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Week in Politics: Ramaswamy's Ohio ad; Trump greenlights DOJ to sue over Alaska Senate

NPR | By Scott Simon,

Ron Elving

Published October 24, 2026 at 5:42 AM MDT

Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy refuses to withdrawal an explosive attack ad, and President Trump greenlights the DOJ to file a lawsuit about Alaska's senate race.

Scott Simon

Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

Ron Elving

Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News, where he is frequently heard as a news analyst and writes regularly for NPR.org.

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