As Republicans continue to fail to recruit high-profile candidates, Steele says it's up to Democrats to "seize the moment, the momentum and the messaging."

Recruiting Brown is a big step in the Democratic path to the majority, expanding a difficult Senate map, but it's no guarantee of success.

A pair of Ohio Democratic state Senators are once again trying to raise Ohio’s minimum wage to $15 per hour. Ohio State Sen. Kent Smith, D-Euclid, and Ohio Sen. Hearcel Craig, D-Columbus, introduced Senate Bill 234 last month,