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Trump sends a deranged letter threatening to annex Greenland, rattling NATO as Europe pushes back. Putin invited to Trump’s “Board of Peace.” DOJ eyes charges over a church protest as free press comes under fire. Read it all and more in today's bulletin.
Today in Politics, Bulletin 289. 1/19/26
… Trump sent this deranged letter to Norway PM Jonas Gahr:
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January 19, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Trump sends a deranged letter threatening to annex Greenland, rattling NATO as Europe pushes back. Putin invited to Trump’s “Board of Peace.” DOJ eyes charges over a church protest as free press comes under fire. Read it all and more in today's bulletin.
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Nationwide, the number of people buying health plans on Affordable Care Act insurance marketplaces is down by about 833,000 compared with a year ago, according to federal data released last week ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/19/r...
Far fewer people buy Obamacare coverage as insurance premiums spike • Ohio Capital Journal
Nationwide, the number of people buying health plans on Obamacare insurance marketplaces is down by about 833,000 compared with a year ago, according to federal data released this week.
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January 19, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Nationwide, the number of people buying health plans on Affordable Care Act insurance marketplaces is down by about 833,000 compared with a year ago, according to federal data released last week ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/19/r...
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In Ohio, 75 out of 88 counties are mental health shortage areas, according to new study ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/13/i...
In Ohio, 75 out of 88 counties are mental health shortage areas, according to new study • Ohio Capital Journal
Out of Ohio’s 88 counties, 75 are mental health shortage areas, according to a recent study from the Health Policy Institute of Ohio.
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January 19, 2026 at 1:00 AM
In Ohio, 75 out of 88 counties are mental health shortage areas, according to new study ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/13/i...
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‘Disappointing’: Ohio’s Science of Reading Switch Not Yet Bringing Results ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/13/d...
‘Disappointing’: Ohio’s Science of Reading Switch Not Yet Bringing Results • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio’s drive to boost reading scores using the science of reading has had a rocky start in the two years since Gov. Mike DeWine fought for the change, with scores going the wrong direction.
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January 18, 2026 at 10:00 PM
‘Disappointing’: Ohio’s Science of Reading Switch Not Yet Bringing Results ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/13/d...
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ICE detained more than 280 people in the central Ohio area during one week in December ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/12/i...
ICE detained more than 280 people in the central Ohio area during one week in December • Ohio Capital Journal
More than 280 people in central Ohio were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during one week last month, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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January 18, 2026 at 11:00 PM
ICE detained more than 280 people in the central Ohio area during one week in December ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/12/i...
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Ohio Democratic U.S. reps joined by three Ohio Republicans to restore Affordable Care Act subsidies ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/13/o...
Ohio Democratic U.S. reps joined by three Ohio Republicans to restore Affordable Care Act subsidies • Ohio Capital Journal
With all five Ohio Democratic U.S. representatives supporting a bill to restore expired Affordable Care Act subsidies, last week 3 of 10 Ohio Republican U.S. representatives defied President Donald…
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January 18, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Ohio Democratic U.S. reps joined by three Ohio Republicans to restore Affordable Care Act subsidies ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/13/o...
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Husted took thousands from company that paid Ohio $88 million to settle Medicaid fraud allegations ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/16/h...
Husted took thousands from company that paid Ohio $88 million to settle Medicaid fraud allegations • Ohio Capital Journal
U.S. Sen. Jon Husted says fraud is a reason he's against ACA insurance subsidies. But a big contributor allegedly defrauded Ohio Medicaid.
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January 18, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Husted took thousands from company that paid Ohio $88 million to settle Medicaid fraud allegations ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/16/h...
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Commentary: Is Ohio’s population decline overrated? Population decline could be an indicator for deeper quality of life problems in the state ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/12/i...
Is Ohio’s population decline overrated? • Ohio Capital Journal
Population decline in Ohio could be an indicator for deeper quality of life problems. Ohio has a high poverty rate, low bachelor’s degree attainment, and low life expectancy. That means Ohio looks…
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January 18, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Commentary: Is Ohio’s population decline overrated? Population decline could be an indicator for deeper quality of life problems in the state ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/12/i...
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President Trump threatened Friday to place tariffs on Greenland and any country that opposes his efforts to take it over, as members of Congress from both parties were in Europe to assure allied nations that lawmakers won’t go along with his plans ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/16/r...
Trump threatens tariffs on Greenland, countries that oppose US takeover • Ohio Capital Journal
President Trump threatened Friday to place tariffs on Greenland and any country that opposes his efforts to take over the Arctic island, as members of Congress from both political parties were in…
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January 17, 2026 at 11:30 PM
President Trump threatened Friday to place tariffs on Greenland and any country that opposes his efforts to take it over, as members of Congress from both parties were in Europe to assure allied nations that lawmakers won’t go along with his plans ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/16/r...
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Commentary: Yes please get mad about fraud and corruption. All fraud and corruption. Stick to facts over sensationalism, and never sacrifice your virtue, honor, or principles on the altar of mindless partisanship. It turns you into the easiest of marks ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/16/y...
