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From DOJ to ballot box: The rise of lawfare candidates

To many Republicans, the entry of supposedly neutral federal prosecutors into the brass knuckle world of politics confirms their suspicions that the DOJ is filled with partisans who used their power to target the president and the MAGA movement in general. 
Unfounded health concerns are powering a solar backlash
Kevin Heath had hoped there would be solar panels by now on his family farm in southeastern Michigan, roughly 50 miles outside Detroit.
Secret Service officer shoots armed suspect near White House
At least one Secret Service Uniformed Division officer shot and apprehended an armed man near the Washington Monument on Monday afternoon before President Trump’s press conference, according to two sources in the Secret Service community.
Marshall Stockmen 4-H Clubs holds 6th meeting 
The Marshall Stockmen 4-H Club held their sixth 4-H meeting of 2026 at the old Marshall Firehouse on May 4. 
Bright Local Board of Education to meet May 11
The Bright Local Board of Education will hold its next regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, May. 11 at the Whiteoak High School Workforce building.
Hillsboro Civil Service/Employee Relations Committee to meet May 8
The Hillsboro Civil Service/Employee Relations Committee will meet on Friday, May 8, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. in the conference room at the city building, 130 N. High St., Hillsboro.
Dayton man charged with engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, drug offenses in Highland County case
A Dayton man was arraigned this week after a Highland County grand jury returned an indictment charging with 22 counts, including engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and a major drug offender specification, last month.
2 Highland County men indicted on rape charges in May grand jury session
Two men charged in unrelated alleged rape cases were among the dozen individuals indicted by a Highland County grand jury Tuesday, May 5.
GOP senators renew calls to nuke filibuster after voter ID bill languishes
“When the Democrats have the chance, they will end the filibuster. They want to turn America into a one-party nation – pack the Supreme Court, turn D.C. and Puerto Rico into states,” Sen. Johnson told Fox News on Monday. “So we need to stop them, and the only way we can stop them is to end the filibuster now, pass election integrity reforms, so that only American citizens can vote.”
The Supreme Court needs a clock
The Supreme Court decides cases. But it also decides when to decide them – and that timing can be just as consequential as the ruling itself. Now we have a real-world example.
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