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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown Blames President Trump For Being Denied Access To Border Facility

By • Jul 15, 2019

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) says he was denied access to a Customs and Border Control detention facility that houses children over the weekend. Brown wanted to see the facilities holding children that some other lawmakers have described as cramped and smelly. Brown is telling reporters he blames top administration officials for wanting to keep him from seeing inhumane treatment there.

Politics Chat: Why Is Trump Coming To Cincinnati So Early In The Campaign?

By • Jul 12, 2019
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President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are planning an Aug. 1 re-election campaign rally at Cincinnati's US Bank Arena - which raises the question of why they are stumping here so early in the campaign. Trump did not win either Hamilton County or Cincinnati in 2016. WVXU's Senior Political Analyst, Howard Wilkinson, told News Director Maryanne Zeleznik that his real audience is in not in Cincinnati, but in the suburban and rural counties which surround it.

WATCH: Trump Speaks On Census And Citizenship Question

By • Jul 11, 2019
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Alex Brandon / AP

President Trump is speaking from the White House about his administration's push to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census. Watch his remarks live.

The president's comments are expected to begin at 5 p.m. ET. If it is after the scheduled start time and the below video does not play, please try refreshing the page. 

Commentary: Why I'm Passing On Trump's Fourth Of July 'Salute To Me'

By • Jul 3, 2019
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Alex Brandon / AP

He just can't leave it alone. Donald Trump had to find some way to make America's most patriotic holiday – Independence Day – about him.

Politics Chat: Will Trump Stump For Bevin, And Will It Matter?

By • Jun 28, 2019
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Carolyn Kaster / AP

WVXU's Senior Political Analyst Howard Wilkinson talked with News Director Maryanne Zeleznik about Gov. Matt Bevin's hope that President Trump will come to Kentucky several times to help Bevin's re-election campaign.

New Sanctions, Dem Debate And Mueller's Return: A Look At The Latest Political News

By • Jun 27, 2019
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Alex Brandon / AP

Tensions mount between the U.S. and Iran after President Trump imposes new sanctions on Iran as retaliation for the country's downing of a U.S. military drone. The acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner resigns amid the continuing humanitarian crisis on the U.S. - Mexico border, which was brought into sharp focus this week by a photo of a father and his young daughter who drowned while trying to cross the Rio Grande.

President Issues Disaster Declaration For Ohio Counties Impacted By Tornadoes

By & • Jun 19, 2019

The 10 Ohio counties impacted by the Memorial Day tornado outbreak are now eligible for federal disaster recovery aid. Dayton-area officials say the FEMA and other funding could play a crucial role in the Miami Valley’s ongoing recovery.

President Donald Trump issued a federal disaster declaration Tuesday, one week after Gov. Mike DeWine formally requested it.

The declaration means affected Ohioans are now eligible for aid through FEMA’s individual assistance, hazard mitigation, and disaster legal services programs.

Sherrod Brown Pushes Trump Administration On Overtime Pay

By editor • Jun 18, 2019

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is proposing a bill that would require overtime pay for any salaried worker making less than $51,064, a more than $15,000 increase to the Trump Administration's proposed threshold.

With Biden Out Front, Trump Hits Back, Plus More News Out Of Washington

By • May 30, 2019
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Michael Dwyer / AP

President Donald Trump, who will make a state visit to the United Kingdom next week, is taking heat from comments he made during his recent trip to Japan. Trump said he wasn't concerned about North Korea's latest missile launch, and he agreed with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's remark that former Vice President Joe Biden was a "low IQ individual."

Ohio State Police Officer Receives Medal Of Valor At White House Ceremony

By Adora Namigadde • May 23, 2019

President Trump presented the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor to Ohio State Police officer Alan Horujko at a White House ceremony Wednesday afternoon, in honor of his actions stopping an attack at the university in November 2016.

