Articles from Columbus Dispatch - politics

WASHINGTON – Joining 12 other newly elected governors at the White House Thursday, Gov.-elect Mike DeWine said President Donald Trump “listened very carefully and was very engaging” as they talked about constructing new roads and bridges, combating drugs, and keeping Lake Erie clean.“There wasn’t much contention in there,” DeWine told Cox TV as he emerged from the White House on his way to meet with administration officials in the Executive […]

One final effort to get a stand-your-ground bill out of the legislature this year evaporated Thursday morning when a Senate committee declined to bring up the bill for a vote.The controversial provision, opposed by prosecutors and law enforcement, would eliminate the state’s duty to retreat, a law that requires someone to seek to escape a confrontation, if possible, before using deadly force.The stand-your-ground provision, which Gov. John Kasich also opposes, […]

NEW YORK— Jose Canseco is ready to take a swing at politics.The former major league slugger has made his pitch for a big job at the White House, tweeting Wednesday to President Donald Trump: “u need a bash brother for Chief if (sic) Staff.”Canseco told his “little buddy” he has “a secret reorg plan already.” He suggested Trump send him a direct message and signed off […]

KATOWICE, Poland — Global talks to combat climate change risked breaking up with little to show for them, participants said Wednesday, with the hostile U.S. stance on aggressive action leaving a leadership void that other countries have been reluctant or unable to fill.The year’s largest gathering of climate negotiators, with nearly 200 countries represented and 20,000 delegates, is seen as a crucial moment when the world will either commit to ramping up its ambitions to attack […]