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Academics, politicos and Republicans caution not to read too much into 2023’s election outcomes in Ohio. Ohio's political pendulum swung left last year as voters in the one-time bellwether state overwhelmingly supported enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution and voted to legalize recreational marijuana. But the victories have been encouraging for Democrats, who are defending a pivotal U.S. Senate seat in a state that's twice supported Republican Donald Trump by wide margins. Democratic Chair Elizabeth Walters says Republican politicians showed voters last year they “were not on their side.” Ohio's Republican chairman says he likes Republicans' chances in 2024 but the party cannot be overconfident.

Julian Assange’s lawyers have begin their final U.K. legal challenge to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges. They argued in London's High Court on Tuesday that his actions had exposed serious criminal actions by U.S. authorities and were “of obvious and important public interest.” The 52-year-old has been fighting extradition for more than a decade and has spent the last five years in a high-security prison. If the judges rule against Assange, he can ask the European Court of Human Rights to block his extradition. Supporters worry he could be put on a plane to the U.S. before that happens. Assange wasn't in court. His lawyer said he's unwell.