Sherrod Brown

Health care workers told U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown about the symptoms and mental health conditions that residents continue to report more than a month after a Norfolk Southern train derailment led to a chemical spill.

The requirement is included in the Railway Safety Bill introduced in the Senate earlier this month but not the House's RAIL Act.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is encouraging Ohio veterans to see if they qualify for new health benefits. These benefits come from the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, or PACT Act.

The U.S. Senate is expected to hold the next vote on a bill that would codify protections for same-sex and interracial marriages as early as Monday.

Democrats who have a slim majority in the U.S. Senate have decided to wait to vote on a bill on federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages, though nearly a quarter of all Republicans joined all Democrats in voting for the bill in the House in July.

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) visited a downtown Cincinnati Starbucks Friday and spoke with employees who recently voted to unionize. After visiting with the Starbucks employees, Brown took questions from the media on a variety of topics, ranging from the economy to the Brent Spence Bridge.

Politicians who support abortion rights pointed to the case of a 10-year-old pregnant girl who was raped as an example that abortion bans are too extreme, while Republicans blamed the media and abortion rights advocates for fabricating a story that turned out to be true.

Sen. Rob Portman, a Republican, and Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, have different views on the subject and what should happen to abortion rights in Ohio.

Lawmakers are calling for an investigation two weeks after an NPR report found a student loan program designed to help low-income borrowers wasn't living up to its promise.

The African American Burial Grounds Preservation Act will funnel money to local communities to restore Black burial sites.