Ohio's Vivek Ramaswamy slammed for 'revolting' campaign ad featuring opponent's estranged mother - CBC

CNN journalist Kaitlan Collins has delivered a searing critique of President Donald Trump for defending Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s widely reviled attack ad on rival Amy Acton featuring her estranged mother. Acton, 60, has said she was raped by her stepfather when she was 12 years old and has not spoken to her mother, Donna Arthur, since 1978 after the latter refused to believe her and instead sided with her husband, whom she stayed with, even after he was charged, until his death in 2004. The TV spot in question shows Arthur accusing her daughter of being “a liar” and warning the people of Ohio not to vote for her. It has attracted an angry reaction from the public as well as from politicians on both sides of the aisle, with one man furiously rebuking Ramaswamy at a rally this week. The candidate’s campaign has so far doubled down and pledged to invest a further $4 million promoting the ad.

WorldRepublican Vivek Ramaswamy on Friday defended his campaign's ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Amy Acton in the closely watched race for Ohio governor. Ad has faced criticism from Ramaswamy's Democratic rival and also from fellow RepublicansThe Associated Press · Posted: Oct 23, 2026 3:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Demonstrators hold up signs as a 2026 Ohio Republican Bus Tour passes by after a campaign event with Ohio gubernatorial Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy in Strongsville, Ohio, on Friday. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)Republican Vivek Ramaswamy on Friday defended his campaign's ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Dr. Amy Acton in the closely watched race for Ohio governor. Speaking at a campaign stop in northeastern Ohio, he said the advertisement, which features Acton's mother calling her "a liar," had nothing to do with childhood abuse.

The United States is rushing to move some diplomats and their family members from posts in the Middle East as the threat of regional escalation looms, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

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PoliticsPrime Minister Mark Carney on Friday criticized a decision to restrict Ukraine's access to Elon Musk's military-grade satellite network, saying the move is costing lives. PM criticizes 'whoever' decided to limit Ukraine's ability to track Russian strikesPeter Zimonjic · CBC News · Posted: Oct 23, 2026 3:16 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters in Istanbul that he struggles 'for the right adjective to describe whoever' restricted Ukraine's access to Starshield. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday criticized a decision to restrict Ukraine's access to Elon Musk's military-grade satellite network, saying the move is costing lives. "I search for the right adjective to describe whoever took this decision, or a group of people took this decision, against a country … that is literally fighting for the lives of its citizens against naked aggression," Carney said in Istanbul. "So are we concerned?

A New York man has been charged with animal cruelty for illegally capturing a great white shark on the eastern shore of Cape Cod. Christopher Stefanou, 30, was arraigned on Wednesday in Barnstable Superior Court on charges including animal cruelty to shark, fishing for shark, mechanical deployment of bait, attempt to capture a shark and possession of protected species shark, according to the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office. It is alleged that in October 2025, Stefanou and his crew embarked on a days-long excursion on the eastern shore of Cape Cod with a European client with the goal of capturing a great white shark, the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office said.