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Republican resistance to Iran war grows in the Senate as Murkowski flips

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Wednesday again blocked Democratic legislation that would halt President Donald Trump's war with Iran, but the number of GOP senators voting against the war grew. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted against the war for the first time since ...

Event commemorates Mother’s Day in the Valley

AUSTINTOWN — Remembering moms who are with us or those we have lost was the message Sunday at a special gathering at the Resurrection Cemetery Chapel. The gathering was one of three hosted this weekend at diocesan cemetery chapels in Trumbull and Mahoning counties to honor and remember ...

Trump-Xi summit comes with high stakes for Taiwan

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, in his return to the White House, has demonstrated greater ambivalence toward Taiwan, an approach that’s raising questions ahead of this week’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping about whether the U.S. leader could be open to dialing back ...

DeWine names new attorney general

Gov. Mike DeWine decided on a placeholder, saying he’s appointing Andy Wilson, director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety, as the state’s next attorney general, to replace Dave Yost, who is resigning, effective June 7. DeWine, a Republican, said Wilson will serve the final seven months of Yost’s unexpired term. Yost announced Thursday he was resigning June 7. His term ends Jan. 11, 2027. DeWine, who served eight years as attorney general, said Monday: “When I looked at going forward for the next seven months, I wanted someone who has high energy, someone who has real ...