Trump's preferred candidate just won the Ohio GOP Senate primary — and Democrats are thrilled

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Bernie Moreno, a former car dealership owner, won the GOP Senate primary in Ohio on Tuesday.
Bernie Moreno, a former car dealership owner, won the GOP Senate primary in Ohio on Tuesday.

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MAGA House candidate JR Majewski's disparagement of Special Olympics athletes is reverberating in the high-stakes Ohio Senate race

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Businessman Bernie Moreno (left) and OH Secretary of State Frank LaRose (right) both endorsed JR Majewski (center) in December.
Businessman Bernie Moreno (left) and OH Secretary of State Frank LaRose (right) both endorsed JR Majewski (center) in December.

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Tucker Carlson's interview with Putin captivated some GOP lawmakers

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Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said that an
Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said that some of what Putin said during the interview was accurate.

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GOP House candidate JR Majewski uses ableist slur against Democrats: 'It's like being in the Special Olympics'

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JR Majewski at a Trump rally in Youngstown, Ohio on September 17, 2022.
JR Majewski at a Trump rally in Youngstown, Ohio on September 17, 2022.

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Trump-backed Ohio Senate candidate shredded documents as he faced a lawsuit accusing him of wage theft

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GOP Senate candidate Bernie Moreno at an event for now-Sen. JD Vance in Independence, Ohio on April 20, 2022.
GOP Senate candidate Bernie Moreno at an event for now-Sen. JD Vance in Independence, Ohio on April 20, 2022.

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Ohio Republicans are coalescing behind one of the worst-performing candidates of the 2022 midterms — after his main GOP opponent trashed Trump

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GOP candidate JR Majewski at a Trump rally in Vandalia, Ohio on November 7, 2022.
GOP candidate JR Majewski at a Trump rally in Vandalia, Ohio on November 7, 2022.

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Republicans still don't know how to talk about abortion

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An Issue 1 opponent sits at an election watch party.
Center for Christian Virtue county captain Val Halz sits with a plate of food during a watch party for opponents of Issue 1.

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Sen. JD Vance says Republicans have to 'recognize how much voters mistrust us' on abortion

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Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio outside the Senate chamber on November 1, 2023.
Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio outside the Senate chamber on November 1, 2023.

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Republicans are desperate for attention — and it's decimating their ability to govern

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A photo collage of Republicans vying for attention.

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If only they cared.

'Just shut your mouth:' Populist Republicans back UAW workers' demands while slamming union leadership

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From left: Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, UAW President Shawn Fain, and Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri.
From left: Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, UAW President Shawn Fain, and Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri.

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