A Cleveland city councilman recently expressed support for suspending President Donald Trump’s Twitter account.
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Jim Jordan Gets in Heated Exchange with Jake Tapper: ‘They Don’t Care About the Truth’
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) went viral Sunday morning after getting in a heated exchange with CNN host Jake Tapper on Sunday morning’s “State of the Union.” Tapper and Jordan went back and forth on a number of topics related to the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. “You really…
Read MoreTrump Campaign Says the ‘Facts Prove the President Did Nothing Wrong’
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign released a statement Wednesday morning calling the impeachment efforts “just another hoax from Democrats and the media.”
Read MoreWhite House Releases Unredacted Transcript of Ukraine Call: ‘If You Can Look Into It’
The White House released a full, unredacted transcript Wednesday morning of President Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Read MoreConway Mocks Dems for Supporting ‘White, Career Politicians’ at Ohio GOP Dinner
White House advisor Kellyanne Conway delivered the keynote address Saturday night at the Ohio Republican Party’s annual State Dinner.
Read MoreOhio Dems Call Trump’s Upcoming Ohio Visit the ‘Make Australia Great Again Tour’
Ohio’s Democratic Party attacked President Donald Trump Friday for “broken promises and failed policies” ahead of his Sunday visit to western Ohio.
Read MoreOmar Tells Crowd That God ‘Expects’ Them Not to Vote for Her Political Opponents
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) told a crowd gathered for a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation forum that God “expects” them to vote a certain way.
Read MorePoll Shows Trump Struggling in Key Battleground States, Slight Edge in Michigan
A new poll released last week by the public affairs firm Firehouse Strategies shows President Donald Trump either statistically tied or behind three top Democratic candidates in key Midwest states.
Read MoreDNC Will Hold October Debate in Ohio, But Rep. Tim Ryan Likely Won’t Be There
The Democratic National Committee announced Saturday that its October debate will take place in Ohio, saying the state “is in play for 2020.”
Read MoreKasich on Challenging Trump: ‘I Don’t See the Path Right Now’
Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich said on CNN this week that he doesn’t “see the path right now” for mounting a successful challenge against President Donald Trump in the Republican primary.
Read MoreMarcia Fudge Blasts ‘Shameless’ Relocation of USDA Offices
Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH-13) blasted the Trump administration last week for its proposal to move two divisions of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to Kansas City, Missouri.
Read MoreFEATURE: Midwest Educators Call for More Career and Technical Education
In July 2018, President Donald Trump signed the “Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act” into law. The bill reauthorized the 2006 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, which provides an “increased focus on the academic achievement” of CTE students, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
Read MoreBob Paduchik Kicked to the Curb as ‘Senior Advisor,’ Will Reportedly Have ‘Nothing to Do With Trump Campaign Operation in Ohio’
Bob Paduchik, who served as the Ohio state director for President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, will have “nothing to do with the Trump campaign operation in Ohio” this time around, according to Tea Party groups in the state.
Read MoreTrump and Pence Celebrate America’s ‘Wins’ at Cincinnati Rally
Cincinnati, Ohio — President Donald Trump spoke to a packed crowd of thousands of enthusiastic supporters Thursday night in downtown Cincinnati at the U.S. Bank Arena.
Read MoreTrump Campaign and RNC Announce Ohio Leadership Teams Ahead of Rally
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee have announced their Ohio leadership teams ahead of Thursday night’s Keep America Great rally in Cincinnati.
Read MoreCleveland More ‘Rodent-Infested’ Than Baltimore
President Donald Trump continues to face criticism for calling Rep. Elijah Cummings’ (D-MD-07) home city of Baltimore a “rat and rodent infested mess.”
Read MoreQuestions CNN Should Ask Dems But Probably Won’t, Courtesy of GOP
CNN hosted the second round of Democratic debates, which kicked of Tuesday night and will continue Wednesday night in Detroit, Michigan.
Read MoreCleveland Plain Dealer Publishes Op-Ed Calling Trump ‘Despicable Human Being,’ ‘Xenophobic,’ ‘Neo-Nazi’ and Alleged Rapist
Brent Larkin, who served as the editorial director of The Cleveland Plain Dealer for nearly 20 years, recently published an op-ed claiming President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign will be an “xenophobic exercise in white identity politics.”
Read MoreRand Paul Offers to Buy Omar Ticket to Somalia So She Would ‘Appreciate America More’
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said he’s willing to contribute to travel expenses for Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) to visit Somalia so she would “appreciate America more.” “I’m in a town where we have a lot of people who are refugees. Some come from Somalia, some from Bosnia. I’ve never…
Read MoreTrump Jr. Speaks to Crowd Gathered for ‘Symposium at the Wall’
The “Symposium at the Wall” continued Friday in Sunland Park, New Mexico with a number of panelists and speakers exploring the “burdens illegal immigration places on our country.”
Read MoreOmar and Tlaib Have Both Called for Deporting Opponents
President Donald Trump was widely accused of being a racist after he suggested that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) should return to Somalia if she isn’t satisfied with America. His feud with Omar and her progressive colleagues was intensified after supporters began a chant of “send her back” at a North Carolina rally.
