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Regional

Two regional candidates advance in Ohio special primary

Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 9:59 PM EDT
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By Eric Fossell
Despite the state primary held in May, Tuesday's special election took place as the result of a failure to adopt congressional redistricting maps at the state level.

Regional

Special/primary election held in Ohio

Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 5:55 AM EDT
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By Eric Fossell
Voters will select candidates for races, including state House and Senate, to advance to the November general election.

Politics

Ohio congressmen shed suits for spikes in annual Congressional Baseball Game

Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 9:43 PM EDT
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By Peter Zampa
A mile from the U.S. Capitol, Nationals Park played host to members of Congress Thursday night for the annual Congressional Baseball Game.

Politics

Legal battles begin over abortion pill as several states move to restrict or ban abortion

Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 1:17 PM EDT
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By Jamie Bittner
Access to the abortion pill is set to be the subject of legal challenges nationwide

Politics

Illinois congressman leads “final” January 6th Committee hearing focusing on Donald Trump

Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 11:36 AM EDT
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By Nicole Neuman
Kinzinger and panel expected to reveal what Trump was doing as the Capitol attack unfolded.

Politics

‘It’s high time the 383 people who didn’t come back got recognized:’ Veterans celebrate ground-breaking of Desert Storm memorial in Washington

Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 3:59 PM EDT
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By Molly Martinez
Veterans have waited 32 years to break ground on this memorial

Politics

Yosemite fire grows as crews protect iconic sequoias

Updated: Jul. 10, 2022 at 6:27 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
A wildfire threatening the largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park has more than doubled in size since Saturday afternoon.

National

Some US clinics stop doing abortions as ruling takes hold

Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 9:41 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
Abortion bans that were put on the books in some states in the event Roe v. Wade was overturned have started automatically going into effect.

Politics

Migration top priority at Summit of the Americas

Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 2:23 PM EDT
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By Roxanne Reid
The ninth Summit of the Americas is underway and President Biden is calling for increased unity in tackling illegal migration and other issues facing the region.

Politics

January 6th Committee outlines Capitol attacks during public hearing

Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 11:05 PM EDT
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By Brendan Cullerton
Thursday night, Americans got a chance to learn about the last 10 months of the House select committee investigation into the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.
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Politics

Students could lose access to free school lunches when a key federal program expires June 30th

Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 1:36 PM EDT
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By Jamie Bittner
Lawmakers are considering a new bill to extend the free lunch program that was passed during the pandemic. But, they haven’t acted on it yet.

Politics

Connecticut senators rally for gun reform as they say they’re in talks with Republican lawmakers

Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 6:16 PM EDT
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By Jamie Bittner
Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal are talking to Republicans as they seek to pass 'red flag' laws and mental health reform.

Local

Incumbent Rogers wins Republican nomination for U.S. House

Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 7:34 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
Rep. Rogers has served in the House since 1981.

Local

Booker wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate

Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 7:22 PM EDT
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By WSAZ News Staff
Booker’s victory comes after his defeat in 2020, where he narrowly lost his party’s nomination to Amy McGrath.

Local

Sen. Rand Paul wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate

Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 7:20 PM EDT
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By WSAZ News Staff
Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) earned his party’s nomination Tuesday in his pursuit of a third term in the U.S. Senate.

Local

Incumbent wins Democratic nomination in Charleston mayor primary

Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 11:08 PM EDT
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By WSAZ News Staff
Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin was elected to the position in 2018.

Local

Winner of Democratic nomination for 2nd Congressional District announced

Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 9:47 PM EDT
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By WSAZ News Staff
Barry Wendell has won the Democratic Party nomination in West Virginia’s newly redrawn U.S. House District 2.

Local

Alex Mooney wins Republican nomination for 2nd Congressional District

Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 9:18 PM EDT
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By WSAZ News Staff
Rep. Alex Mooney will stay in the U.S. Congress and face Barry Lee Wendell in the general election.

Local

Carol Miller wins Republican nomination for U.S. House

Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 8:44 PM EDT
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By WSAZ News Staff
U.S. Rep. Carol Miller has won the Republican nomination in West Virginia’s newly redrawn U.S. House 1st District seat, the Associated Press reports.

