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As Democrats struggle to find popular messages with voters, another case of a Democrat candidate running as a Republican quickly reached the U.S. Supreme Court, which prevented the candidate from being on the ballot. "I'm glad that people are paying attention because this same game may be coming to your state," Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose told Just The News.

The Ohio case is the latest instance of a Democrat parading as a Republican, with recent similar cases in North Carolina and Texas. Samuel Ronan, whose case LaRose referred to as "political transgenderism," attempted to run in a Republican primary for Ohio's 15th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle.

His candidacy against incumbent GOP Rep. Mike Carey, required him to sign a sworn declaration of candidacy under penalty of election falsification affirming he was a member of the Republican Party and intended to support its principles.

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His campaign website presented him as a Republican advocating for a diversity of political issues like border security, cost-of-living reforms, universal health care, and job training.

However, Ronan faced a formal protest from a Republican voter who argued he was not a bona fide Republican. Evidence included Ronan's past public statements urging "leftists" or Democrats to "infiltrate Republican spaces," "primary them," and run as Republicans in "deep red districts" to "get a foot in the door."

Court documents highlighted these as part of a calculated strategy rather than a genuine party switch, even as Ronan tried to justify his switch as a political shift similar to President Donald Trump, former President Ronald Reagan and others.

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A federal judge initially issued a temporary restraining order keeping his name on early ballots, but later ruled against him, finding he had lied about his party affiliation and that the state had a strong interest in preventing fraudulent declarations.

The Sixth Circuit upheld the disqualification, and on April 10, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Ronan's emergency appeal without comment or noted dissent, leaving him off the Republican primary ballot for the May 5 election.

Ronan previously ran for office as a Democrat — including a bid for the Ohio House in 2016 and a high-profile (though unsuccessful) campaign for chair of the Democratic National Committee in 2017.

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A Louisiana House committee on Thursday cleared a controversial bill to merge the civil and criminal clerks of Orleans Parish, voting to abolish the latter over a wave of opposition from supporters of Calvin Duncan, the criminal clerk-elect and former 28-year state prisoner.

The 8-5 vote was the first in the House for a grip of bills by Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe, that target the justice system in Orleans Parish and its leaders for substantial changes.

Following scathing cross-examination from critics of Senate Bill 256, Morris received enough favorable votes from the House Judiciary Committee to pass his bill to consolidate the clerk’s offices without amendments.

Under Morris’ plan, the merged office would fall under Chelsea Napoleon, the current civil court clerk.

Duncan, who beat out incumbent Darren Lombard in a resounding win last November, told the committee that he was being singled out for removal by Attorney General Liz Murrill and Gov. Jeff Landry. Duncan said that Murrill has long proven an obstacle, citing the attorney general’s opposition to his bid for compensation from the state for his years in prison.

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The committee’s vote to pass the measure followed hours of testimony. The bill now goes before the full House for what’s anticipated to be its final hurdle before reaching Landry’s desk.

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she was naked half the movie in About Last Night and I had no issues with it.

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demi moore post boob job in her prime.

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The Israel Defense Forces said it uncovered more than 130 weapons belonging to the terrorist group Hezbollah inside a school in southern Lebanon.

The firearms found in the area of Bint Jbeil included “Kalashnikov rifles, pistols, and additional weapons,” it said.

“Alongside the weapons, the troops also found Hezbollah flags and other terrorist organization insignia. The forces confiscated the weapons and continued operations to search the area and clear it of terrorists,” the IDF added.

Hezbollah is aligned with Iran, and Israel has been targeting the terrorist group since the beginning of Operation Roaring Lion.

“The Hezbollah terrorist organization systematically exploits the civilian population in Lebanon in order to carry out terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops,” the IDF also said.

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target communities with high incidences of gang related shootings by charging federal gun crimes.

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Shelby Farms Park is actually a pretty nice place. Right next to Germantown which is generally a fairly affluent area as far as Memphis goes.

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