Read MoreFLASHBACK: Mark Dayton Tells Minnesotans to ‘Find Another State’ If They Aren’t Happy
Former Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, a Democrat, once told a crowd of frustrated residents to “find another state” if they weren’t happy with Minnesota. The comments were made during an October 2015 forum in St. Cloud hosted by the local chapter of the NAACP. Dayton was responding to concerns…
Read MoreLifelong Democrat in Ohio Receives VIP Invite to Trump Rally After Facing Backlash for Trump Support
Ohio journalist Scott Ford, a lifelong Democrat and self-described progressive, claims he was smeared by his liberal friends after announcing he would attend President Donald Trump’s rally in Cincinnati. The backlash earned him a shout-out from Lara Trump and a VIP invite to the rally scheduled for August 1…
Read MoreIlhan Omar Begins to Refer to Somalia as ‘My Country’ Before Catching Slip-Up
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) began to refer to Somalia as “my country” before catching herself and calling it the “country I came from” during a recent speech. The slip-up came during her remarks to a crowd of supporters gathered to greet her Thursday night at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International…
Read MoreSherrod Brown Cites Bible to Attack Trump’s ‘Inhumane’ Immigration Policies
After visiting the southern border, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced sweeping legislation that would impose a number of new regulations on Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detention centers. “We cannot accept children being deprived of basic necessities and living in squalor. We need real, enforceable standards for these centers—on…
Read MoreKim Kardashian Steps in to Help Ohio Inmate Serving Life Sentence
Kim Kardashian West is spreading the word about Kevin Keith, an Ohio inmate serving a life sentence at Marion Correctional Institution for a 1994 triple homicide. His supporters, however, believe he’s innocent and are in the process of creating a documentary to prove their case. “I heard about Kevin…
Read More$2 Billion Military Sale to Taiwan Good News for Lima, Ohio
The U.S. State Department recently approved the sale of 108 M1A2T Abrams Tanks, manufactured in Ohio, to the Taiwanese government. The sale comes as part of a $2 billion Foreign Military Sale to Taiwan, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a press release. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) praised…
Read MoreRepublican Sen. Rob Portman Calls Trump Comments ‘Divisive’ and ‘Wrong’
Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) has been relatively quiet on the drama surrounding “the squad” on Capitol Hill, but he was finally reached for comment Monday by The Cincinnati Enquirer. “That’s not something I would say, and I think it’s divisive, unnecessary, and wrong,” Portman told the outlet in a brief…
Read MoreIlhan Omar Has Nine Percent Approval Rating Among Swing-State Voters
An internal poll reportedly “making the rounds of some of the most influential Democrats in America” shows that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) has a nine percent approval rating among swing-state voters. The poll was obtained exclusively by Axios, which reports that the poll was conducted in May by Democratic…
Read MoreOhio Democrats Call Trump ‘Racist’ and ‘Un-American’ in Response to Controversial Tweet
Ohio Democrats are calling President Donald Trump “racist” and “un-American” for a controversial tweet he posted over the weekend. “So interesting to see ‘progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world,…
Read MoreRep. Jim Jordan Slams Democrats for Handling of Border Crisis: ‘Fabricating Stories of Cruelty’
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) slammed Democrats for their handling of the crisis at the southern border during a recent hearing before the House Oversight Committee. “What we’re going to hear from Democrats this morning is astonishing. It will be truly astonishing. For months they’ve declared there wasn’t even a…
Read MorePresident Trump Visits Northeast Ohio for Fundraiser
President Donald Trump visited Northeast Ohio Friday night for a fundraiser after swinging through Wisconsin earlier in the day. The event was a private fundraising dinner in the Hunting Valley area, but his campaign didn’t disclose any more details. Air Force One touched down at the Cleveland Hopkins International…
Read MoreOmar and ‘the Squad’ Reportedly Isolated by Pelosi, Saddled With Work to Avoid Spotlight
Tensions between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-12) and the freshmen progressives in her party are starting to boil over. It was clear from the beginning that “the squad,” comprised of Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-13) and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07), wasn’t going to make things…
Read MoreTim Ryan Touts Endorsements of Aldermen in New Hampshire City
Rep. Tim Ryan’s (D-OH-13) presidential campaign recently received the endorsements of three of Manchester, New Hampshire’s 14 aldermen. “I’m excited to announce endorsements from three of Manchester’s Aldermen. Thank you Alderman Tim Baines of Ward 3, Alderman Bill Barry of Ward 10, and At-Large Alderman Dan O’Neil,” Ryan wrote…
Read MoreTrump Announces Cincinnati Campaign Rally
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign announced Monday that he will return to Ohio on August 1 for a campaign rally in Cincinnati. This will be the first rally in Ohio since Trump officially began his reelection campaign, but his 29th rally in Ohio since first running for office and…
Read MoreSherrod Brown Calls on Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to Resign Over Epstein Plea Deal
Sen. Sherrod Brown joined his fellow Democrats in calling on Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to resign over his involvement in a 2007 plea deal for multimillionaire and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein was arrested Saturday night in New Jersey and charged Monday with operating a sex trafficking ring…
