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FILE - In this April 15, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden, accompanied by from left, Vice President Kamala Harris, Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, Mark Takano, D-Calif., Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., and Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., speaks during a meeting with members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Executive Committee at the White House in Washington. The outreach to Congress is nothing new for presidents, but Biden is a veteran of Capitol Hill who knows how to tap the desire of even the most partisan legislators to legislate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Chocolate chip diplomacy: Biden courts Congress with gusto

By Lisa Mascaro Apr. 24, 2021 12:37 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, speaks during the New Hampshire state Democratic Party convention in Manchester, N.H. An open Senate seat in Ohio has set off a round of jockeying among ambitious Democrats and a spirited debate over who is best poised to lead a party comeback in a one-time battleground that has been trending Republican. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
In Ohio, open Senate seat sparks debate on gender, diversity

By Julie Carr Smyth, Thomas Beaumont And Dan Sewell Feb. 02, 2021 06:12 PM EST

Signs reading "Justice for Andre'" and "Justice for Casey," in reference to Andre' Hill and Casey Goodson Jr., both Black men killed at the hands of law enforcement in Columbus, sit outside the First Church of God before the funeral of Andre Hill on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 in Columbus, Ohio. Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by Columbus Division of Police Officer Adam Coy in the early morning of Dec. 22, 2020 after officers responded to a non-emergency call in the area. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)
Sharpton: Firing officer who killed Andre Hill is not enough

By Farnoush Amiri And Andrew Welsh-Huggins Jan. 05, 2021 12:54 PM EST

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose interacts with staff members as they follow the election from Ohio's election command center Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
"I love Ohio!" President Trump again carries swing state

By Dan Sewell And Julie Carr Smyth Nov. 04, 2020 02:04 AM EST

Doug Emhoff, husband of Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., greets the crowd during a get out the vote rally at Land Grant Brewing Company in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
President Donald Trump takes bellwether Ohio again

By Dan Sewell And Julie Carr Smyth Nov. 03, 2020 04:14 PM EST

Voters cast their ballots on Election Day at Orange High School in Pepper Pike, Ohio, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
AP News Guide: Presidential, US House races top Ohio ballot

By The Associated Press Nov. 03, 2020 07:29 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Jun. 08, 2020 06:03 PM EDT
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers: Weakening FISA Toledo Blade ...

The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at a memorial service for, George Floyd at North Central University Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Floyd mourned, celebrated as death used as call to action

By Aaron Morrison Jun. 03, 2020 11:47 PM EDT

Ohio election official Brian Katz, right, and Dave Ward look over the early returns in the Ohio primary election in the election night reporting center in Columbus, Ohio, while wearing masks during the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday, April 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
More OT for Ohio's primary before House incumbent's big win

By Dan Sewell Apr. 29, 2020 01:52 PM EDT

FILE – In this April 22, 2020, file photo, Jim O'Bryan drops his election ballot in the drop box at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in Cleveland. Ohio's primary voting comes to an end Tuesday, April 28, after state officials called off in-person voting just hours before the scheduled March 17 primary for public health reasons during the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
Congressional races being decided in unusual Ohio primary

By Dan Sewell Apr. 28, 2020 07:13 AM EDT

Primary voting for the special election takes place, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, at the Conference Center at the Charlestown Senior Living Community, in Baltimore. (Jeffrey F. Bill/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
What to watch in primary and special elections Tuesday night

By Julie Carr Smyth And Brian Witte Apr. 27, 2020 02:07 PM EDT