WATCH: Trump Immigration Speech

By • May 16, 2019
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Evan Vucci / AP

President Trump is unveiling an immigration plan that would vastly change who's allowed into the United States. The administration's proposal focuses on reducing family-based immigration to the U.S. in favor of employment, skill-based immigration. Watch his remarks from the White House Rose Garden live.

Monday Chat: KY Dems Running For Governor Steer Clear Of Criticizing Trump

By • May 13, 2019
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WVXU Senior political Analyst Howard Wilkinson talked with News Director Maryanne Zeleznik Monday about the May 21 guberntorial primary in Kentucky. The three Democrats who are vying to win the nomination have been predictably tough on incumbent Republican Matt Bevin, but are steering clear of criticizing Bevin's friend, President Trump, who is enormously popular in the Commonwealth.

Commentary: Will Dems' 2020 Nominee Win The Election Or Make An Ideological Point?

By • May 1, 2019
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Clockwise from top left: Charlie Neibergall, AP; Wikimedia Commons; Lorie Shaull, Flickr Creative Commons; PHIL ROEDER, Flickr Creative Commons

The current storyline in the 2020 presidential campaign goes something like this:

Donald Trump and his allies run a campaign demonizing Democrats in general as horrid, lying socialists who hate America with a passion, who wouldn't be caught dead in a cheap foam hat that says Make America Great Again because they want to destroy it.

Commentary: Is Ohio's Bellwether Status Gone For Good?

By • Apr 24, 2019
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John Minchillo / AP

Ohio, which had a reputation as the nation's ultimate bellwether state in presidential elections, threw everyone for a loop in 2016 when voters here chose Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton.

Monday Chat: Portman Has A Measured Response To Mueller Report

By • Apr 22, 2019
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Ohio Sen. Rob Portman read the Mueller Report while he was traveling in Vietnam last week with other U.S. senators. While most Republican lawmakers had a knee-jerk reaction saying President Trump had been "exonerated," the statement Portman released Friday didn't use that word and he was one of the rare Republicans who said that Trump had acted inappropriately. On the subject of obstruction of justice, Portman said the Department of Justice concluded that it did not have enough evidence to charge the president.

Mueller Report: Trump Tried To Stop Investigation Fearing His Presidency Was Over

By & • Apr 18, 2019

Updated at 7:24 p.m. ET

When President Trump learned two years ago that a special counsel had been appointed to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election, he was distraught.

Trump "slumped back in his chair and said, 'Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my presidency. I'm f***ed,' " according to the report by special counsel Robert Mueller that was released Thursday in redacted form.

Commentary: 'Ohio Is Not Red, It's Rigged'

By • Apr 3, 2019
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Mary Altaffer / AP

Ohio seems to be in one of its political mood swings again.

It happens every generation or so, and this one seems to favor the Republicans.

If Trump Shuts Down US-Mexico Trade, Ohio Would Take Hit

By Adrian Ma • Apr 2, 2019

President Trump is threatening to close the U.S.-Mexico border in response to a recent surge of people crossing illegally. In speaking to reporters about the proposal this past weekend, he said a shutdown could include “all trade.” 

Such a move would have a significant impact on Ohio, which has Mexico as its second-largest trading partner after Canada. 

More Than 750,000 Could Lose Food Stamps Under Trump Administration Proposal

By • Apr 1, 2019

Three-quarters of a million people would likely lose their food stamps later this year under a new proposal by the Trump administration. The goal is to encourage able-bodied adults to go to work and get off government aid. But opponents predict people would go hungry instead, if the rule goes into effect.

A public comment period, which ends Tuesday, has so far drawn more than 28,000 comments overwhelmingly against the proposed rule.

Monday Chat: National Poll Has 53 Percent Saying They Won't Vote To Re-elect Trump

By • Apr 1, 2019
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WVXU senior political analyst Howard Wilkinson spoke with Jay Hanselman Monday morning about a recent Quinnipiac University poll of American voters that had some bad news for President Trump - 53% of those polled said they will not vote for Trump for re-election, including 60% of all women voters. Anything over 50% is the last thing an incumbent wants to see, although he has plenty of time to turn that around.

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