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Presidents from a majority of the country's historically black colleges and universities are in Washington this week, calling for $25 billion in the upcoming budget to help address priorities including infrastructure, college readiness and financial aid as President Trump prepares to sign an executive order aimed at signaling his commitment to the schools. Trump met briefly with the college leaders on Monday, posing for a photograph in the Oval Office before the group met with Vice President Mike Pence and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich is slated to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday, three sources familiar with the plan told CNN today. A senior administration official said the meeting is still tentative but is likely to be a private sitdown between Kasich, the President and possibly Chief of Staff Reince Priebus.
In an interview on CNN's " State of the Union ", the Ohio Republican, attending a worldwide security conference in Munich, Germany, said leaders from other countries are getting mixed messages from the president and members of his administration. Speaking from the 53rd Munich Security Conference, Kasich said leaders are saying, "We're just not sure" about America's alliances.
President Donald Trump has put the brakes on a regulation blocking coal mining debris from being dumped into nearby streams. before he signed a measure to overturn it.
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"The amount of energy I am seeing is like nothing I've ever seen," said Democratic Chairman David Pepper, recounting what he sees as a rebound since the election of Donald Trump nearly three months ago. The Cincinnati attorney said he's getting interest from Democrats already wanting to run for Congress next year, and they are better qualified than many of the party's past candidates.
Protesters rally against President Trump's refugee ban at Miami International Airport on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.President Donald Trump's immigration order sowed more confusion and outrage across the country Sunday, with travelers detained at airports, panicked families searching for relatives and protesters registering their opposition to the sweeping measure.
There were more rumblings about the coming state budget, lawmakers made a brief appearance in their respective Statehouse chambers and another statewide office-holder made his 2018 election intentions known. Things are getting busy again in capital city, as Gov. John Kasich and the state legislature gear up for biennial budget deliberations and potential statewide candidates begin jockeying for position.
Demonstrators sit down in the concourse and hold a sign that reads "We are America," as more than 1,000 people gather at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, to protest President Donald Trump's order that restricts immigration to the U.S., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, in Seattle. President Trump signed an executive order Friday that bans legal U.S. residents and visa-holders from seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the U.S. for 90 days and puts an indefinite hold on a program resettling Syrian refugees.
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With some careful planning and lots of energy, Parkway junior Reese Fokine attended last week's inauguration ceremonies. He was accompanied by close friends Ben Black and Cory Johnson.
There's been little public word about what has happened to an American college student detained in North Korea, as a new administration takes over one year later amid deep U.S. concerns about the hostile country's nuclear and missile development. North Korea announced last Jan. 22 it had detained Otto Warmbier, a 21-year-old University of Virginia student from suburban Cincinnati, earlier that month for alleged anti-state crime.
The bonanza of far-right bills demonstrated what "emboldened" Republican legislators will attempt with solid majorities in the state legislature, Republican John Kasich in the governor's mansion, and members of the GOP in the offices of secretary of state, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer. Welcome to the dawn of Republican government.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich is headed to Washington for a series of events, including the presidential inauguration of former political rival Donald Trump. He will meet with GOP Sen. John McCain, of Arizona, to discuss national security issues on Thursday and then join two private, round-table discussions with members of Senate committees.
Ohioans on Capitol Hill in Washington are asking the incoming administration to keep up with efforts aimed at improving Lake Erie. Democratic Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur and Republican David Joyce are among four dozen members of Congress who sent a letter this week asking for continued support for research into harmful algae blooms.
In this Aug. 1, 2016, file photo, then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall event in Columbus, Ohio. On the eve of Donald Trump's inauguration four years later, the authors of the Republican National Committee's 2013 "Growth and Opportunity Project" concede their report is little more than an afterthought.
In less than a year's time, Ohio Gov. John Kasich has gone from an "adult in the room" alternative in a fractious Republican presidential field, to a potential convention spoiler in Cleveland, to now facing a hostile new president who reached down personally to seize control of the state GOP. The roller coaster ride has left many wondering whether Kasich's political star and personal influence have faded.
In this April 29, 2015, file photo, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, center, joined by state Public Safety Director John Born, right, and former state Sen. Nina Turner, left, announces a plan to establish the first-ever statewide police standards for the proper use of force, recruiting and hiring, during a Statehouse news conference in Columbus, Ohio. Born says the hope is that Ohio law enforcement agencies employing about two-thirds of all officers will adopt the standards by a March 2017 deadline.
At age 23, he became personal assistant to former Ohio governor Ted Strickland, campaigning across the state during the Democrat's bid for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Rob Portman.