Dave Green has been trying to save GM’s plant near Youngstown. After Trump sniped at him on social media, he quickly scored a visit from Beto O’Rourke and a bunch of media.LORDSTOWN, Ohio — It was just past 2 p.m. Wednesday when Dave Green had to turn his tiny office at the United Auto Workers hall over to an impromptu news conference.National media had been calling since Sunday, when Donald Trump, president of the United States, unleashed a , president of the Local 1112.He’d heard from , , and “Chris Something” from MSNBC. (“Who’s the guy … Chris Matthews?”) And now there was international...…Dave Green has been trying to save GM’s plant near Youngstown. After Trump sniped at him on social media, he quickly scored a visit from Beto O’Rourke and a bunch of media.LORDSTOWN, Ohio — It was just past 2 p.m. Wednesday when Dave Green had to turn his tiny office at the United Auto Workers hall over to an impromptu news conference.National media had been calling since Sunday, when Donald Trump, president of the United States, unleashed a , president of the Local 1112.He’d heard from , , and “Chris Something” from MSNBC. (“Who’s the guy … Chris Matthews?”) And now there was international...WW…

“In the coming days, we should focus on the loss of the justice and her enduring legacy,” Biden said soon after news broke of the Supreme Court justice's death.Joe Biden said Friday night that the US Senate should hold off on confirming a successor to , asserting — as Republicans did in 2016 — that voters have a right to weigh in.“In the coming days, we should focus on the loss of the justice and her enduring legacy,” Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, told reporters in Delaware, shortly after returning home from a campaign trip to Minnesota as the news broke of the justice’s...…“In the coming days, we should focus on the loss of the justice and her enduring legacy,” Biden said soon after news broke of the Supreme Court justice's death.Joe Biden said Friday night that the US Senate should hold off on confirming a successor to , asserting — as Republicans did in 2016 — that voters have a right to weigh in.“In the coming days, we should focus on the loss of the justice and her enduring legacy,” Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, told reporters in Delaware, shortly after returning home from a campaign trip to Minnesota as the news broke of the justice’s...WW…

Everyone in the Mahoning Valley region has a theory for why they’re seeing the worst of the crisis — from out-of-town New Yorkers spreading the disease to misplaced belief in Trump. But there won’t be answers for months.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .Nowhere in Ohio has more coronavirus cases per capita than Mahoning County, home to Youngstown, the proud but shrinking steel town that has become synonymous with America’s working-class. And nowhere...…Everyone in the Mahoning Valley region has a theory for why they’re seeing the worst of the crisis — from out-of-town New Yorkers spreading the disease to misplaced belief in Trump. But there won’t be answers for months.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .Nowhere in Ohio has more coronavirus cases per capita than Mahoning County, home to Youngstown, the proud but shrinking steel town that has become synonymous with America’s working-class. And nowhere...WW…

Amy Acton has received encouragement from key Democrats and is expected to make a decision soon, sources told BuzzFeed News.CLEVELAND — When Sen. Rob Portman announced his retirement this week, , from mayors to other sitting members of Congress, began picturing themselves filling the state’s first open Senate seat in more than a decade.The most intense speculation first landed on Rep. Jim Jordan, whose Fox News fame and loyalty to former president Donald Trump could have crowded out other Republicans in a primary. Jordan announced Thursday that he will not run.The conversation, though,...…Amy Acton has received encouragement from key Democrats and is expected to make a decision soon, sources told BuzzFeed News.CLEVELAND — When Sen. Rob Portman announced his retirement this week, , from mayors to other sitting members of Congress, began picturing themselves filling the state’s first open Senate seat in more than a decade.The most intense speculation first landed on Rep. Jim Jordan, whose Fox News fame and loyalty to former president Donald Trump could have crowded out other Republicans in a primary. Jordan announced Thursday that he will not run.The conversation, though,...WW…

Joe Biden’s son was a constant target for the Trump campaign in the closing months of the presidential race.President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter revealed Wednesday that he’s under federal investigation related to his taxes.“I learned yesterday for the first time that the US Attorney’s Office in Delaware advised my legal counsel, also yesterday, that they are investigating my tax affairs,” said in a two-sentence statement distributed by his father’s transition team. “I take this matter very seriously but I am confident that a professional and objective review of these matters will...…Joe Biden’s son was a constant target for the Trump campaign in the closing months of the presidential race.President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter revealed Wednesday that he’s under federal investigation related to his taxes.“I learned yesterday for the first time that the US Attorney’s Office in Delaware advised my legal counsel, also yesterday, that they are investigating my tax affairs,” said in a two-sentence statement distributed by his father’s transition team. “I take this matter very seriously but I am confident that a professional and objective review of these matters will...WW…

