Congress

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.

Greg Landsman, a Democrat on Cincinnati City Council, won a narrow victory over Republican incumbent Steve Chabot Tuesday, ending Chabot's quarter-century hold on the seat.

The redrawn 13th congressional district covers all of Summit County for the first time in decades. It also covers parts of Stark and Portage Counties.

All 15 of Ohio's congressional seats are up for a vote this election, though most are expected to remain in the hands of their incumbent party.

The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, which sets prison terms of up to 30 years, has been more than a century in the making.

There's no law against making laws in an election year. There are special challenges, but the hurdles may loom larger in lore than in reality.

Nina Turner is running for Congress again. The former state senator and leading Bernie Sanders supporter announced her bid early Wednesday morning in a video posted to social media.