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![Coal magnate Don Blankenship is shown outside a federal courthouse in Charleston, W.Va.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/BlankenshipSentence-e1676309005115-900x422.jpg)
Disgraced coal CEO Don Blankenship lost races as a GOP and third party candidate. He’s trying again as a Democrat
By: John Raby | Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Don Blankenship hasn’t had much success running for office. He ran for the Senate as a Republican in 2018 and sought the White House in 2020… Read More
![Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, stands with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, right, during a ceremony in the Rotunda at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/AP24103798089558-e1713197351609-900x422.jpg)
Kentucky GOP lawmakers remove Democratic governor’s role in filling US Senate vacancies
By: Bruce Schreiner | AP
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kentucky on Friday removed the Democratic governor from any role filling future U.S. Senate vacancies — a move supporters said was unrelated to… Read More
![Poll workers wait for voters in Franklin County, Ohio behind a door that has a voting today sign taped to it](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img-5094-scaled-e1659541443501-900x422.jpg)
Ohio’s GOP U.S. Senate race and contested statehouse races are on today’s primary ballot
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio voters won’t play a role in deciding the presidential nominees this year, with President Biden and former president Donald Trump already having secured… Read More
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Ohio’s U.S. senators disagree on legislation to raise the federal debt ceiling
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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WASHINGTON (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s two U.S. senators disagree on federal legislation to raise the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling. The U.S. House voted 314 to 117 for the measure… Read More
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Key GOP endorsement could be on the way in Ohio’s 2024 US Senate race
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s nine months before Ohio Republicans go to the polls to pick a candidate to run against Democrat Sherrod Brown next fall for the… Read More
![Some of the railcars that derailed Friday night when a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed are in the process of being cleaned up on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/AP23040745941722-e1676569734663-900x422.jpg)
Bipartisan support emerges for the Senate’s railroad safety bill
By: Stephen R. Groves | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan consensus that Congress should act to toughen regulations on railroad safety emerged Wednesday as senators heard fresh testimony on the fiery hazardous train derailment last… Read More
An early look at key 2024 Senate races and candidates
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — Congress has just started its new term, but many senators and Senate hopefuls are already thinking about the next election. Rep. Adam Schiff became the second Democrat to… Read More
![Sen. Matt Dolan speaking on the Senate floor. He has a navy suit with a red tie. He is holding a stick mic kind of like a clarinet.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/download-1-e1674071668989-900x422.jpg)
A state senator becomes the first Republican to launch a challenge to US Sen. Sherrod Brown
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A state senator from northeast Ohio is the first Republican to announce he’s running against Democratic US Sen. Sherrod Brown next year. It’s the… Read More
![U.S. Senate Republican candidate J.D. Vance answers a question during Ohio’s U.S. Senate Republican Primary Debate at Central State University](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/j.D.20Vance20credit20Josh20Bickel20Ohio20Debate20Commission-scaled-e1651631405817-900x422.jpg)
Ohio’s new U.S. Senator talks about his priorities when he gets to Congress
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The balance of the U.S. Senate is in flux right now as votes in some key races in other states have yet to be… Read More
![U.S. Senate Republican candidate J.D. Vance answers a question during Ohio’s U.S. Senate Republican Primary Debate at Central State University](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/j.D.20Vance20credit20Josh20Bickel20Ohio20Debate20Commission-scaled-e1651631405817-900x422.jpg)
J.D. Vance wins Ohio’s U.S. Senate race
By: Andy Chow | Karen Kasler | Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican J.D. Vance has won his bid for Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat, defeating Democrat Tim Ryan, according to the AP, in a hotly-contested race… Read More
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The Senate passes a bill to boost computer chip production in the US
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a bill that’s designed to encourage more semiconductor companies to build chip plants in the United States. The $280 billion measure, which awaits… Read More
Tim Ryan wins U.S. Senate Democratic nomination in Ohio primary, AP says
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Congressman Tim Ryan has won the Democratic nomination in his run for U.S. Senate, according to a projection by The Associated Press. Ryan beat… Read More
