• Trump-backed businessman to win Ohio’s GOP Senate primary

    Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno won Ohio’s Republican Senate primary on Tuesday, just days after former President Donald Trump visited the state to boost his endorsed candidate in a three-way race that remained competitive to the end.

  • Republican Senate Slugfest in Ohio Fuels Jitters About Trump’s Candidate

    With just days to go before the election, the three-way Republican Senate primary in Ohio has turned into a food fight, fueling concerns about former President Donald J. Trump’s favored candidate, Bernie Moreno. The contest on Tuesday to decide who will face Senator Sherrod Brown has been contentious for months, with Mr. Moreno, a wealthy former car dealer who has never held elected office, struggling to outrun his rivals, State Senator Matt Dolan and Secretary of State Frank LaRose. But in...

    • MSNBC

    Inside the final days of Trump’s presidency and the push to invoke the Insurrection Act

    Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), former member of the January 6th select committee and Betsy Woodruff Swan, Politico National Correspondent join Nicolle Wallace with an inside look at the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency when Jeffery Clark was nearly appointed Acting Attorney General in order to follow through on Trump’s demands in the hopes of staying in power.

  • Moreno, with Trump push, wins Ohio U.S. Senate Republican primary

    (The Center Square) – Cleveland businessman and political novice Bernie Moreno on Tuesday won the Republican nomination for an Ohio U.S. Senate, boosted by a Saturday appearance from former President Donald Trump. Moreno’s win over state Sen. Matt Dolan and Secretary of State Frank LaRose was called about 8:45 p.m., setting up a November showdown with incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown in one of the country’s critical races for control of the Senate. Brown, first...

  • Trump Criticizes Biden’s Plan on Israel War, Doesn’t Have One of His Own

    Don Criticizes Joe's Plan on Israel War, Doesn't Have One of His Own (First column, 3rd story, link) Related stories:Stock market's performance under Biden now better than under Trump

  • Trump And Ohio’s GOP Establishment Clash On The Eve Of A Rowdy Senate Primary

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — On the eve of an Ohio Republican Senate primary awash in resentment and rage, two leading candidates stuck close to their tribes Monday, reinforcing battle lines in a race that has become a referendum on former President Donald Trump. Allies of Trump and his preferred candidate, Bernie Moreno, barnstormed the state, warning […]

    • CNN

    Ohio’s GOP primary is a test for Trump that could shape Senate control this fall

    Ohio’s Republican Senate primary on Tuesday – this year’s first test of Donald Trump’s clout in a contested Senate race – will help determine a key question this fall: What is the fate of Sen. Sherrod Brown and the Democratic majority? “Are we ready to win and retire Sherrod Brown from Ohio politics?” state Sen. Matt Dolan, one of three Republican rivals locked in the bitter primary, asked supporters Monday night in Columbus. Yet for all of the GOP’s focus on trying to defeat Brown in November,...

    • KTVZ

    Ohio’s GOP primary is a test for Trump that could shape Senate control this fall

    By Simone Pathe, Jeff Zeleny and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Ohio’s Republican Senate primary on Tuesday – this year’s first test of Donald Trump’s clout in a contested Senate race – will help determine a key question this fall: What is the fate of Sen. Sherrod Brown and the Democratic majority? “Are we ready

  • Star wars: Sri Lanka’s powerful astrologers split over auspicious dates

    Group employed by government divided for first time over best date for new year ritualsSri Lanka’s government-backed traditional astrologers have failed to unanimously agree on the best date for new year rituals, with squabbling seers warning of “disaster” and accusing rivals of misinterpreting the position of stars.Astrologers are hugely influential figures consulted by the island’s Buddhist and Hindu communities, and their advice for auspicious dates guides everything from marriages to...

  • Trump-backed Bernie Moreno wins Ohio’s contentious GOP Senate primary

    Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno won Ohio’s Republican Senate primary on Tuesday, just days after former President Donald Trump visited the state to boost his endorsed candidate in a three-way race that remained competitive to the end. Moreno prevailed after a contentious and expensive fight against Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and Cleveland-area state Sen. Matt Dolan, whose relentless attacks may yet damage him headed into this fall. That’s when he’ll face off against three-term...

  • Car salesman Bernie Moreno wins Ohio Senate primary with Trump’s backing

    Trump’s endorsement pushes political newcomer over the top

    • CNN

    Trump’s hush money trial was set to begin Monday. Here’s what’s happening instead

    Donald Trump’s first criminal trial was supposed to begin Monday. Instead, his lawyers will get the chance to argue for a lengthy postponement and even a dismissal of the charges. Judge Juan Merchan is holding a pre-trial hearing in New York on Monday to discuss the discovery issues that led to the delay of the trial on charges brought by the Manhattan district attorney related to hush money payments until at least the middle of next month. Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business...