Yes please, get mad about fraud and corruption, but don't be a political-hack hypocrite about it • Ohio Capital Journal
Is public fraud infuriating? Yes. Is political corruption an insidious, destabilizing debasement of the public trust and the public good? Absolutely. Should fraud, waste, and abuse be sought out by…
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January 17, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Commentary: Yes please get mad about fraud and corruption. All fraud and corruption. Stick to facts over sensationalism, and never sacrifice your virtue, honor, or principles on the altar of mindless partisanship. It turns you into the easiest of marks ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/16/y...
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Editor Commentary: Over-worked, under-paid reporters throughout the country are covering fraud and corruption on a daily basis. But their good, honest work often gets drowned out in the cacophony of screaming, fact-free sensationalism. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/16/y...
Yes please, get mad about fraud and corruption, but don't be a political-hack hypocrite about it • Ohio Capital Journal
Is public fraud infuriating? Yes. Is political corruption an insidious, destabilizing debasement of the public trust and the public good? Absolutely. Should fraud, waste, and abuse be sought out by…
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January 16, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Editor Commentary: Over-worked, under-paid reporters throughout the country are covering fraud and corruption on a daily basis. But their good, honest work often gets drowned out in the cacophony of screaming, fact-free sensationalism. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/16/y...
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Ohio is letting the oil and gas industry put more toxic fracking waste underground despite local community concerns — even as the state defers to local opponents when it comes to clean energy. We explore Ohio's open double standard on local control ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/15/w...
What a fracking-waste dispute says about Ohio’s energy double standard • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio is letting the oil and gas industry put more toxic fracking waste underground despite local community concerns — even as the state defers to local opponents when it comes to clean energy. We…
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January 16, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Ohio is letting the oil and gas industry put more toxic fracking waste underground despite local community concerns — even as the state defers to local opponents when it comes to clean energy. We explore Ohio's open double standard on local control ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/15/w...
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Ohio has a handful of education bills under consideration by state lawmakers including one requiring students watch a video produced by an anti-abortion group, and another allowing displays of the Ten Commandments in schools and require it if it's donated ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/15/w...
What are the statuses of Ohio’s education bills in the legislature? • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio has a handful of education bills that are in various spots in the legislature.
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January 16, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Ohio has a handful of education bills under consideration by state lawmakers including one requiring students watch a video produced by an anti-abortion group, and another allowing displays of the Ten Commandments in schools and require it if it's donated ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/15/w...
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A panel of appellate judges Wednesday heard a challenge from civil rights groups to the Trump administration’s decision to revoke an extension, as well as end, temporary protections for nearly 1 million immigrants from Haiti and Venezuela. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/15/r...
Court considers end to legal protection for nearly 1 million immigrants from Haiti, Venezuela • Ohio Capital Journal
A panel of appellate judges Wednesday heard a challenge from civil rights groups to the Trump administration’s decision to revoke an extension, as well as end, temporary protections for nearly 1…
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January 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
A panel of appellate judges Wednesday heard a challenge from civil rights groups to the Trump administration’s decision to revoke an extension, as well as end, temporary protections for nearly 1 million immigrants from Haiti and Venezuela. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/15/r...
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The State Department announced Wednesday it would suspend all visa processing for immigrants hailing from 75 countries because they are deemed likely to need governmental assistance in the United States, known as a “public charge.” ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/15/r...
Visa processing for immigrants from 75 nations frozen by Trump administration • Ohio Capital Journal
The State Department announced Wednesday it would suspend all visa processing for immigrants hailing from 75 countries because they are deemed likely to need governmental assistance in the United…
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January 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The State Department announced Wednesday it would suspend all visa processing for immigrants hailing from 75 countries because they are deemed likely to need governmental assistance in the United States, known as a “public charge.” ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/15/r...
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Republicans on a key U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday called on the Food and Drug Administration to wrap up its ongoing safety review of medication abortion and pressed for the Trump administration to once again require in-person dispensing. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/14/r...
Abortion pill safety review at FDA targeted by frustrated Republicans, advocates • Ohio Capital Journal
Republicans on a key U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday called on the Food and Drug Administration to wrap up its ongoing safety review of medication abortion and pressed for the Trump administration…
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January 15, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Republicans on a key U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday called on the Food and Drug Administration to wrap up its ongoing safety review of medication abortion and pressed for the Trump administration to once again require in-person dispensing. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/14/r...
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Federal immigration authorities intensified a weeks-long operation in the Twin Cities over the weekend following the Wednesday killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/12/r...
ICE intensifies Twin Cities operation after killing of Renee Good, protests • Ohio Capital Journal
Federal immigration authorities intensified a weekslong operation in the Twin Cities over the weekend following the Wednesday killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross.
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January 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Federal immigration authorities intensified a weeks-long operation in the Twin Cities over the weekend following the Wednesday killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/12/r...
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A federal judge in Washington state on Friday permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a 2025 executive order that sought to require voters prove citizenship and that all ballots be received by Election Day. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/feder...