![President Joe Biden speaks in support of changing the Senate filibuster rules that have stalled voting rights legislation in Atlanta.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ap22011786704905_wide-ad6eca8bdd78f62ee16266604d95d53192d1b487-scaled-e1642010168189-900x422.jpg)
Biden calls for changes to the Senate’s filibuster to pass voting rights bills
By: Alana Wise | NPR
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Updated January 11, 2022 at 6:40 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — President Biden on Tuesday delivered a fiery speech on what he called “the battle for the soul of… Read More
![Dr. Amy Acton stands at the podium flanked by Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/amy_acton_030920_-_chow-e1584630417821-900x422.jpg)
Amy Acton Will Not Run For U.S. Senate
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Amy Acton, the former state health director, says she will not be running for U.S. Senate in 2022. But the doctor, who rose to… Read More
![A campaign ad for Bernie Moreno](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/from_moreno_for_senate_campaign-e1617733700936-900x422.png)
Cleveland Car Dealer Bernie Moreno Running For U.S. Senate
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Cleveland area car dealer Bernie Moreno is the latest Republican to throw his hat in the ring to run for the U.S. Senate seat now… Read More
![Ohio Republican Party chairwoman, Jane Timken addresses the crowd to announce the initial results of Issue 1 and the gubernatorial race.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/janning_001-1-e1612557199990-900x422.jpg)
Pro-Trump Former GOP Chair Joins US Senate Race In Ohio
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An ally of former President Donald Trump who recently stepped down as chair of the Ohio Republican Party is joining the race for the U.S. Senate… Read More
![Ohio Republican Party chairwoman, Jane Timken addresses the crowd to announce the initial results of Issue 1 and the gubernatorial race.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/janning_001-1-e1612557199990-900x422.jpg)
Pro-Trump GOP Chair Steps Down In Ohio, May Seek Senate Seat
By: Associated Press
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CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio Republican linked closely to Donald Trump has stepped down as the party’s chair, a signal of her interest in running for the U.S. Senate seat… Read More
![Dr. Amy Acton](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/amy_acton_033120_-_dewine_office-e1585752258335-900x422.jpg)
Amy Acton Stepping Down From Columbus Foundation To Consider U.S. Senate Run
By: Gabe Rosenberg | Nick Houser | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Former Ohio Department of Health director Dr. Amy Acton is exploring a run for the U.S. Senate. Acton announced Thursday that she would step down from… Read More
![Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announces the new study.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3512-e1570130717643-900x422.jpg)
Republican AG To Seek Reelection, Not Portman’s Senate Seat
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost plans to run for reelection next year and said Monday he won’t seek the U.S. Senate seat that fellow Republican Rob… Read More
![Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks remotely Tuesday during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the coronavirus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/gettyimages-1212790660-fda689c44b426a1567c666edbd4c8cc47eedee57-scaled-e1589309486129-900x422.jpg)
Fauci Warns States Not to ‘Jump Over’ Guidelines to Reopening
By: Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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The nation’s top infectious disease expert spoke remotely during a unique Senate health committee hearing on the coronavirus pandemic.
![Kentucky on a map](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/AP_1004291322-e1495727054879-900x422.jpg)
Kentucky Broadcaster Matt Jones Takes Step Toward Senate Run
By: Associated Press
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Prominent Kentucky broadcaster Matt Jones is planning to take a step toward running as a Democrat for the seat held by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell… Read More
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Senate Will Discuss Gun Proposals In September, McConnell Says
By: Jessica Taylor | NPR
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“What we can’t do is fail to pass something,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told WHAS radio. “The urgency of this is not lost on any of us.”
![Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/AP_17255704038973-e1505822709481-900x422.jpg)
McConnell, GOP Senate Resist Calls to ‘Do Something’
By: Lisa Mascaro | Matthew Daly | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is resisting pressure to bring senators back from recess to address gun violence, taking a more measured approach that could very likely… Read More
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Sherrod Brown Backs Strickland Over Sittenfeld For U.S. Senate
By: Associated Press
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U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is endorsing former Gov. Ted Strickland as the Democrat best suited to challenge fellow senator Rob Portman next year. Strickland, a one-term governor and former congressman,… Read More