"We do not have access to official government data, internal data sets," said David Kessler, one of the cochairs of Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board.With 64 days until his inauguration, and the worsening by the day, President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team is locked out of the government’s detailed data on COVID-19 testing, therapeutics, medical supplies, hospitalizations, and more.“We do not have access to official government data, internal data sets,” David Kessler, one of the cochairs of Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board, said during a Tuesday press call. “We’re dependent on everything...…"We do not have access to official government data, internal data sets," said David Kessler, one of the cochairs of Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board.With 64 days until his inauguration, and the worsening by the day, President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team is locked out of the government’s detailed data on COVID-19 testing, therapeutics, medical supplies, hospitalizations, and more.“We do not have access to official government data, internal data sets,” David Kessler, one of the cochairs of Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board, said during a Tuesday press call. “We’re dependent on everything...WW…

The fallout over Rob Portman’s support for Judge Amy Coney Barrett is another example of how 2022 is beginning before 2020 ends.Sen. Rob Portman is not on the ballot this year, but Democrats in Ohio — eager to tap into progressive anger and energy — are raising money now to unseat him in 2022.The launched Monday night via the ActBlue fundraising platform, timed to coincide with Portman’s vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s latest Supreme Court nominee. Organizers, who shared details first with BuzzFeed News, likened the effort to one that began two years ago...…The fallout over Rob Portman’s support for Judge Amy Coney Barrett is another example of how 2022 is beginning before 2020 ends.Sen. Rob Portman is not on the ballot this year, but Democrats in Ohio — eager to tap into progressive anger and energy — are raising money now to unseat him in 2022.The launched Monday night via the ActBlue fundraising platform, timed to coincide with Portman’s vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s latest Supreme Court nominee. Organizers, who shared details first with BuzzFeed News, likened the effort to one that began two years ago...WW…

About 96 hours after polls closed, with his staff scattered around the country, Biden delivered the speech he had to put off for four straight nights — one his family had been waiting to hear for decades.WILMINGTON, Delaware — About five hours before polls closed on Election Day, 21 empty pickup trucks appeared in the parking lot of the Chase Center, sitting in two careful rows facing the stage where Joe Biden was supposed to address the nation in a victory speech later that evening.The fleet of Jeep Gladiators and Jeep Wranglers, along with some Ford Rangers and Chevy Silverados, had been...…About 96 hours after polls closed, with his staff scattered around the country, Biden delivered the speech he had to put off for four straight nights — one his family had been waiting to hear for decades.WILMINGTON, Delaware — About five hours before polls closed on Election Day, 21 empty pickup trucks appeared in the parking lot of the Chase Center, sitting in two careful rows facing the stage where Joe Biden was supposed to address the nation in a victory speech later that evening.The fleet of Jeep Gladiators and Jeep Wranglers, along with some Ford Rangers and Chevy Silverados, had been...WW…

The president is previewing an attack on Joe Biden's son at the first presidential debate, months after the strategy stalled out.President Donald Trump has long tried to press a reelection strategy that turns “Where’s Hunter?” — an attack on Joe Biden via his son — into the “lock her up” of 2020. It just hasn’t really worked.Trump and his followers used to spend considerable energy taunting Hunter Biden at campaign rallies and on Twitter, eager to make an issue out of his work overseas and raise suspicions that his father, the former vice president, somehow used his influence to help enrich...…The president is previewing an attack on Joe Biden's son at the first presidential debate, months after the strategy stalled out.President Donald Trump has long tried to press a reelection strategy that turns “Where’s Hunter?” — an attack on Joe Biden via his son — into the “lock her up” of 2020. It just hasn’t really worked.Trump and his followers used to spend considerable energy taunting Hunter Biden at campaign rallies and on Twitter, eager to make an issue out of his work overseas and raise suspicions that his father, the former vice president, somehow used his influence to help enrich...WW…

Cleveland Clinic officials confirmed to BuzzFeed News that the candidates could have tested negative as early as 72 hours before the debate and still met the requirements.CLEVELAND — Since President Donald Trump entered Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday, spokespeople and the president’s doctor have not answered questions about the date of the president’s last negative test for the coronavirus.“I don't want to go backwards,” Dr. Sean Conley said Sunday when asked about the president’s last negative result.Trump appeared at last week’s presidential debate, which took...…Cleveland Clinic officials confirmed to BuzzFeed News that the candidates could have tested negative as early as 72 hours before the debate and still met the requirements.CLEVELAND — Since President Donald Trump entered Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday, spokespeople and the president’s doctor have not answered questions about the date of the president’s last negative test for the coronavirus.“I don't want to go backwards,” Dr. Sean Conley said Sunday when asked about the president’s last negative result.Trump appeared at last week’s presidential debate, which took...WW…