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Trump's kingmaker status faces test in Ohio special election

by Jill ColvinJulie Carr Smyth
| August 2, 2021 12:06 AM

GROVE CITY, Ohio (AP) — As soon as it became clear last week that a Texas congressional candidate backed by Donald Trump would be defeated in a special election, the former president's allies quickly shifted their attention to Ohio to ward off another embarrassing loss.

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