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Articles about Max Miller
Max Miller Keeps Threatening People Who Talk About the Abuse Allegations Against Him
A Mother Jones investigation found that Rep. Max Miller answers people who talk about the abuse allegations against him with threats — cease-and-desist letters to TV stations and a Democratic organizer, emails warning his ex-wife's lawyer he'd go public about a murder case, and a text to his ex-father-in-law, Sen. Bernie Moreno.
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Mike Johnson backs Max Miller despite a domestic violence probe #maga #ohio #louisiana
Max Miller is under House Ethics investigation for domestic violence, after his ex-wife accused him of throwing scalding water on her, putting a gun to her head, and breaking their toddler's collarbone.
Republicans Cut Medicaid by Nearly $1 Trillion. They Scheduled the Pain for After You Vote.
The Big Beautiful Bill cuts Medicaid by close to $1 trillion over 10 years, and the Congressional Budget Office says the law will leave 10 million more people uninsured. Republicans made sure the biggest cut doesn't start until 2027 — after the midterms. 198 Republicans on this site voted for it.
Max Miller Promised to Cut 'the Fat' Out of Washington. Then He Ran a Radio Ad Praising Himself — Paid For by Taxpayers.
On August 28, Miller's congressional office aired a radio ad of a constituent thanking 'Congressman Miller' — 'paid for by official funds.' It ran a week before the pre-election blackout, three weeks after he said he'd loan his own campaign $1 million.
Max Miller Threatened to Sue TV Stations for Airing a Sheriff's Ad About the Abuse Allegations Against Him. They Aired It Anyway.
Rep. Max Miller sent local TV stations a cease-and-desist letter to keep a Summit County sheriff's ad about the allegations in his divorce case off the air. Federal rules don't let stations censor candidate ads, so it's running.
Twice the House Came One Vote From Telling Trump to End the Iran War — the First Resolution Lost 213-214, the Next Deadlocked 212-212, and 181 Republicans We Track Voted No on Both.
On April 16 a war powers resolution failed 213-214. On May 14 the next one deadlocked 212-212, and a tie fails. Either one needed exactly one Republican to switch. Only Thomas Massie, who has no page here, voted yes both times.
185 House Members We Track Voted to Make States Hand Your Medicaid and Food Stamp Records to Trump's Former Defense Lawyer
On September 16 the House passed the PROOF Act, 217-207. It orders states to turn over whatever Medicaid, SNAP and other benefit records Attorney General Todd Blanche asks for in writing, with no judge involved. A federal court had already blocked the Trump administration from cutting food stamp funding to states that refused to hand over recipient data. 185 of the members who voted yes have report cards on this site.
180 House Members We Track Voted a Third Time to Keep Trump's Iran War Going. Congress's Budget Office Says It Has Already Cost $38 Billion.
On September 15 the House voted 220-204 to end the war with Iran — the third time since June. Republicans voted 203 to 7 against it, and 180 of the members who voted no are on our report cards. The same day, the Congressional Budget Office put the war's direct cost at $38.1 billion and said it will push inflation higher into 2027.
Lisa McClain Says She Supports 'Anybody With an R Behind Their Name.' She Was Talking About Max Miller, Whose Ex-Wife Says He Threw Boiling Water at Her.
Lisa McClain went on Face the Nation and backed Max Miller's reelection. His ex-wife says he threw boiling water at her and pointed a gun at her. Six Republican senators named on air have told him to quit.
Your Health Premiums Jumped 58%. House Republicans Came Back and Voted to Tell Colleges What They're Allowed to Boycott.
The House returned from recess and spent its week on socialism resolutions, mining permits, whales, the Supreme Court, and a bill punishing colleges for boycotting Israel. Nobody voted on the premiums that just went up 58%. Here is every Republican with a report card who voted yes.
Americans Say Groceries Are Their Biggest Money Worry. House Republicans Spent the Evening of September 1 Voting to Condemn Socialism.
H.Res. 1490 passed 220-192. It changes no law and spends no money. Its one concrete demand is the SAVE America Act, a proof-of-citizenship rule of the kind Kansas tried — where 31,089 people could not register, against 39 confirmed noncitizens the state found in the previous 14 years. 189 members with a page on this site voted yes.
