May 03 Norman Mineta, congressman and first Asian American cabinet secretary, dies at 90 By Brian Witte, Terence Chea, Associated Press Norman Mineta, who as federal transportation secretary ordered commercial flights grounded after the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001, has died. Continue reading
May 03 Brown, backed by Democratic Party moderate establishment, wins Ohio rematch with progressive activist Turner By Will Weissert, Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Democratic U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown has beaten former state Sen. Nina Turner for the second time since last summer, easily prevailing in an Ohio primary billed nationally as a key showdown between the party's more moderate establishment and its activist… Continue reading
May 03 Indiana GOP lawmakers hold off challengers from the hard-right By Tom Davies, Associated Press, Casey Smith, Associated Press/Report for America Frustrated Indiana conservatives fell short in several primary races in their drive to push the Republican-controlled state Legislature further to the right and saw one of their movement's leaders lose his reelection bid. Continue reading
May 03 Venture capitalist and bestselling author JD Vance wins Ohio’s GOP Senate primary By Jill Colvin, Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Bestselling author JD Vance has won Ohio's contentious and hyper-competitive GOP Senate primary, buoyed by Donald Trump's endorsement in a race widely seen as an early test of the former president's hold on his party. Continue reading
May 03 Ohio’s Trump-backed elections chief beats conservative foe in GOP primary By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has won the Republican nomination for his second term in office, defeating conservative challenger John Adams, who questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
May 03 After primary battles, Ohio Republican Gov. DeWine to face Democrat Nan Whaley in the fall By John Seewer, Associated Press Former Dayton, Ohio, Mayor Nan Whaley has won the Democratic nomination for Ohio governor and will face incumbent Republican Mike DeWine this fall. Continue reading
May 03 LinkedIn settles with Labor Department over alleged pay discrimination By Associated Press The career-networking service LinkedIn has agreed to pay $1.8 million in back wages to hundreds of female workers to settle a pay discrimination complaint brought by U.S. labor investigators. Continue reading
May 03 Tim Ryan wins Ohio Democratic Senate primary By Jill Colvin, Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Ohio Democrat Tim Ryan has cruised his way to his party's nomination for an open Senate seat and will now take on the winner of one of the most contentious and closely watched Republican primaries in the nation. Continue reading
May 03 Ohio 2022 Primary Election Results By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Democrat Tim Ryan cruised his way to his party’s nomination for an open Senate seat Tuesday and will now take on the winner of one of the most contentious and closely watched Republican primaries… Continue reading
May 03 Indiana Primary Election Results By Tom Davies, Casey Smith, Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Frustrated conservatives wanting to push the Republican-controlled Indiana Legislature further to the right are trying to unseat several GOP lawmakers in Tuesday’s primary. Roughly two dozen so-called liberty candidates are in Republican legislative races across the… Continue reading