to convince voters that US is ‘winning so much’
By: Will Weissert | Michelle L. Price | Matt Brown | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declared during a marathon State of the Union on Tuesday that “we’re winning so much” — insisting he’d sparked an economic boom at home and imposed… Read More
Senate leaders are scrambling to save a bipartisan deal and avoid a partial government shutdown
By: Mary Clare Jalonick | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders were scrambling on Friday to save a bipartisan spending deal and prevent a partial government shutdown this weekend as Democrats demanded new restrictions on federal… Read More
Nonprofits supporting addiction recovery lost $2 billion in federal funds Tuesday. Now they have it back.
By: Amanda Pirani
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Nonprofits in Ohio are reeling after the federal government cut and then subsequently restored $2 billion in grant funds supporting addiction recovery and mental… Read More
What a federal ban on THC-infused drinks and snacks could mean for the hemp industry
By: Steve Karnowski | Gene Johnson | AP
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The production lines at Indeed Brewing moved quickly, the cans filling not with beer, but with THC-infused seltzer. The product, which features the compound that gets cannabis… Read More
The Supreme Court will review an old policy used to turn away asylum seekers at the US border
By: Mark Sherman | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review a policy used under past administrations to deny migrants a chance to apply for asylum on the Mexican border until… Read More
Ohio Sen. Jon Husted says he’s for ‘some kind’ of ACA subsidy extension
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) —The 43-day-long federal government shutdown ended last week, but the issue at the center of the shutdown went unresolved: whether to extend Affordable Care Act… Read More
As the government shutdown ends, Ohioans still worry over soaring health care costs
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Health care costs were at the epicenter of the federal government shutdown that ended Wednesday. More than half a million Ohioans rely on subsidies to… Read More
President Trump has signed a funding bill to end the government shutdown after a record 43-day disruption
By: Kevin Freking | Joey Cappelletti | Matt Brown | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded… Read More
The House returns for a vote to end the government shutdown after nearly 2 months away
By: Kevin Freking | Joey Cappelletti | Matt Brown | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers will make a long-awaited return to the nation’s capital on Wednesday after nearly eight weeks away to potentially put an end to the longest federal government… Read More
The Ohio Redistricting Commission cuts a deal on a congressional voting map and averts a repeal effort
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Redistricting Commission, by a 7-0 vote Friday morning, took a deal on a congressional map that legislative leaders brokered behind closed doors. The… Read More
Directors of Ohio’s county job and family services offices worry about the benefit cutoff this weekend
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The 1.4 million Ohioans in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, will see their food benefits end if the federal shutdown drags on through… Read More
Republicans grapple with voter frustration over rising health care premiums
By: Joey Cappelletti | Ali Swenson | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The first caller on a telephone town hall with Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, leader of the House’s conservative Freedom Caucus, came ready with a question about the… Read More
The federal government is looking for office space in Columbus for law enforcement
By: WOSU News Staff
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — The federal government is looking for office space in Columbus to support law enforcement operations. Columbus is one of 21 cities on a General Services Administration… Read More
Ohio’s food banks are open during the federal shutdown but bracing for impact if it drags on
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Food banks are open as usual during this federal government shutdown, as concerns are rising for what might happen with benefits if the situation drags… Read More
Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty
By: Lisa Mascaro | Mary Clare Jalonick | Stephen Groves | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running… Read More
The US government is on the brink of its first shutdown in almost 7 years during a partisan standoff
By: Mary Clare Jalonick | Lisa Mascaro | Stephen Groves | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years, with Democrats and Republicans in Congress… Read More
Republican officials announce $105M in federal money is coming to Ohio charter schools
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio will get a big chunk of federal money to support existing charter schools and launch new ones. Republican officials made the announcement at the… Read More
The House gave final approval to Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid
By: Kevin Freking | Mary Clare Jalonick | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early Friday as Republicans intensified their efforts… Read More
Senate passes the $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid requested by Trump
By: Kevin Freking | Mary Clare Jalonick | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, including deep reductions to public broadcasting and foreign aid, moving forward… Read More
Ohio US Sen. Bernie Moreno is all for the big bills moving in Congress
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno said Thursday he believes the Senate has to advance an amended version of the GOP-backed recissions request from the… Read More
Federal cuts to SNAP mean Ohio will have to bear some benefit costs for the first time
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Passed and signed into law last Thursday and Friday, the Republican-majority Congress’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” makes major changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program… Read More
The Trump administration reverses planned closures of 3 dozen US mine safety offices
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Trump administration is dropping plans to terminate leases for 34 offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the agency responsible for enforcing mine safety… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine says the ‘war chat’ involving top U.S. defense leaders and a journalist ‘has to be investigated’
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The fallout continues after news surfaced earlier this week that the nation’s top defense leaders included a journalist in a group war chat about plans… Read More
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