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Labor groups for construction workers, nurses, and public school and local government employees say the budget law will only benefit the rich while hurting working families and potentially closing rural hospitals.

Columbus Congresswoman Joyce Beatty said she intends to run for office in 2026 after hip replacement and eye surgery sidelined her for weeks. Beatty returned to Washington D.C. last week to vote against President Donald Trump's tax cut and spending bill.

The 75-year-old congresswoman revealed in a social media video with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries that she underwent a hip replacement surgery and eye surgery. She came back to D.C. Thursday to vote against President Donald Trump's budget reconciliation bill.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis joined Ohio House GOP lawmakers to call for term limits in Congress, which would require an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The congressman's Facebook and X accounts stated the call-in information would be posted prior to the town hall's 5:30 p.m. start time Tuesday. The details were never posted, but Carey's office did livestream the forum.

President Donald Trump's first few weeks in office have been full of orders, wielding the power of the executive branch.

The Summit County Board of Elections remained deadlocked on party lines in a hearing.

The list of competitive House races in next month's election is filled with freshmen and two-term representatives who are hoping to survive for another term so they can build their credentials and gain a measure of seniority for plum committee assignments. Reps. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, and Ken Calvert, R-Calif., are the opposite of that.

After tense talks in the Oval Office, congressional leaders said they were hopeful they could reach a deal to avert a partial government shutdown on Friday. But they appeared divided on Ukraine aid.

Former Cleveland Mayor and U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich announced his campaign, this time as an independent, for Ohio's 7th Congressional District.