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JULIE CARR SMYTH

Then-Chairman and CEO of L Brands Les Wexner tours the exhibit at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio, September 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
September 23, 2026, 10:35 pm
Les Wexner’s political donations make Epstein files focus of Ohio Senate race
While Jewish billionaire has disavowed links to late sex offender, his support for GOP Sen. Jon Husted and ties to Epstein have been targeted by Democratic opponent Sherrod Brown
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and Alexandra Olson
Retail mogul Leslie Wexner seen at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio, September 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)
February 19, 2026, 6:49 am
Les Wexner tells US Congress he was ‘duped’ by Epstein, ‘a world-class con man’
‘I have done nothing wrong and have nothing to hide,’ Jewish billionaire tells US House panel before testimony, video of which will soon be released
By JULIE CARR SMYTH
A protester sits on a cot on the side of the road near the driveway of Ohio Democratic Representative Greg Landsman's Cincinnati residence wearing a sweatshirt that reads "Resistance is justified when people are occupied #Free Palestine," October 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
October 8, 2024, 5:12 am
Anti-Israel activists set up encampment outside Jewish Democrat’s Ohio home
Greg Landsman says he and his family had to secure police escort to enter and exit safely after being harassed by demonstrators on eve of Oct. 7 attack
By JULIE CARR SMYTH
People celebrate the defeat of Issue 1 during a watch party Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
August 9, 2023, 6:50 am
Ohio voters reject GOP-backed proposal that aimed to further limit abortion rights
Measure would have made it harder to change state’s constitution, setting up fall campaign that will become latest referendum on issue since Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON
Josh Mandel, a Republican former Ohio treasurer running for an open US Senate seat in Ohio, speaks during a debate against Morgan Harper, a progressive Democrat, on January 27, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)
April 16, 2022, 6:07 pm
Jewish GOP Senate candidate Josh Mandel runs campaign through churches
‘We’re blowing up the playbook,’ says Ohio politician, who makes no secret of his faith but is centering his efforts around evangelical, conservative voters
By Jill Colvin and JULIE CARR SMYTH
Josh Mandel, a Republican former Ohio treasurer running for an open US Senate seat in Ohio, speaks during a debate against Morgan Harper, a progressive Democrat, January 27, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)
April 4, 2022, 4:17 pm
Texas Sen. Cruz endorses fellow pro-Trump conservative Mandel in Ohio primary
Mandel will stand up to ‘radical Democrats’ seeking ‘to deliver socialism’ to US, says Cruz, whose support could help boost Jewish Republican in race Trump has yet to weigh in on
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and Jill Colvin
Then-US president Donald Trump talks with Deputy Campaign Manager for Presidential Operations Max Miller, left, before his speech to the Republican National Convention on the South Lawn of the White House, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
October 6, 2021, 9:38 pm
Ex-Trump aide files defamation suit over domestic abuse allegations
Republican Max Miller, a candidate for Ohio’s 16th House District, is suing ex-press secretary Stephanie Grisham after allegations of violence in her book
By JULIE CARR SMYTH
Supporters of US President Donald Trump protest outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center as vote counting continues, in Philadelphia, November 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
November 11, 2020, 6:42 am
US states say election went smoothly, despite Trump’s claims of fraud
Local officials and election experts say there were no widespread irregularities, violent incidents or instances of voter intimidation
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY, ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and JULIE CARR SMYTH
US District Judge Dan Polster poses for a portrait in his office in Cleveland, January 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
September 26, 2019, 11:52 pm
Judge in opioid litigation won’t remove himself from case
US District Court Judge Dan Polster says he has done nothing to favor those seeking money from pharmaceutical industry, as its lawyers accuse him of bias against drug makers
By JULIE CARR SMYTH
Demonstrators protest against a statue of Christopher Columbus, in Columbus, Ohio, on August 22, 2017. (Screen capture; YouTube)
October 8, 2018, 10:40 pm
Columbus, Ohio cancels Columbus Day
Largest US city named after Italian explorer to close on November 12, Veterans Day, instead
By JULIE CARR SMYTH
Crime scene investigators collect evidence from the pavement as police respond to an attack on campus at Ohio State University, Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
November 29, 2016, 5:23 am
Terrorism suspected in Ohio university stabbing assault
Somalia-born Abdul Razak Ali Artan drove his car into a campus crowd, then began knifing passers-by; he injured 11 before he was killed
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and JULIE CARR SMYTH
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, speaks in support of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at a rally at the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)
September 18, 2016, 3:50 am
Sanders urges turned-off voters to turn out for Clinton
Vermont senator draws smaller, disappointed crowds now, but tells them Trump is too dangerous for him to sit on sidelines
By JULIE CARR SMYTH
Victoria Woodhull. (Wikipedia/Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street, San Francisco/Harvard Art Museum/Fogg Museum, Historical Photographs and Special Visual Collections Department, Fine Arts Library/public domain)
September 14, 2016, 2:13 am
Clinton sparks interest in 1st woman nominated, in 1872
Victoria Woodhull, suffragist, stockbroker, newspaper publisher, psychic medium, rode motorcycles and preached ‘free love’
By JULIE CARR SMYTH
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop Monday, May 2, 2016, in South Bend, Indiana. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
May 5, 2016, 1:09 am
Trump is presumptive nominee, as Kasich bows out
GOP’s big winner says Ohio governor is ‘doing the right thing’ in quitting; outgoing candidate laments that voters missed his message
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and JULIE CARR SMYTH
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