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Vivek Ramaswamy's bid to become Ohio's next governor has the support of the Trump administration, NBC News reported Monday.

The billionaire entrepreneur, who recently left his post with Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is expected to announce his run next month. When he does, he'll have the power of the White House behind him, thanks to Vice President J.D. Vance "loaning out" his own top political advisers to boost Ramaswamy's campaign.

NBC News quoted an anonymous source who said Ramaswamy hired Vance's advisers following two weeks of conversations between the former Yale Law classmates....

Vivek Ramaswamy may have his sights set on becoming Ohio's next governor, despite plans for him to head up Donald Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) along with with Elon Musk, according to a new report.

Trump appointed the two billionaires to the newly-formed department with a goal of cutting $2 trillion of waste from the federal budget. Musk has since revised that number to $1 trillion.

Ramaswamy (R), who recently ran for the Republican nomination for president, intends to formally announce his gubernatorial candidacy by the last week in January, according to Politico....

Ohio allows thousands of police officers and court employees to access driver’s license images online without oversight, by far the nation’s most permissive system.

At a press conference today, Attorney General Mike DeWine informed Ohio citizens that a powerful facial recognition system with access to driver's licenses photographs and mug shots went live on June 2.