Republicans plan big spending to keep Ohio's Senate seat. A bribery scandal adds to their challenges
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FILE - Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, speaks during an event in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex on March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)Defendants ex-FirstEnergy Senior Vice President Michael Dowling, left, defense attorney George Stamboulidis and former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones, right, follow a live transcript of an in chamber conference before a hearing in Summit County Common Pleas Judge Susan Baker Ross' courtroom, in Akron, Ohio, Monday, March 30, 2026. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal via AP, Pool)
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FILE - Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, speaks during an event in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex on March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)