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Category Archives: Senator Rob Portman
Donald Who?:
Why the GOP Congress Will Stop Trump from Going Too Far : The coming resistance from Republican lawmakers who hate Trump, fear executive overreach--or both. Consider the many ways in which the substantial ambitions of GOP legislators could bring them into conflict with the Trump administration.
Public viewing of John Glenn in Ohio to extend for 8 hours
Members of the public will be given eight hours Friday to pay their respects to John Glenn as the late astronaut-hero lies in state at Ohio's capitol building. A spokesman said Saturday that Glenn would lie in repose in the Statehouse Rotunda from noon to 8 p.m. under a proposal set for final approval by the building's advisory board Monday.
Trump victory tour: ‘Thank you’ or ‘ego’ trip?
Trump victory tour: 'Thank you' or 'ego' trip? President-elect Donald Trump is launching his nationwide victory tour in Cincinnati on Thursday night. Check out this story on portclintonnewsherald.com: http://cin.ci/2gfFCLa Donald Trump is the first president-elect ever known to go on a nationwide victory tour, which kicks off this week in a key swing state that helped the real estate mogul pull off his surprise victory.
Lame-Duck Congress Works to Set Stage for President Trump
The lame-duck Congress is gaveling in for its final work session of 2016, and its last under President Barack Obama, as lawmakers face a Dec. 9 deadline for spending legislation to keep the government running. Republican leaders want to pass a short-term spending bill to extend existing funding levels into next spring, allowing a new President Donald Trump the opportunity to play a bigger role in crafting agency budgets.
Trump’s Cabinet picks may not get rubber-stamped in GOP Senate
Donald Trump sits atop Republicans in Washington, but that doesn't necessarily mean the Senate will rubber-stamp everyone he picks for his Cabinet. While he can expect the Republican Senate to confirm most of his choices, the party's narrow 52-48 edge and early infighting could slow or doom controversial ones.
Trans-Pacific Partnership is dead, Schumer tells labor leaders
The Senate's soon-to-be-top Democrat told labor leaders Thursday that the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the trade deal at the center of President Barack Obama's "pivot" to strengthen ties with key Asian allies, will not be ratified by Congress. That remark from Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., who is expected to be the incoming Senate minority leader, came as good news to the AFL-CIO executive council, which met in Washington.
Despite his surprise victory, Trump still underperformed most Republican Senate candidates
The Republicans had an uphill battle to keep the Senate in 2016, given that they would be defending a number of seats in blue-leaning states. As Hillary Clinton's candidacy gained strength at various points over the summer and fall, it seemed even more likely that the Senate would flip back from red to blue, two years after it went the other direction.
Gallia ballot rundown –
As election day finally approaches this Tuesday, voters will decide the fate of the country in what is arguably the most contentious presidential election in recent American history. While being a presidential election year, the public should also remember a variety of local issues being voted upon in their home counties as well.
Senate forecast remains cloudy with one week to go until Election Day
Sen. Marco Rubio is greeted as he visits an early voting center to cast his general election ballot on Oct. 31, 2016 in Miami, Florida. Mr. Rubio is in a race against his Democratic opponent Rep. Patrick Murphy for the Florida Senate seat.
No endorsement for recorder
Columbiana County Recorder Theresa Bosel is being opposed in her re-election bid by Madison Township Fiscal Officer Tiffany Chetock. We were among Bosel's biggest critics during her first year in office.
Senate control may be at stake in GOP-friendly Missouri
The clamor for change fueling Republican Donald Trump's presidential campaign may help a little-known Democrat upset a powerful GOP senator in red-state Missouri on Election Day. And with just a handful of competitive races around the country, the outcome in Missouri could help determine control of the Senate.
[Elizabeth Drew] Wave election in America?
With the world mesmerized by the United States' presidential race this year, the race for control of the US House of Representatives and Senate has been largely overlooked. But the outcome of the congressional elections could make or break the next president's agenda.
Final Senate Debate: Lots of jabbing but no knockout Read Story Tom Beres
Senator Rob Portman's goal was to protect his comfortable, double-digit, lead in the polls. Challenger Ted Strickland was hoping for a breakthrough.
Portman, Strickland debate
Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman and Democratic challenger Ted Strickland have sparred over their parties' presidential nominees in their second debate and traded jabs that they're each bending the truth to get an edge with voters. Portman and Strickland often spoke directly into the camera Monday night at a Columbus television station.
Betrayed
"Of course I do not condone Mr. Trump's comments from 11 years ago. I know that this is what the media will choose to focus on instead of the issues or the avalanche of discrediting information about Hillary Clinton's corruption, or her negligence while in office that cost the lives of Americans in Libya and allowed confidential emails to be hacked.
The Latest: Portman calls Trump groping video final straw
Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman says a video showing Donald Trump boasting about groping women was the last straw for him and why he pulled his endorsement. Portman said in a debate with Democratic challenger Ted Strickland on Friday in Youngstown that those comments by the GOP nominee for president were offensive and demeaning to women.
Some Republican officials stick with Trump, cite the issues
Some key Republican officeholders and candidates reaffirmed their support for Donald Trump Thursday despite new allegations from women that he groped and assaulted them. The Republicans argued that Trump would still be better on key issues like energy and the Supreme Court than Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Obama: Republicans deserve no credit for disavowing Trump
President Barack Obama insisted Thursday that Republicans who are disavowing Donald Trump deserve no credit for their sudden change of heart after having "stood by silently" for so long. He accused Republicans of filling a "swamp of crazy" by allowing unfounded and hate-filled rhetoric to go unchallenged within the party for years.
The Latest: Pence ditches reporters, continues to campaign
Countless former Democrats in Ohio'... . Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, in Lakeland, Fla.