Candidate deadline nears for Ohio Republicans over Max Miller domestic abuse allegations – US politics live
Monday is last day Miller can resign and give his party time to find a replacement candidate Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Today is the last day that Max Miller, the beleaguered US Republican representative from Ohio, can resign and give his party time to find a replacement candidate. Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Will Scharf, the staff secretary who helped secure approval for the $400m White House ballroom project, will become White House counsel and assistant to th
Lawyers for David Hearn , the Olympian who was arrested for alleged property destruction of the reflecting pool before his charges were dropped, said that the Trump administration is “continuing to attack an innocent man” .
This comes after Donald Trump said that Hearn was still guilty on Truth Social this weekend, despite the justice department dismissing all charges against him, and citing the “botched” renovation of the pool as the reason for the peeling lining.
Hearn’s lawyers also said they are still “reviewing all legal remedies, including for this continued harassment”.
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- Candidate deadline nears for Ohio Republicans over Max Miller domestic abuse allegations – US politics liveGuardian - World · Tom Ambrose · Aug 10, 2026, 11:31 AM
- Max Miller to stay on Ohio ballots despite pressure to drop out of race after domestic abuse allegations – liveGuardian - World · Shrai Popat (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) · Aug 10, 2026, 1:28 PM
- Trump admits ‘some contractor error’ in DC reflecting pool renovation – but still blames ex-Olympian for vandalism – liveGuardian - World · Shrai Popat (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) · Aug 10, 2026, 3:40 PM
- Trump administration continues to ‘attack an innocent man’ over reflecting pool, say lawyers for Olympian – live
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