Congress

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.

The former leader of Ohio House Democrats is running for Congress.

Lawmakers are juggling must-pass items, like addressing the nation's borrowing authority and an annual defense authorization package, along with major political priorities for Democrats.

In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the redistricting process as Ohio loses a congressional seat. Ohio State University law professor and election law expert Ned Foley joins the show.

The United States is one of a handful of countries, and the only wealthy nation, without a national paid leave policy.

The short-term spending bill avoids a partial government shutdown, but other major issues, such as suspending the debt limit, remain unresolved.

Nina Turner has raised $2.2 million so far for her bid to succeed Marcia Fudge in Congress. Turner received most of that – about $1.5 million – since January, and has $1 million on hand as the race heads to an Aug. 3 special primary.

Voters in Ohio’s 11th Congressional District have four months to make up their minds about who should replace Marcia Fudge, who is now President Joe Biden’s Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson is endorsing Nina Turner in the race to succeed Marcia Fudge in Congress, Turner’s campaign said in a news release Wednesday.

Former state Rep. Bryan Flannery formally launched his campaign for Marcia Fudge’s U.S. House seat on Tuesday.