Ending months of speculation, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine chose his second-in-command, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, to succeed Vice President JD Vance in the Senate.We first reported just after the election that Husted was the odds-on favorite for the appointment,

Elon Musk’s new government department has been thrown into turmoil amid reports his partner is considering quitting.

Vivek Ramaswamy plans to bail on President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to focus on his ambitions to become Governor of Ohio, according to reports. Sources close to the situation told CBS News that his counterpart at the newly-formed panel,

Governor Mike DeWine has chosen his Lt. Governor Jon Husted to fill an Ohio Senate seat vacated by incoming Vice President JD Vance, a source with knowledge of the pick told WCPO.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine recently met with Vivek Ramaswamy to discuss the vacant U.S. Senate seat left by JD Vance. Despite earlier withdrawing from consideration, Ramaswamy is now back in the mix for the appointment. DeWine aims to appoint someone who can win in both 2026 and… pic.twitter.com/VdY43ERY3s

The anticipated appointment will end weeks of speculation about who will join newly minted Sen. Bernie Moreno in Washington.

Ramaswamy will reportedly run for Ohio governor in 2026 after leaving the Department of Government Efficiency.

Citing his intention to run for governor of Ohio, Vivek Ramaswamy resigned from his position as co-head of Donald Trump's "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE). He left after reportedly having disagreements with the surviving CEO,

Politico suggests that Musk had eased out the Indian American entrepreneur after an “ill-received holiday rant on X by Ramaswamy about H-1B visas”

Proud Boy Dominic Pezzola, who stormed through a shattered window in the Senate building, was pardoned of his 10-year sentence. Fellow Proud Boys Ethan Nordean and Joe Biggs, who coordinated breaches of police lines, were also pardoned.

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Vivek Ramaswamy will no longer be a part of President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) after he signaled plans to run for governor of Ohio, according to officials. The decision leaves billionaire Elon Musk to run the cost-cutting operation alone.