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Headlines 9 March 2026

Ohio US House members have mixed reactions across party lines on Trump’s Iran military strikes

Ohio Democratic U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman, of Cincinnati, joined many Ohio Republicans in defending President Donald Trump’s decision to join Israel’s deadly attack in Iran while Ohio Republican U.S. Rep. Warren Davidson, of Troy, joined several Ohio Democrats in criticizing Trump for not seeking congressional authority.

Headlines 23 January 2026

Democrats in Congress seek to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

U.S. House Democrats last Wednesday introduced three articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, after a deadly shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by a federal immigration officer.

Headlines 8 January 2026

US House passes bill to remove gray wolf from Endangered Species Act list

The U.S. House recently passed, 211-204, a bill to remove Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf outside Alaska.

Headlines 22 September 2025

States’ struggles to comply with new SNAP law will lead to benefit cuts, Dems predict

Democrats on a U.S. House subcommittee on food and nutrition policy warned this month that big changes to the major federal nutrition assistance program in Republicans’ spending and tax cuts law this year will lead some states to cut benefits.

Headlines 18 June 2025

Advocates: Huge numbers of Ohioans stand to lose food benefits if GOP House budget becomes law

The executive director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks is trying to get the word out: If the budget passed by the U.S. House of Representatives becomes reality, it could trash the state budget and make many, many Ohioans go hungry.

Education 10 June 2025

Democrats on US House spending panel grill Education Secretary McMahon over planned cuts

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon took heat from U.S. House Democrats recently over the drastic cuts and proposed changes at her federal agency in the months since President Donald Trump took office.

Education 2 June 2025

US House-passed tax bill weakens accountability at for-profit colleges, advocates say

The massive tax and spending package U.S. House Republicans narrowly advanced last week could hinder accountability for for-profit colleges and weaken student-borrower protections, student advocates say.

Headlines 28 May 2025

US House Republican cuts to Medicaid, food assistance would impact hundreds of thousands in Ohio

The U.S. House Republican budget bill could spell significant losses for low-income families in Ohio, specifically those in need of food assistance and those on Medicaid.

Headlines 15 May 2025

US House panel passes GOP plan that cuts Medicaid by $625 billion, adds work requirement

The U.S. House panel in charge of overhauling Medicaid by cutting hundreds of billions in federal spending wrapped up debate on its bill Wednesday, following a 25-hour session.

Headlines 15 May 2025

US House panel debates FEMA’s role, as Trump administration eyes ‘top-down reform’

U.S. House lawmakers last Wednesday began debating when the Federal Emergency Management Agency should provide state and local communities with help addressing natural disasters and when aid should be handled by others.

Headlines 7 May 2025

US House Dems say NOAA cuts will harm weather forecasting, fisheries, Navy operations

Democrats on the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee and a panel of experts recently blasted the Trump administration’s reduction to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s budget and workforce, citing consequences for everyday weather data, national security and affected industries.

Headlines 21 April 2025

US House passes bill targeting voting by noncitizens, which is already against the law

The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday to require voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote, approving a Republican priority over the objections of Democrats who said the bill would only create hurdles for eligible voters without actually improving fraud protection.

Headlines 18 April 2025

As US House GOP adopts budget, protesters rally against Medicaid reductions, tax cuts

Hundreds demonstrated outside the U.S. Capitol Thursday, urging congressional Republicans to rethink cutting programs vital to millions of Americans as a way to help extend President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts.

Headlines 16 January 2025

US House Republicans seeking to settle debt limit alongside border, taxes

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said last Tuesday his “intention” is to address the country’s debt limit through the reconciliation process, pushing aside the possibility of negotiating a bipartisan compromise with Democrats.

Headlines 15 January 2025

US House GOP kicks off new session with border security push

The U.S. House passed its first bill of the 119th Congress Tuesday, a measure that increases migrant detention and is named after a Georgia nursing student whose murder President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly tied to the Biden administration’s immigration policies.

Headlines 19 December 2024

US House Dems elevate Connolly, Craig and Huffman to committee leadership posts

U.S. House Democrats awarded committee leadership positions to three members on Tuesday, completing a post-election shakeup that saw some longtime lawmakers ousted.