Ohio Republicans and Democrats reached a deal on a new congressional map for the Buckeye State, multiple outlets report. Republicans on Ohio’s redistricting commission reportedly offered Democrats a compromise after late-night negotiations. According to WSYX, the congressional map has Democrats losing a House seat and Republicans maintaining their advantage. These are images of what the Ohio Redistricting Commission’s comprise map looks like shaded with 2020 presidential (left) and 2024 presidential data (right) Obtained by @OPoliticsguru https://t.co/sxnNCJXea1 pic.twitter.com/f1WGuoQAgW — Politics & Poll Tracker (@PollTracker2024) October 30, 2025 Punchbowl News shared a breakdown: Democratic Rep. Emilia Sykes will be drawn into a slightly more favorable northeast Ohio district, although it will still be very competitive. Democratic Rep. Greg Landsman will be in a redder Cincinnati-area district, though it will also still be competitive. Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur will see her northwest Ohio district become slightly more red. Kaptur is currently in a seat President Donald Trump won by 7 points. The current Ohio delegation split is 10 Republicans to five Democrats. The remaining two Democrats, Reps. Joyce Beatty in Columbus and Shontel Brown in Cleveland, remain in deep blue districts. And Democrats retain an outside chance of contesting seats held by GOP Reps. Max Miller, Mike Carey and Mike Turner. The surprising deal would scrap a Republican plan to “pass a 13-2 Republican favored district map in November,” The Columbus Dispatch noted. MASSIVE NEWS: Ohio is slated to give Republicans a net-gain of SIX SEATS in Congress after redistricting for 2026, Senator Bernie Moreno says Ohio currently has 10 Republicans and 5 Democrats; the new map could be 13 REPUBLICANS and just *2* Democrats, per Punchbowl A… pic.twitter.com/SLNl2w0FpU — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 26, 2025 Why are Ohio Republicans just giving two swing districts to Democrats? There is no need for this at all. Ohio is now a deep red state. 13-2 is totally safe and doable. https://t.co/8BWOgkQUQF — Will Chamberlain (@willchamberlain) October 30, 2025 More from The Columbus Dispatch: Republicans, in turn, would avoid a ballot campaign to upend a congressional map. “I am hopeful we will have a bipartisan agreement,” Ohio Senate President Rob McColley, R-Napoleon, told reporters on Oct. 29. “I think conversations have gone better this week than they’ve gone in the preceding weeks, so we’ll see.” The seven-member Ohio Redistricting Commission, tasked with crafting 15 new congressional districts, is slated to meet at 4 p.m. Oct. 30. In 2024, Landsman defeated Republican Orlando Sonza 54% to 46% in the first district. It was the first time since 1984 a Democrat won a second term to Congress from the Cincinnati area. The current 1st District includes all of heavily Democratic Cincinnati, the eastern Hamilton County suburbs and all of the Republican stronghold of Warren County. Kaptur defeated state Rep. Derek Merrin, R-Monclova, in a close race for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District seat in 2024. The northwest Ohio district already favors Republicans, but the longtime Toledo Democrat was able to win, 48.3%-47.6%. In the Akron area, Sykes won reelection in 2024 over Republican challenger Kevin Coughlin. The current district includes all of Summit County and portions of Stark and Portage counties. Sykes handily won Summit County while Coughlin carried Stark and Portage.

The walls may finally be closing in on Bill Gates. The once untouchable billionaire “philanthropist” is now facing serious questions from Congress, as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation comes under federal investigation for allegedly aiding [...] The post Bill Gates Foundation Under Federal Investigation for ‘Aiding Foreign Enemies’ — Congress Warns of Prison and Asset Seizures appeared first on The People's Voice.

Massachusetts Democrat Governor Maura Healey’s former staffer, LaMar Cook, was arrested and charged with drug trafficking after cocaine deliveries were intercepted, allegedly headed to Cook’s workplace.

President Donald Trump announced the results of his recent meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in which Beijing agreed to help “end the Fentanyl Crisis,” purchase American oil, and continue the flow of rare earth minerals, while also mutually agreeing to roll back steep tariffs.

New York Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency to financially support food banks as the government shutdown threatens the food aid program.

President Donald Trump announced this week that he has ordered the Pentagon, under the Department of War, to begin testing U.S. nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with America’s adversaries.

Jeremy Wayne Shoemaker, 33, of Needham was taken into custody after the FBI and local law enforcement were notified of “credible threats of violence” against multiple synagogues, the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday in a news release. Smith said the investigation was a joint operation with multiple federal agencies and local police departments. The FBI and […] The post Alabama Man Planned to Shoot Up Synagogues appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.