Local

Meadows wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House District 2

Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 12:32 AM EDT
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By WSAZ News Staff
Meadows is from Portsmouth and went to Shawnee State University. She has been an EMT and worked with AmeriCorps.

Local

Voters reject new jail levy in Lawrence County

Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 11:34 PM EDT
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By WSAZ News Staff
According to unofficial results, the levy failed by a 4,526 to 2,376 vote.

Regional

Troy Balderson wins GOP nomination for U.S. House

Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 9:26 PM EDT
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By WSAZ News Staff
The incumbent also is a former state senator in Ohio.

Local

Brad Wenstrup wins GOP nomination for U.S. House

Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 9:06 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
Incumbent Wenstrup, a doctor from Cincinnati, served as a combat surgeon in Iraq during the war. He has been in Congress since 2012.

Local

Incumbent DeWine wins GOP nomination for Ohio governor

Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 8:27 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
DeWine is widely known for a 40-year career in Ohio politics. He is a former Attorney General, Congressman and U.S. Senator.

Local

Tim Ryan wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate

Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 8:03 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
Ryan won his three-way Democratic primary against progressive Morgan Harper, a former consumer protection attorney, and Columbus activist and tech exec Traci Johnson.

Politics

Lawmakers remember Minnesota Congressman Jim Hagedorn

Updated: Feb. 18, 2022 at 5:24 PM EST
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By Nicole Neuman
Hagedorn died Thursday after a battle with kidney cancer.

Politics

What’s in the voting rights bills being debated in Congress?

Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 1:54 PM EST
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By Nicole Neuman
Senate Democrats say it’s important to pass federal legislation to ensure each person’s right to vote. Republican senators say bills have been passed to extend voting rights and the power of changing voting laws should remain at the state level.

Local

Proposals announced to cut taxes in W.Va.

Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 at 6:05 PM EST
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By Brendan Tierney
Democrats and Republicans have very different ideas about how to reduce your tax bill.

Politics

Government: Dylann Roof’s death sentence should stand

Updated: Sep. 24, 2021 at 6:45 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
Federal prosecutors argued in court documents filed Thursday that a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals correctly ruled last month that the government had proven its case against Dylann Roof, despite his protestations on several points.

National Politics

Accused Capitol rioter from West Virginia back in court

Updated: Sep. 10, 2021 at 2:48 PM EDT
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By Kyle Midura
A West Virginia man answers the latest criminal charge as he’s tried for his alleged role in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

National Politics

Early voting wraps up in OH-15 special election primary

Updated: Aug. 2, 2021 at 4:13 PM EDT
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By Kristin Kasper
Officials are prepping as usual, but expecting low turnout Tuesday.

National

AP Exclusive: State bar investigating Texas attorney general

Updated: Jun. 9, 2021 at 10:10 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
The investigation is yet another liability for the embattled attorney general, who is facing a years-old criminal case, a separate, newer FBI investigation, and a Republican primary opponent who is seeking to make electoral hay of the various controversies.

National

Attorney: US makes concessions to ease asylum restrictions

Updated: May. 18, 2021 at 8:35 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press
The move is part of negotiations to settle a lawsuit over pandemic-related powers that deny migrants a right to apply for asylum.

National

Powell’s high-stakes bet: More jobs but only mild inflation

Updated: May. 1, 2021 at 11:56 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press
Getting the timing right on interest rate policy is a tricky task that has bedeviled Fed chairs for decades.

Politics

Biden to propose free preschool, a $200B investment

Updated: Apr. 27, 2021 at 7:57 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
President Joe Biden will call for free preschool for all three- and four-year-old children as part of his American Families Plan.

Politics

Houston-area sheriff is named to lead immigration agency

Updated: Apr. 27, 2021 at 6:49 PM EDT
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By JUAN A. LOZANO and ELLIOT SPAGAT
President Joe Biden has nominated the sheriff of one of the nation’s most populous counties to lead the agency that deports people in the country illegally.

