COLUMBUS — Ohio Auditor Keith Faber, who is term-limited from seeking a third term, announced Monday his candidacy to be the state’s next attorney general. A Republican, the 59-year-old Faber hopes to replace Republican Dave Yost as the state’s top law enforcement officer. Like Faber, Yost cannot seek a third term as AG in 2026. […]
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J.D. Vance: 2nd assassination attempt on Trump exposes media’s ‘breathtaking double standard’
(Sunday), Donald J. Trump nearly lost his life. An armed gunman waited for him in the bushes. He brought a go-pro camera to record it. A secret service agent spotted the barrel of a gun through a fence and shot at the gunman. The gunman fled. He was caught — and now we slowly learn […]
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Delegates from Ashland, Richland counties reflect on Republican National Convention experience
MILWAUKEE — Ashland Mayor Matt Miller has followed politics for several years, first attending a Republican National Convention in 2004, when former President George W. Bush clinched the party’s nomination and went on to win the presidency. Miller said this year’s convention, held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, last week differed from previous conventions. Miller attended as […]
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DeWine applauds Vance as Trump’s V.P. choice
COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine applauded the announcement of J.D. Vance as former President Donald Trump’s running mate on the Republican presidential ticket. “Congratulations to Ohio’s Senator J.D. Vance on being chosen by President Trump to be his running mate,” DeWine said in a press release issued Monday afternoon. “J.D. is a father, military […]
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Trump’s V.P. pick, J.D. Vance, shares his Ohio story
I thought I’d take a second to tell you how I got here – a United States Senator for the great state of Ohio. There’s so much to tell, and I want all of you to know why I am so determined to fight for the forgotten men and women of this country. Let me […]
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Richland & Ashland Source alum working with Butler Eagle staff on Trump shooting story
BUTLER, Pa. — Former Richland Source and Ashland Source reporter Tracy Leturgey is in the midst of the biggest story of the year in Butler, Pa. If that location sounds familiar, it’s because Butler was the site of an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump late Saturday afternoon. The Butler Eagle reported at […]
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Sen. Vance blasts President Biden’s ‘incoherent’ handling of Israel-Hamas war
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) joined CNN’s State of the Union with Dana Bash to discuss President Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war. Watch Senator Vance’s remarks here and read excerpts below. “I think there are two big problems with what the Biden administration is doing. First of all, it’s a fundamentally incoherent […]
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J.D. Vance: America must focus on core national security interests
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) joined CNN’s State of the Union with Jake Tapper to discuss the need to rebuild the U.S. defense industrial base, our limited capacity to support simultaneous conflicts, and the need to focus on America’s core national security interests. Democrats’ absurd talking point that Putin prefers Trump The idea that Putin loves […]
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Vance: Europe must stand on its own 2 feet in defense
The United States has provided a blanket of security to Europe for far too long. In the aftermath of the cold war, European nations made deep and lasting cuts to their defence budgets. Estimates suggest the continent would have spent an additional $8.6 trillion on defense over 30 years had they maintained cold war levels […]
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Vance: Ireland’s censorship movement is cause for concern
U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) sent a letter Tuesday to Irish Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason expressing strong concerns about legislation that would undermine Irish citizens’ freedom of speech. Vance has raised questions for lawmakers in Ireland, who are proposing a bill that could jail citizens for merely possessing material that criticizes certain protected characteristics, like […]