Senate Progressives Look To Flex Muscles in 2017

Democrats and activists who pushed Hillary Clinton to the Left during the campaign are preparing their next acts: Keeping her there, and joining forces to push progressive policies on Capitol Hill next year. If a couple of big "ifs" come to pass-Clinton winning and Democrats reclaiming the Senate-the chamber's left flank is poised to have more political and policy influence.

Ohio Voter Purge Is Unconstitutional, Federal Appeals Court Rules

An Ohio voter purge was ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals court Friday just weeks before the presidential election, kicking the decision back to the lower court. U.S. District Judge George C. Smith ruled this summer that Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted could purge the voting rolls of voters if they had not participated in six years, ABC News reported .

Hillary Clinton and Her Top Allies Plan Post-Debate Blitz

Hillary Clinton and her top surrogates -- including her husband and former President Bill Clinton and first lady Michelle Obama -- plan to fan out to a handful of battleground states in the days following Monday's first presidential debate in a sign of force aimed at getting more Democrats to the polls. They plan to visit Florida and Pennsylvania repeatedly, with fewer stops in other key states up for grabs and just one visit to Ohio.

Federal court rules against Ohio’s purges of voter rolls – Fri, 23 Sep 2016 PST

A federal appeals court ruled Friday against Ohio's procedure for removing voters from state rolls, dealing a blow to Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted and handing a victory to voting rights advocates in a key presidential swing state. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit overruled a U.S. district court judge's decision that Husted was not violating any laws with the process he was using to take inactive voters off the rolls if they did not confirm their status.

Why You Should Care About the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Hillary…

Swing state paper bucks nearly century-long tradition supporting Republicans, calling Donald Trump "a clear and present danger to our country" The paper's editorial board says it's breaking a nearly century-long tradition of backing Republicans and supporting Hillary Clinton instead. The paper's makes it clear it doesn't take the move "lightly," insisting this "is not a traditional race, and these are not traditional times."

Debate over whether Columbus is really the ‘safest big city’

In this Jan. 13, 2013, file photo, visitors examine a model of downtown Columbus, Ohio, built with Lego construction toys, made by the Central Ohio Lego Train Club and displayed in an exhibit at the Columbus Museum of Art in Columbus, Ohio. In many ways, Columbus appears to be a city on the upswing, with cranes dotting the skyline of America's 15th largest city, but some neighborhoods continue to struggle with poverty, crime and tensions with police.

Trump Is Leading Clinton Now

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Senate Democrats turn to red states in hope of winning majority

Senate Democrats, worried about their chances in key battlegrounds of Ohio and Florida this fall, are increasingly setting their sights on three red states to bring them back to the majority. Democratic leaders and party strategists are zeroing in on Indiana, North Carolina and Missouri, sending major resources to traditional Republican states in the hopes of returning to power after losing the majority in 2014.

Trump’s birther flip meets with skepticism from many blacks

In this July 8, 2016 file photo, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Rep. G. K. Butterfield, D-N.C., center, accompanied by, from left, Rep. Joyce Beatty , D-Ohio, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Butterfield, Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y., and Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Black voters reacted skeptically on Friday to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's public admission that he now believes the nation's first black president was indeed born in the United States.

The Export-Import Bank Provision That Could Be A Problem In Government Funding Negotiations

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Jim Jordan agrees that conservatives don't have much leverage in upcoming government funding battles, which might mean that conservatives get rolled. WASHINGTON - Thirty-six conservative advocacy groups warned on Friday that a potential Export-Import Bank provision in the upcoming bill to keep the government funded could provide Congress with unexpected controversy as lawmakers look to get out of Washington and back to the campaign trail.

For some Americans, Trump is ‘lesser evil’

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump takes the stage at a campaign rally at the Canton Memorial Civic Center on September 14, 2016 in Canton, Ohio. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images/AFP Barberton, United States: For some voters, Democrat Hillary Clinton in November is the clear choice for the White House -- after all, she certainly has more political experience than Republican rival Donald Trump.

Trump supporters a ‘basket of deplorables.’ Is this Clinton’s ’47 percent’ moment?

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told the country what she really thinks about many Donald Trump supporters when she lumped "half" of them into a xenophobic, homophobic, racist, and sexist "basket of deplorables" on Friday. Although she cautioned her comments were "grossly generalistic," the blunt commentary at a New York City fund-raiser specifically targeted the nebulous alt-right movement that Mr. Trump has courted, whose philosophical leaders in a press conference this week outlined their plans for an ethno-state where Jews might or might not be welcome.

Trump’s East European Achilles Heel

Donald Trump's recent gains in some polls in the Middle West and Florida may prove to be a transient phenomenon if the Republican nominee's pro-Russian, anti-NATO stance is hammered home to the regions' large communities of Eastern and Northern European heritage. The ethnic vote in several battleground states could be decisive in a close election.