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Yahoo
a day ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ramaswamy speaks out on Cincinnati street brawl
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy condemned a Cincinnati street brawl that garnered attention on social media over the weekend and used the altercation to bash public safety policies on the left in a Monday post on social platform X. In his post, Ramaswamy said he had spoken to one of the women assaulted in the fight, whose first name he said was Holly. 'It's unconscionable that there were no police present in that area of Cincinnati on a Friday night, or even an ambulance to take her to the hospital,' he wrote. 'Hard-working Americans shouldn't have to worry for their safety when they have a good time in our cities.' The brawl, video of which quickly spread online, was also condemned by several high-profile politicians Monday, including Vice President Vance, Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) and Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval. It occurred early Saturday morning in downtown Cincinnati. Pureval said in a statement he was 'confident' arrests from the incident would be forthcoming. Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge said the department has since identified and charged five people in connection with the brawl. On X, Ramaswamy pledged that law enforcement would 'have the green light to restore order—no apologies.' 'Leftists like to lecture about 'systemic injustice' while thugs turn our … cities into war zones. I'm done with their excuses,' he wrote. 'As governor, I'll make sure they're behind bars, not running wild.' 'Holly appreciates the kind words and prayers from patriots across the country, and hopes that the publicity around her story ensures that local & state leaders clean up our failing cities,' he added. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Why we wrote about political outsiders winning in Ohio
Hello, my name is Jessie Balmert, and I've covered state government and politics since 2015. In that time, I've witnessed several political trends emerge in Ohio (and across the nation). One of the more recent ones is the rise of the outsider candidate with little to no elected experience. When I started covering Ohio politics, the state's top leaders all had extensive political experience. Then-Gov. John Kasich had served as a congressman for 18 years. Sens. Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman had decades of elected experience in Washington, D.C. But in recent years, Republican candidates have won top spots with no elected experience. First was now-Vice President JD Vance, best known for his memoir "Hillbilly Elegy." Then came luxury car salesman Bernie Moreno, who ousted Brown last year. Now, billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy is running to replace Gov. Mike DeWine, who cannot run again because of term limits. Ramaswamy has effectively cleared the GOP primary with early endorsements from President Donald Trump and the Ohio Republican Party. Candidates with more political experience have dropped out of the race. Candidates like Ramaswamy, Moreno, Vance and Trump are rewriting the playbook on how to win statewide in Ohio. It doesn't have to look like DeWine's 40-plus-year career in politics. Big donors are willing to give to first-time candidates, especially those who are wealthy themselves. Political parties have less power to stop outsiders. And newcomers have access to more media and social media options to get their message out. All of these changes help outsider candidates. Most importantly, voters of all political stripes are hungry for change and tired of the political establishment. Ramaswamy appeals to voters who want a change from DeWine while keeping the governor's office in Republican hands. "It's not Mike DeWine's Republican Party anymore," Ohio Right to Life President Mike Gonidakis told me. "You're not going to see the same old, same old with Gov. Ramaswamy." This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Why we wrote about political outsiders winning in Ohio
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
MAGA Senator Hit With Brutal Fact-Check Over Wild Epstein Claims
Republican lawmakers are doing everything they can to squash the Trump administration's Epstein scandal—even if their theories don't make sense. Speaking with CNN's The Source Thursday night, Senator Bernie Moreno claimed that 'the media and Democrats' were fueling the boiling pressure campaign to unveil the Epstein files. 'No matter how much is disclosed at this point, there's going to be a small segment of the population fueled primarily by the media and the Democrats that are never going to be satisfied with what's out there,' Moreno said. But a few outliers immediately came to mind for host Kaitlin Collins. 'Steve Bannon and Laura Loomer are not fueled by the media and Democrats,' Collins said. 'They would probably take offense to that.' Bannon has called for full public transparency on what Trump has derided as a Democrat-invented 'hoax.' (Bannon was reportedly paid to media train the deceased pedophile.) Loomer, meanwhile, effectively predicted the right's new-fangled spin on the scandal last week, which has so far involved cozying up to the pedophile's longtime girlfriend and imprisoned criminal associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, in a supposed 'pardon campaign.' 'I said a small population of Republicans,' Moreno said, laughing. 'Yeah, but that's the president's base,' Collins threw back. The Ohio Republican further insisted that Trump has 'never been more popular'—though recent polling indicates he's wrong on that point, too. A Quinnipiac poll published last week found that 63 percent of voters disapprove of the way that the Trump administration has handled the Epstein case, which has so far included the Justice Department backtracking on the existence of certain documents. There is mounting evidence that Trump and Epstein had a remarkably close relationship. The New York Times reported Thursday that Trump was named as a contributor on a birthday book for Epstein organized by Maxwell. The Times's story backed up the bombshell report from The Wall Street Journal last week, which unveiled a salacious letter that Trump had penned to his 'pal,' making reference to 'a wonderful secret.' The president has vehemently denied that he was ever close with Epstein.