These 188 Republicans Voted to Lock the Supreme Court at Nine Seats While Republican Appointees Hold Six of Them
The House voted September 2 on a constitutional amendment freezing the Supreme Court at nine justices. The Constitution never set that number — Congress did, and has changed it five times. Here is every Republican with a report card who voted yes.
Mike Johnson Says Max Miller Has Been a 'Great Member of Congress.' Miller Is Under an Ethics Investigation for Domestic Violence, and the Accuser's Father Is a Republican Senator.
Asked on Aug. 31 whether he backs Miller's reelection, the Speaker said yes and called the abuse allegations 'some issues in his personal life.' Sen. Bernie Moreno, whose daughter is the accuser, says she 'lives in constant fear of this man.'
208 House Republicans Just Voted to Lock In the Food-Safety Layoffs. Complaints About Contaminated Meat Had Risen 40%.
H.R. 8646 passed 213-210 on June 4. It comes in $380 million below last year and, in the Appropriations Committee's own words, reduces salaries and expenses "to account for staffing reductions" — the nearly 4,300 FDA and roughly 900 meat-inspection jobs already gone. 188 members with a page on this site voted yes. Four voted no.
Asked If He'd Campaign With Max Miller, Vivek Ramaswamy Said Republican Control Comes First: 'If We Compromise That, We're Done.'
Leaked audio published August 26 catches Ohio's Republican nominee for governor backing Miller 'up and down the ticket' — three weeks after two Republican senators told him to resign, and days after Miller's own former father-in-law said he should not serve in the House.
Max Miller Says Unions Are Abandoning Him Over the Allegations Against Him. The AFL-CIO Scored His Votes for Working People at 14 Percent.
In a July court filing, Miller estimated he had lost about $30,000 in union support and blamed his ex-wife's allegations. He calls himself a 'Davis-Bacon Republican.' In December he voted to let stand Trump's order stripping collective bargaining from a million federal workers.
One in Every 14 Union Members in America Just Lost Their Contract by Executive Order. 195 House Republicans Voted to Keep It That Way.
Two executive orders, plus an earlier move against TSA screeners, stripped collective bargaining from 84.4% of the unionized federal workforce. A bipartisan bill to restore it passed the House 231-195 — every Democrat for it, 195 Republicans against — and the Senate has sat on it for eight months.
Max Miller Dumped His Custody File on X to Save His Campaign. A Federal Lawsuit Says a Nude Photo of His 2-Year-Old Was In It.
Under pressure to quit the race, Miller posted a Dropbox folder of his divorce records on X. His ex-wife's suit says it contained a nude image of their daughter, downloadable for 23 hours. His own lawyer says he built the folder and it was a mistake.
Every House Republican Voted to Ban Congressional Stock Trading. Seven of Them Kept Trading Anyway.
On July 22 the House passed the Stop Insider Trading Act. It's still sitting in the Senate. Max Miller traded that same day. Michael Rulli and Kevin Hern were still trading in August.
Max Miller's PAC Gave $70,000 to 16 Republicans in Tight Races. Exactly One Gave It Back.
POLITICO asked all 16 whether they'd return money from a congressman accused of assaulting his ex-wife and their young child. Brad Finstad returned $5,000. Mike Lawler said no. The other 14 wouldn't say.
Congress Gave ICE $70 Billion and No Rules on Conduct. Now ICE Is Buying Electric Shock Gloves.
ICE plans to spend up to $20 million on gloves that deliver painful electric shocks — ten times what Susan Collins points to as the de-escalation reform that justified her vote. Here are the 201 Republicans with report cards on this site who voted for the money.
Mike Johnson Calls Himself a 'Zealous Guardian of Due Process.' Watch Who Gets It.
A Texas Republican admitted an affair with a staffer who died by suicide, and the Speaker said it wasn't 'time' to talk about resigning. With Max Miller accused of domestic abuse, Johnson says it's 'not my business.' He had no such trouble deciding about Democrats.
Mike Turner Spent 19 Years Saying Abuse Cases Shouldn't Be Left to the People Closest to the Accused. Then He Was Asked About Max Miller.
Pressed seven times on CBS over whether the House should look into the domestic abuse allegations against his Ohio colleague, Turner said it was a court matter and 'better for TMZ than CBS.' Two days later the Ethics Committee opened an investigation.
Ohio Republicans Were Ready to Push Max Miller Off the Ballot. Trump's Team Told Them to Back Off.