Politics

US orders big drawdown at Kabul embassy as troops leave

Updated: Apr. 27, 2021 at 4:40 PM EDT
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By MATTHEW LEE
The State Department has ordered a significant number of its remaining staff at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul to leave Afghanistan as the military steps up the pullout of American troops from the country.

National

US: Putin approved operations to help Trump against Biden

Updated: Mar. 16, 2021 at 6:27 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
U.S. officials found no evidence that foreign actors changed votes or otherwise disrupted the voting process in last November’s presidential election, according to government reports Tuesday affirming the integrity of the contest won by President Joe Biden.

Politics

Senate confirms Merrick Garland to be US attorney general

Updated: Mar. 10, 2021 at 4:27 PM EST
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By The Associated Press
Garland will now inherit a Justice Department embattled by a turbulent era under Trump.

Politics

House impeachment manager sues Trump, allies over riot

Updated: Mar. 5, 2021 at 12:01 PM EST
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By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO
The California Democrat’s suit was filed Friday in federal court in Washington.

National

Trump State Department aide charged with assault at Capitol

Updated: Mar. 5, 2021 at 11:11 AM EST
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By The Associated Press
Court papers say Federico Klein was seen wearing a “Make America Great Again" hat amid the throng of people trying to force their way into the Capitol.

National

Solid sign-ups for Biden’s new ‘Obamacare’ coverage offer

Updated: Mar. 3, 2021 at 10:23 AM EST
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By The Associated Press
The solid start to the three-month special enrollment period indicates a pent-up demand for health insurance as the COVID-19 pandemic approaches the one-year mark.

National

Biden directive expands jobless aid to more unemployed

Updated: Feb. 25, 2021 at 6:48 PM EST
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By The Associated Press
The federal program, known as Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, made the self-employed and gig workers eligible for jobless aid for the first time.

National

Conservative gathering to feature Trump’s false fraud claims

Updated: Feb. 25, 2021 at 4:06 PM EST
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By The Associated Press
Matt Schlapp, chairman of the Conservative Political Action Conference and a Trump ally, said discussion panels on election integrity would highlight “huge” evidence of illegal voting in Georgia, Nevada and elsewhere that ultimately swung the election for Democrat Joe Biden.

National

Group asks Supreme Court justices to ban use of race in college admissions

Updated: Feb. 25, 2021 at 1:50 PM EST
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By The Associated Press
The high court could decide in the spring whether to take up the issue.

National

Republican wants to require national anthem in Wisconsin

Updated: Feb. 25, 2021 at 1:26 PM EST
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By The Associated Press
The sweeping proposal from state Sen. Patrick Testin, of Stevens Point, comes after the Dallas Mavericks did not play “The Star-Spangled Banner” before home games earlier this season.

National

Fed’s Powell: Recovery incomplete, high inflation unlikely

Updated: Feb. 23, 2021 at 1:24 PM EST
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By The Associated Press
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell underscored the U.S. economy’s ongoing weakness Tuesday in remarks that suggested that the Fed sees no need to alter its ultra-low interest rate policies anytime soon.

Politics

Detroit-area county certifies vote after first blocking it

Updated: Nov. 17, 2020 at 10:30 PM EST
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By The Associated Press
Michigan’s largest county reversed course and unanimously certified its presidential election results Tuesday night after Republicans first blocked the move in a party-line vote that threatened to temporarily stall official approval of Democrat Joe Biden’s win in the state.

Politics

Trump ally McCarthy is reelected leader of House Republicans

Updated: Nov. 17, 2020 at 4:50 PM EST
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By The Associated Press
McCarthy faced no opposition to return as minority leader during the closed-door gathering under COVID-19 protocols.

News

Biden apparent victor in Georgia, Trump wins North Carolina, NBC News projects

Updated: Nov. 13, 2020 at 2:34 PM EST
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By WSAZ News Staff and NBC News
The win brings the final Electoral College tally to 306 votes for Biden and 232 votes for Trump.
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