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New federal gun regulations went into effect this week. Secretary of State Frank LaRose raised money for a group that could end up supporting his bid for the U.S. Senate, and a former speaker of the Ohio House wants to be considered a crime victim. We break down what it all means on this week’s episode of Ohio Politics Explained. A podcast created by the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau to get you up to speed on the state’s political news in 15 minutes or less. This week, anchor Anna Staver was joined by reporter Haley BeMiller. 1) New rules…

George Latimer is an iconic voice in Minnesota politics, and to some, he is best known as a popular former mayor of Minnesota’s capital city. Latimer was mayor of St. Paul from 1976 to 1990 and still holds the record for the longest serving mayor in the city’s history. During his years in office, St. Paul saw dramatic changes, including a construction boom downtown. But these hits, although popular in St. Paul, were not enough to propel Latimer to victory when he sought the DFL nomination for governor in 1986. He lost the primary contest to Rudy Perpich. Latimer went…

MANCHESTER, NH – EXCLUSIVE – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says voters can judge whether President Biden runs for four more years in the White House. DeSantis, who last week launched a 2024 Republican presidential campaign, spoke to Fox News Digital in an exclusive national interview a couple of hours later on Thursday. President Biden tripped and fell after delivering a speech and handing out diplomas at the Air Force Academy’s graduation ceremony in Colorado. Biden was immediately helped and appeared to recover quickly. The White House later said the president was fine. Regardless, many Republicans have questioned whether Biden, 80,…

WASHINGTON – The debt ceiling deal is headed to President Joe Biden’s desk after the legislation passed the Senate Thursday night. This means the nation is one step closer to avoiding a defect. Sixty-three senators supported the bill, but four Democrats and 31 Republicans said they could not support it, as did independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. The 11 amendments presented to the Senate on Thursday were not approved. Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., did not vote Thursday evening after flying home to attend his son’s high school graduation ceremony, according to his spokesman. Republican senators demanded more defense spending,…

The daughter of a US Air Force fighter pilot, Madeline O’Mara says her family moved around the country during her childhood. “It was great to see so much of the country and really understand and appreciate how different and unique each place is,” she says. While at Notre Dame, Madeline majored in Political Science and earned the NDISC certified along the way Now a data scientist working with the Department of Defense, we were excited to sit down with Madeline to hear her story. Why did you go to Notre Dame? I knew I was going to get an amazing…

A group of high-profile Labor politicians have joined forces to campaign for “urgent” reform of UK democracy. Former prime minister Gordon BrownWelsh First Minister Mark Drakeford and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham are among those who have joined the Alliance for Radical Democratic Change. They will launch the push at an event in Edinburgh this evening, alongside West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin and Scottish Labor leader Anas Sarwar. – where they will ask political leaders from other parties to support their cause. Government denies call for inquiry into COVID for Johnson’s message: latest policy It comes six months after a…

Friday, June 2, 2023 at 02:59 For: News 9 NORMAN, Okla. – Norman police responded to the scene of a shooting Thursday night on the southeast campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman. Officers responded to the scene around 10:30 p.m. near Oak Tree Avenue and 12th Avenue Southeast where they found a person with a gunshot wound. At 10:47 p.m., an alert was sent out to students after police arrived on the scene from the OU Department of Campus Safety, warning students to avoid the area. The victim was taken to a local hospital, and at 11:17 p.m.,…

Washington CNN — Both the Senate and the House have now passed a bill to block President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, which promises to write off up to $20,000 of debt for millions of borrowers but has been stalled by courts The bill now goes to Biden’s desk for his signature, but the president has vowed to veto the legislation. Some moderate Democrats joined Republicans in voting for the bill. The Senate passed the bill on Thursday and the House passed the bill last week. Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Jon Tester of Montana voted…