The 6th Congressional District is a Republican stronghold. In last year’s presidential election, Republican Donald Trump got 66.4% of the district’s vote to 32.8% for Democrat Kamala Harris with other candidates picking up 0.8%. So Trump beat Harris by 33.6%. In that same election, U.S. ...

Niki Frenchko isn’t the type to be quiet when she feels she’s been wronged. So it was almost as if those who wanted her to resign as auxiliary chairwoman of the Trumbull County Republican Party didn’t understand her at all. It shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone paying ...

As he did four years ago, John White wants to run for Youngstown mayor as an independent – and just as in 2021, his eligibility is in question. The Mahoning County Board of Elections will have a hearing Monday to listen to arguments about the issue and make a determination as to whether ...

While school districts throughout the state are breathing a collective sigh of relief over Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of significant property tax changes, state legislators are thinking about overriding his decisions. The legislators I spoke to said they were disappointed and surprised about ...

With Sherrod Brown, a former U.S. senator, considering a return to politics by either running for a seat in the Senate or for governor next year, both races on the Democratic side remain up in the air. Actually the entire Democratic ticket for 2026, unlike the Republicans, is ...

Republican Pat Fischer is looking to stay an Ohio Supreme Court justice for as long as possible. With some prompting from Gov. Mike DeWine, a fellow Republican, Fischer announced May 28 that he would challenge incumbent Democrat Jennifer Brunner for her seat in next year’s election. Ohio ...