Politico reports Trump's political team asked Ohio Republicans not to pressure Miller to quit — and they scuttled the meeting that could have replaced him. Miller had started comparing his abuse allegations to Trump's own.
$70 Billion for ICE Passed the House by Two Votes. Not One Republican Voted No.
On June 9, 2026, the House passed S. 2 by 214 to 212. At that margin every single Republican yes vote was the deciding vote. Here are the 187 still in their races who have report cards on this site.
Two Ohio Senators Told Max Miller to Quit. Pfizer, Altria and John Deere Kept Paying Him.
Popular Information found dozens of corporations funding Max Miller's campaign this cycle. We pulled the FEC records ourselves: Elevance has given $9,000, Pfizer $8,000, Altria $7,500 — and five of these companies sent him more money after his ex-wife's abuse allegations were published on May 7.
Republican Senators Told Max Miller to Step Aside. He Answered by Writing His Campaign a $1 Million Check.
Two more Republican senators called on Miller to step aside. A conservative group called him unfit to serve. A new poll has him down 14. Miller's response was to loan himself $1 million and stay on the ballot.
Four Safe Republican Seats Are Suddenly in Play. Not Because of Policy — Because of the Men Holding Them.
Trump carried all four of these districts comfortably in 2024. Now Republicans are spending time and money defending them — because of domestic abuse allegations, a sexual harassment finding, and a campaign finance investigation. Their party's complaint isn't the conduct. It's the polling.
Max Miller Asked Congress to Investigate Him. Within Hours, It Agreed.
Miller said he had 'absolutely nothing to hide' and asked for an ethics investigation into himself. The committee opened one the same day — into domestic violence and illegal drug use. Trump had already called to tell him things aren't looking good.
ICE Is Reading Your Posts. Congress Paid for It.
A Wall Street Journal investigation found ICE is paying contractors millions to scan social media around the clock, then using subpoenas to unmask Americans who criticize the agency. Nobody has been charged. That may be the point.
A Republican Senator Says Max Miller Is 'a Danger.' Miller Went Live for 15 Minutes and Said He's Winning in November.
Sen. Bernie Moreno — Miller's former father-in-law — broke his silence and said Miller should not serve in Congress. He spoke after Miller went live to attack his ex-wife's mental health, offer his account of the hot water incident, and promise to stay on the ballot.
Congress Is Now Being Asked to Investigate Max Miller — and His Own Party Has Stopped Covering for Him
The Democratic Women's Caucus publicly asked the House Ethics Committee to investigate Miller. A Republican colleague says he should resign if the allegations are true, Ohio's governor calls them troubling — and his ex-wife's lawyers just filed for a restraining order against him.
2,000 Pages of Records Detail New Allegations Against Max Miller — Including a Child Abuse Investigation
Records obtained by Mother Jones detail a child abuse investigation into his 2-year-old daughter's broken collarbone — ruled unsubstantiated — plus an apparent threat to Sen. Bernie Moreno and a 2011 toxicology report. Miller denies wrongdoing.
207 House Republicans Just Voted to Keep Us in Trump's Iran War — And Lost
On July 23 the House voted 214-208 to order U.S. forces out of Trump's unauthorized war with Iran. These 185 Republicans we track voted no — the second time the House has told the president to stop, and the second time they tried to stop it from saying so.
Max Miller's Lawyer Said a Blood Test Proved He 'Was Not Impaired.' Toxicology Reports Say Ecstasy and Klonopin.
When Ohio Rep. Max Miller first ran for Congress, his lawyer said a blood test proved he wasn't impaired in a 2011 crash. Toxicology reports obtained by Mother Jones show MDMA and Klonopin in his system.
What Ohio's Republicans in Congress Are Costing You
Ohio ranks 35th of 50 on the measures we track — and its Republicans in Congress just voted to make Medicaid, food aid, and jobs worse.
The Republicans Who Marched Us Into War With Iran
In February 2026, Trump bombed Iran without Congress's approval. These Republicans cheered it on, voted to block efforts to stop it, and left us paying the price at the pump.
These 190 Republicans Voted to Let an Energy Board Block Clean-Air Rules
The House passed the 'Reliable Power Act,' handing federal energy regulators the power to stall EPA rules on power-plant pollution. Here's every Republican with a report card who voted yes.
197 Republicans Voted to Spike Your Health Insurance Premiums
The Senate blocked the fix and the House passed a fake one. Here's every Republican we track who voted to let ACA premiums spike.