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FILE - Rep. Jim Renacci, R-Ohio, gives an interview at the Church of the Nazarene Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Wadsworth, Ohio. The former four-term congressman plans to challenge Gov. Mike DeWine in next year's Republican primary. Renacci announced his bid for the GOP nomination Wednesday, June 9, 2021 on WTAM 1100 and on his website. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, file)

Ex-GOP congressman in Ohio to challenge DeWine for governor

By Julie Carr Smyth Jun. 09, 2021 05:44 PM EDT

This image from video provided by the Senate Banking Committee shows Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser testifying virtually to the Senate Banking Committee Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (Senate Banking Committee via AP)

Bank CEOs outline pandemic support; senators split on issues

By Ken Sweet And Marcy Gordon May. 26, 2021 10:27 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2019 file photo, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks before a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington. Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has gotten criticism from within his own party for his aggressive anti-coronavirus measures, but the state's Democratic senator had praise for him Friday, Mary 7, 2021. “I think the governor has had a steady hand in this,” Brown said while visiting the Cincinnati Health Department to promote getting vaccinated against COVID-19.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Democratic senator praises Ohio's Republican governor

May. 07, 2021 01:41 PM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, file photo, kids eat lunch at an elementary school in Paducah, Ky. The Biden administration is expanding a program to feed as many as 34 million school children during the summer months. They're using funds from the coronavirus relief package approved in March 2021. (Ellen O'Nan/The Paducah Sun via AP, File)

Biden expanding summer food program for 34M schoolchildren

By Josh Boak Apr. 26, 2021 06:15 AM EDT

FILE—In this Aug. 4, 2019 file photo, Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley speaks during a news conference regarding a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio. Whaley announced Monday April 19, 2021, she will try to unseat Ohio's Republican governor after her effort to work with him on gun reforms in the aftermath of a mass shooting in her city stalled. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley says she's running for Ohio governor

By Dan Sewell Apr. 19, 2021 08:58 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 14, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden removes his mask to speak at a news conference at the White House, in Washington. Ten liberal senators are urging Biden to back India and South Africa’s appeal to the World Trade Organization to temporarily relax intellectual property rules so coronavirus vaccines can be manufactured by nations that are struggling to inoculate their population. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)

Senators to Biden: Waive vaccine intellectual property rules

By Aamer Madhani Apr. 16, 2021 06:00 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Mar. 22, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Cleveland Plain Dealer. March 19, 2021. Editorial: Calling out the local lawmakers who want to upend Ohio’s ability to manage an emergency ...

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell appears before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Federal Reserve says it will restore capital requirements for large banks that were relaxed as part of the Fed’s efforts to shore up the financial system during the early days of the pandemic. The Fed said it will not extend the relief from the supplementary leverage ratio past March 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Fed to end relaxed capital requirements for large banks

Mar. 19, 2021 09:47 AM EDT

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency nominee Michael Regan, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP)

Senate confirms Fudge to lead housing agency, Regan for EPA

By Mary Clare Jalonick And Matthew Daly Mar. 10, 2021 01:18 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell listens during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Federal Reserve officials were convinced last month that the U.S. economy and job growth had slowed as coronavirus cases surged across the country. They noted that the economy's outlook is heavily dependent on the course of the virus. (Al Drago/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Fed's Powell: Recovery incomplete, high inflation unlikely

By Christopher Rugaber And Martin Crutsinger Feb. 23, 2021 10:03 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2020 file photo Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton speaks during a news conference at the MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. 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/Tony Dejak, File)

Virus expert says she's exploring bid for US Senate in Ohio

By Julie Carr Smyth And Dan Sewell Feb. 04, 2021 11:22 AM EST

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

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2020, file photo President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Housing and Urban Development Secretary Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

HUD nominee pledges action to prevent home loss in pandemic

By Ashraf Khalil Jan. 28, 2021 04:36 PM EST

FILE - This Monday, Nov. 16, 2020 file photo shows the Federal Reserve in Washington. The Federal Reserve said Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 that the 33 largest U.S. banks are in strong shape despite the pandemic’s economic shock. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Fed finds big US banks in solid shape; keeps dividend limits

By Marcy Gordon Dec. 18, 2020 04:42 PM EST

President-elect Joe Biden announces former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg as his nominee for transportation secretary during a news conference at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP)

Biden hails transportation nominee Buttigieg as 'new voice'

By Aamer Madhani And Will Weissert Dec. 17, 2020 01:25 AM EST

Biden hails transportation nominee Buttigieg as 'new voice'

By Aamer Madhani And Will Weissert Dec. 16, 2020 10:45 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Dec. 09, 2020 06:51 PM EST
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 8 The Washington Post on...

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks via teleconference as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell testify during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on 'The Quarterly CARES Act Report to Congress' on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Mnuchin defends shut down of Fed emergency loan programs

By Martin Crutsinger Dec. 01, 2020 12:26 PM EST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020 file photo, House members participate in a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City. At least 187 state legislators nationwide have tested positive for the virus and four have died since the pandemic began, according to figures compiled by The Associated Press. Twelve Arkansas lawmakers have tested positive for the virus over the past month, the second largest known outbreak in a state legislature. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Many GOP lawmakers shrug off Statehouse mask-wearing rules

By Andrew Demillo Nov. 21, 2020 11:33 AM EST

FILE - This Aug. 24, 2020 file photo shows Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin at the White House in Washington. The U.S. is starting the 2021 budget year the way the old year ended, with soaring deficits. The Treasury Department reported Thursday, Nov. 12 that the federal government ran up a record October deficit of $284.1 billion, nearly double the red ink of a year ago. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Mnuchin denies trying to limit Biden's economic options

By Martin Crutsinger And Christopher Rugaber Nov. 20, 2020 11:02 AM EST