Read MoreCitizenship Question Has Been Included on Canada’s Census Since 1901
The debate over whether or not to include a citizenship question on the 2020 U.S. census has become the latest division in American politics, but a similar question has been included on Canada’s census for more than a century. On Saturday, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported that America’s…
Read MoreWatchdog Groups Question Ohio Company’s Donation to Trump’s Fireworks Display
Phantom Fireworks, an Ohio-based company, is facing scrutiny from so-called “non-partisan watchdog” groups after the company donated $750,000 worth of fireworks to President Donald Trump’s “Salute to America.” The company’s CEO, Bruce Zoldan, was invited to an Oval Office meeting in May to discuss the impact of tariffs with…
Read MoreOhio’s Presidential Candidate Tim Ryan Finds Some Support for ‘Worst’ Debate Performance, But Polls at Zero Percent Overall
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH-13) polled at zero percent in a post-debate survey of Democratic-leaning voters from Quinnipiac University. He did, however, receive one percent of the vote in the “worst” debate performance category. The poll was released July 2 following the Democratic Party’s two-night show in Miami. Overall, former…
Read MoreTim Ryan Compares Trump’s Salute to America to ‘Dictatorships in China, North Korea, and Iran’
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH-13), a 2020 candidate, sent a letter this week to the Trump Administration demanding answers on the costs associated with the president’s Fourth of July “Salute to America.” The Salute to America occurred Thursday evening at the Lincoln Memorial. Ryan compared the military-themed event to North…
Read MoreOhio’s Presidential Hopeful Tim Ryan Calls Trump-Kim Meeting ‘Appeasement Tour,’ Compares to ‘Chamberlain Going to Talk to Hitler’
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH-13) was making the rounds on cable news Sunday morning and attacked President Donald Trump for his historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone. On Sunday, Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to cross the border from South Korea…
Read MoreJim Jordan Says Dems Are Targeting Kellyanne Conway Because ‘She’s Good at What She Does’
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) said Wednesday that White House counselor Kellyanne Conway is being targeted by Democrats because she’s “effective” as the House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena her for testimony. The vote to subpoena Conway, which passed 25 to 16, comes amid a recommendation from the Office of…
Read More9/11 Gaffe, Technical Difficulties, Spanish Responses: Highlights from ‘BORING’ First Debate
Ten Democratic presidential candidates took to the debate stage in Miami, Florida Wednesday night for the first of a two-night event. President Donald Trump weighed in on the debate with just one word: “BORING!” BORING! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 27, 2019 He later criticized NBC News after…
Read MoreActivist Arrested Outside RNC in Cleveland Plans to Burn Flag at Trump’s Independence Day Celebration
An activist who was arrested outside of the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland for burning the American flag is planning a similar demonstration for President Donald Trump’s July Fourth “Salute to America.” As The Ohio Star previously reported, Cleveland officials agreed to pay $225,000 in a legal settlement…
Read MoreTim Ryan Claims Economy Will Be ‘Achilles’ Heel’ for Trump in 2020
In a recent interview with USA Today, 2020 hopeful Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH-13) predicted that the economy will be “an Achilles’ heel” for President Donald Trump in his reelection campaign. “I know that the president wants a campaign on the economy. But I’m going to campaign on the economy…
Read MoreTim Ryan Blames Rise of Identity Politics on Republicans in Fiery South Carolina Speech
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH-13) joined his fellow presidential competitors in South Carolina Saturday for the South Carolina Democratic Party State Convention. Ryan delivered a fiery speech on the importance of nominating a candidate from the Midwest, and urged South Carolinians to “send Lindsey Graham packing.” “I believe that the…
Read MoreOhio Sees Record New Business Filings, Lowest Unemployment Rate in 18 Years
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced Friday that the first five months of 2019 marked the strongest start to a year for new business filings in state history. In May alone, 11,099 new entities filed to do business in Ohio. LaRose’s office revealed that 60,000 new businesses filed…
Read MoreTim Ryan Thinks ‘Every Aspect of Society’ Should Be Focused on Curbing Climate Change
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH-13) said that if he’s elected president he would make sure “every aspect of society” is focused on curbing climate change. Ryan recently sat down with The New York Times for its “Meet the Candidates” series where he answered a number of questions about his presidential…
Read MoreSherrod Brown to Introduce Bill Codifying Defeated Obama Rule Requiring Overtime Pay for Salaried Workers
Sen. Sherrod Brown plans to reintroduce the Restoring Overtime Pay Act, a measure that would codify an Obama Administration rule that was defeated in 2016 after 21 attorneys general sued to block it. According to Brown, the act would increase the overtime salary level from $23,660 per year to…
Read MoreTim Ryan Says Trump ‘Hasn’t Done a Damn Thing’ for the Economy
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH-13) said during a Thursday night appearance on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah that President Donald Trump “hasn’t done a damn thing” for the economy. Noah began the interview by congratulating Ryan for making the first Democratic debate, scheduled for June 26 and 27 in…
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