Yahoo
20-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Federal excise tax changes fall short in Congress
This story was originally published on Trucking Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Trucking Dive newsletter. Industry stakeholders are renewing pushes to reduce the federal excise tax. The tax is 12% on most new trucks and trailers and certain instances of chassis, based on the first retail sale. The American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear has railed against it, calling it an 'antiquated tax' that 'imposes an enormous hardship.' The American Trucking Associations has long objected to regulations that unfairly burden truckers. Advocates seeking to change the measure highlight that the tax started at 3% in 1917 before reaching its current rate in 1983, according to an April report by the American Transportation Research Institute, the research arm of the ATA. The ATRI report also highlighted that the tax can exceed $20,000 for new trucks and extend beyond $52,000 for a zero-emission truck, which comes as vehicle costs have skyrocketed in recent years. Legislators attempted to change the tax this year. In March, U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, of California, introduced a bill seeking to repeal the tax, but the bill has never gotten past the House Committee on Ways and Means. In late June, the 'big, beautiful' tax policy bill drew a proposed amendment from U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno, of Ohio, seeking to reduce the tax to 2%. That didn't make the cut for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that became law. He still plans to include the 2% provision in future legislation, according to his communications director, Reagan McCarthy. 'Senator Moreno is committed to fighting for American truckers, the backbone of America's economy, and fought to include critical tax relief for truckers in President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill,' McCarthy said in an email. 'He will continue to look for avenues to get this provision included in future legislation.' The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has expressed reservations on changing the excise tax. The organization's leadership has argued that significant changes to the tax could drain funding from the Highway Trust Fund, which covers transportation projects. Without a replacement, the Highway Trust Fund could be stressed and adversely affect truckers, OOIDA officials say. The group says another revenue source would be needed to cover those highway costs. The ATRI report suggested that if the excise tax were repealed, one solution could be a diesel tax increase of 11.2 cents per gallon to cover the costs. 'This increase is much lower than an inflation-adjusted increase of the diesel tax, which would have risen by $0.286 since its last adjustment in 1994 to a total of $0.527 per gallon,' the report said. Recommended Reading Trump tax law draws praise, criticism from industry groups Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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The Independent
18-07-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
CNN's Kaitlan Collins tells MAGA congressman to ‘walk and chew gum at the same time' in heated debate
CNN White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins pushed back on Republican Senator Bernie Moreno 's assertion that she had not covered the Biden autopen scandal as in-depth as the Epstein Files scandal. In a heated debate over the administration's handling of the Epstein files debacle on Thursday's episode of The Source with Kaitlan Collins, Moreno danced around criticisms related to the scandal. 'You know what we're not talking about, the autopen scandal,' Moreno said to Collins. 'Did you guys spend 30 minutes talking about the autopen scandal? Did you spend 30 minutes talking about the fact that Democrats hid the knowledge that President Biden was compromised?' Collins interjected to remind Moreno that her colleague, Jake Tapper, wrote a book dedicated to investigating the White House's handling of former president Joe Biden's alleged declining health. 'Jake Tapper wrote an entire book on it, and we covered it at length. I think you can do both things, you can walk and chew gum at the same time, senator, with all due respect,' Collins said. The autopen scandal refers to the belief among Republicans and the president that Biden staffers used the autopen to have the former president sign official documents without Biden's knowledge. It's part of their larger theory that the White House concealed evidence that Biden's cognitive and physical health was in decline. Biden has denied those allegations. Moreno's attempt to redirect the conversation from the Epstein scandal to the autopen scandal appeared unsuccessful. Collins continued to press Moreno to provide some commentary about Trump pulling the rug from underneath his supporters, who hoped his administration would release documents related to the government's investigation into Epstein. 'I understand you're argument that you're trying to blame it on the media and Democrats, but the whole point of this scandal, which, when the president said last week, 'I can't believe people are still talking about Jeffrey Epstein,' it's his supporters who are talking,' Collins reminded Moreno. Despite Trump, his Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino claiming they would release the Epstein Files, the administration put an abrupt stop to speculation last week when it released a memo stating there were no extraordinary findings. The news disappointed people who had believed conspiracy theories that the secrecy around the Epstein investigation was to prevent the public from finding out other high-profile individuals were involved in Epstein's decades-long sex abuse and child sex trafficking scheme. Even some Republican lawmakers who have bolstered theories about the Epstein Files have pushed for Trump to release documents in the investigation. On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal published a report accusing Trump of sending Epstein a birthday letter in the early 2000s that included lewd references to sexual relations with women. The president has denied the report. Moreno defended the president on Thursday night, calling the report 'a fake story.' promised the release of the Epstein Files.
