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Stormy Daniels’s Strip-Club Arrest Was Planned in Advance, Emails Indicate “The emails definitely show that the police lied about it being a prostitution and human trafficking mission.”
By Amanda Arnold
Supreme Court Opens Door to More Red-State Voter Purges In a 5-4 decision, SCOTUS finds a rationale for policing voting rolls in ways that disproportionately affect minorities.
By Ed Kilgore
3 States Are Pushing Medicaid Reforms That Discriminate Against Black People Funny how this works: White midwestern conservative lawmakers are exempting their own rural constituents from Medicaid work requirements.
By Ed Kilgore
Favorites Win Nearly Everywhere on First Big Primary Night of 2018 With the exception of a GOP House member losing in North Carolina, upsets were few and far between in a four-state primary night.
By Ed Kilgore
What to Watch on 2018’s First Super Tuesday of Primaries Wild who’s-the-Trumpiest GOP Senate races in Indiana and West Virginia and a Democratic gubernatorial fight in Ohio are the big events.
By Ed Kilgore
In 49 States, Trump Is Even Less Popular Now Than When He Was Inaugurated The president’s doing better in the polls lately. But overall, his popularity since taking office has been in a long slide.
By Ed Kilgore
This GOP Campaign Ad Is So Offensive, Even Republicans Want It Taken Down The chair of the Illinois Republican Party is calling for Illinois State representative Jeanne Ives to take down her anti-trans, anti-woman video.
By Amanda Arnold
The Eternal Recurrence of Dennis Kucinich, Candidate for Office Yes, he’s back. In this incarnation he’s a Fox Democrat running for governor of Ohio.
By Ed Kilgore
Are Republicans Violating Your Right Not to Vote? Maintaining the right to vote may depend on keeping people who don’t always vote on the rolls, as a Ohio case before the Supreme Court shows.
By Ed Kilgore
These Crazy-High Tips Greatly Improved Christmas Eve for Restaurant Workers An NFL player tipped an entire Applebee’s, and five Waffle House workers walked away with $700 each.
By Clint Rainey
reproductive rights
Dec. 24, 2017
Ohio Governor John Kasich Just Banned Abortions for Down Syndrome Diagnoses “They’re very much pro-birth bills; they have nothing to do with actual life.”
By Amanda Arnold
white supremacists
Dec. 1, 2017
By Clint Rainey
John Kasich’s Campaign Against Trump Never Stopped. And It Won’t Till 2020. One year after his failed run at president, the Ohio governor is plotting his path to another.
By Lisa Miller
Ohio Sues 5 Drug Companies for Fueling the Opioid Epidemic The firms knowingly misled doctors and patients about the risks inherent to opioid painkillers, the lawsuit alleges.
By Eric Levitz
the chain gang
Apr. 13, 2017
Boy Steals Dad’s Van and Drives Himself to McDonald’s After Dinner The 8-year-old told police that he “just really wanted a cheeseburger.”
By Clint Rainey
news you can booze
Mar. 2, 2017
By Clint Rainey
reproductive wrongs
Dec. 13, 2016
By Susan Rinkunas
reproductive wrongs
Dec. 12, 2016
By Susan Rinkunas
domestic violence
Dec. 7, 2016
Man Behind Ohio’s Strictest Anti-Abortion Bill Once Accused of Domestic Violence Senator Kris Jordan’s wife called 911 and told officers he had become violent toward her “numerous times.”
By Gabriella Paiella
Trump Getting Thumped in Post-Tape-Gate Polls Trump’s 11-year-old endorsement of sexual assault has Ohio looking blue — and Utah and Georgia turning purple.
By Eric Levitz
fine dining halls
Sept. 6, 2016
By Susan Rinkunas
Ohio Purges Infrequent Voters From Rolls Officials in the Buckeye State have removed tens of thousands of infrequent voters from registration lists. Such voters are disproportionately poor, black, and Democratic.
By Eric Levitz
awful things
Apr. 23, 2016
Manhunt on After 8 Family Members Killed in Ohio Authorities believe at least one assailant is still at large, and surviving family members have been offered police protection.
By Chas Danner
The Republican Establishment Goes to Plan C: John Kasich First there was Jeb “Shock and Awe” Bush, and then the extremely popular Marco Rubio. Now it’s Kasich’s turn.
By Ed Kilgore
feel the bern
Mar. 9, 2016
By Claire Landsbaum
Moderate Republican John Kasich Defunds Planned Parenthood Every liberal’s favorite Republican candidate isn’t so moderate on issues of women’s health care.
By Eric Levitz
Kasich’s Very Iffy Path to the GOP Nomination If John Kasich had some ham, he’d make a ham sandwich, if he had some bread.
By Ed Kilgore
The Chain Gang
Feb. 17, 2016
By Clint Rainey
police shootings
Dec. 28, 2015
By Jaime Fuller
national affairs
Nov. 13, 2015
And John Kasich Is the Angry One? In this year’s GOP primary, centrism is the unhinged position.
By Gabriel Sherman
4 Ohio Men Charged With Giving Thousands of Dollars to Al Qaeda The men are accused of traveling to Yemen to meet with associates of Anwar al-Awlaki.
By Eric Levitz
ohio is for pot lovers
Nov. 4, 2015
Nick Lachey Would’ve Made Billions If Ohio Legalized Weed Yesterday If enough people voted yes, he could’ve become a billionaire. Sadly, they didn’t.
By Dee Lockett
Special Delivery
Oct. 15, 2015
By Clint Rainey
Watch This Pastor Awkwardly Tip a Domino’s Driver $1,000 During His Sermon “I hope that this can help you. I don’t know what’s going on in your life.”
By Clint Rainey
Health Concerns
Sept. 23, 2015
By Clint Rainey
Blast From The Past
Jan. 21, 2015
By Clint Rainey
The Congressman on a Quest to Make America More Zen Democratic Representative Tim Ryan’s legislative agenda is all about promoting mindfulness. Will it work in Washington?
By Marin Cogan
scary things
Jan. 14, 2015
By Margaret Hartmann
Barbecue Joint’s Entire Staff Quits at Once With a big window sign saying, “The owner doesn’t care … Visit the Lewis Center Store!”
By Clint Rainey
Barbaric Yelp
Nov. 3, 2014
By Clint Rainey
horrible things
Sept. 11, 2014
By Margaret Hartmann
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