Federal judge blocks Trump election order, siding with Oregon, Washington • Ohio Capital Journal
A federal judge in Washington state permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a 2025 executive order.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
A federal judge in Washington state on Friday permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a 2025 executive order that sought to require voters prove citizenship and that all ballots be received by Election Day. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/feder...
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President Donald Trump’s feud with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has escalated into a Department of Justice investigation, raising alarm bells among some Republicans in the U.S. Senate ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/12/r...
US Senate Republicans defend independence of the Fed after DOJ launches Powell probe • Ohio Capital Journal
President Donald Trump’s feud with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has escalated into a Department of Justice investigation, raising alarm bells among some Republicans in the U.S. Senate.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM
President Donald Trump’s feud with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has escalated into a Department of Justice investigation, raising alarm bells among some Republicans in the U.S. Senate ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/12/r...
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A dozen Democratic members of Congress Monday asked a federal judge for an emergency hearing, arguing the Dep. of Homeland Security violated a court order when Minnesota lawmakers were denied access to conduct oversight at facilities that hold immigrants ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/12/r...
Democrats clash with Noem over new limits on oversight visits to immigration facilities • Ohio Capital Journal
A dozen Democratic members of Congress Monday asked a federal judge for an emergency hearing, arguing the Department of Homeland Security violated a court order when Minnesota lawmakers were denied…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
A dozen Democratic members of Congress Monday asked a federal judge for an emergency hearing, arguing the Dep. of Homeland Security violated a court order when Minnesota lawmakers were denied access to conduct oversight at facilities that hold immigrants ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/12/r...
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January 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Help us grow! The Capital Journal is committed to Reporting for the People: Holding those in power accountable and lifting up the voices of everyday Ohioans. Make a donation to support our work. ohiocapitaljournal.com/donate/
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More than 280 people in central Ohio were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in one week last month, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/12/i...
ICE detained more than 280 people in the central Ohio area during one week in December • Ohio Capital Journal
More than 280 people in central Ohio were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during one week last month, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:30 AM
More than 280 people in central Ohio were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in one week last month, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/12/i...
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A state court has extended a temporary block on Ohio’s plan to tap unclaimed funds to help pay for a new Cleveland Browns stadium in Brook Park — along with other sports and cultural facilities across the state ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/12/c...
Court extends temporary block on Ohio's plan to tap unclaimed funds for new Browns stadium • Ohio Capital Journal
A state court has extended a temporary block on Ohio's plan to tap unclaimed funds to help pay for a new Cleveland Browns stadium in Brook Park — along with other sports and cultural facilities…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM
A state court has extended a temporary block on Ohio’s plan to tap unclaimed funds to help pay for a new Cleveland Browns stadium in Brook Park — along with other sports and cultural facilities across the state ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/12/c...
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In this year's midterm election, all US House seats & about half the US Senate seats & state governorships are up for grabs
Early voting for the Ohio primary begins 4/7 & the voter registration deadline is 4/6. To register, check or update your registration, or get info go to VOTE411 or ohiosos.gov
Early voting for the Ohio primary begins 4/7 & the voter registration deadline is 4/6. To register, check or update your registration, or get info go to VOTE411 or ohiosos.gov
January 12, 2026 at 10:48 PM
In this year's midterm election, all US House seats & about half the US Senate seats & state governorships are up for grabs
Early voting for the Ohio primary begins 4/7 & the voter registration deadline is 4/6. To register, check or update your registration, or get info go to VOTE411 or ohiosos.gov
Early voting for the Ohio primary begins 4/7 & the voter registration deadline is 4/6. To register, check or update your registration, or get info go to VOTE411 or ohiosos.gov
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Opinion
The jaw-dropping price of a Cleveland vote -- and the true cost of low turnout
The danger is that low participation becomes accepted, even anticipated, until democracy narrows to the few who still believe engagement will be rewarded.
by Leila Atassi
www.cleveland.com/opinion/2026...
The jaw-dropping price of a Cleveland vote -- and the true cost of low turnout
The danger is that low participation becomes accepted, even anticipated, until democracy narrows to the few who still believe engagement will be rewarded.
by Leila Atassi
www.cleveland.com/opinion/2026...
The jaw-dropping price of a Cleveland vote -- and the true cost of low turnout: Leila Atassi
Cleveland’s chronically low voter turnout isn’t apathy or ignorance, but the result of years of elections that have delivered little visible change in people’s daily lives, teaching residents that par...
www.cleveland.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Opinion
The jaw-dropping price of a Cleveland vote -- and the true cost of low turnout
The danger is that low participation becomes accepted, even anticipated, until democracy narrows to the few who still believe engagement will be rewarded.
by Leila Atassi
www.cleveland.com/opinion/2026...
The jaw-dropping price of a Cleveland vote -- and the true cost of low turnout
The danger is that low participation becomes accepted, even anticipated, until democracy narrows to the few who still believe engagement will be rewarded.
by Leila Atassi
www.cleveland.com/opinion/2026...