Neither Lara Trump nor Vivek Ramaswamy will join the Senate. But it’s likely the president-elect didn’t really go to the mat for their appointments.
DeWine will hold a news conference at 1 p.m., but his office declined to provide further details about topic of discussion.
JD Vance resigned from his seat last week and since then, there have been questions and speculations on who DeWine would choose to fill the seat.
A major move in Ohio's Capitol could be announced as soon as Friday. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine may appoint a new U.S. senator to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance. Vance resigned from his Ohio Senate seat last week, ahead of his upcoming inauguration.
Gov. Mike DeWine must pick someone to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance, who resigned his Senate seat last week.
Vance officially resigned from the post last week. Under Ohio law, DeWine was singularly tasked with appointing his replacement. Husted will operate as senator until 2026, when a special election will determine who will serve in the role until the term expires in 2029.
Husted will serve at least through a 2026 special election to fill the remaining two years of the vice president-elect's term.
TikTok is making one last appeal to Donald Trump’s ego after the Supreme Court left the app’s fate in his hands.
Flags have been lowered across Ohio to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who recently died. Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered flags to be raised on Jan. 20 for Inauguration Day and then lowered again.