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Trump heading to Northeast Ohio for Patriot Games

The White House's youth sports competition will bring athletes from all 50 states to Spire Academy.

News

Northeast Ohio will be in the spotlight next week when President Trump is expected to visit Geneva&#x27;s Spire Academy for the inaugural <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Patriot Games" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/07/04/americas-250-birthday-festivities-trump" data-vars-content-id="ca56d0d6-c6be-4594-9422-d770f870f67b" data-vars-headline="Trump heading to Northeast Ohio for Patriot Games" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/07/04/americas-250-birthday-festivities-trump" target="_self">Patriot Games</a>.Why it matters: The White House-backed competition puts one of Northeast Ohio&#x27;s premier athletic facilities on a national stage.

MGK Day 2026 returns to Cleveland with Wiz Khalifa, 50 Cent and more

This year's festivities include a festival, skate park contest, motorcycle ride and more.

MGK Day, the annual event celebrating Machine Gun Kelly&#x27;s love for Cleveland and vice versa, keeps getting bigger.State of play: This year&#x27;s festivities include a best trick contest at Crooked River Skate Park at 5pm Friday and a festival at North Coast Yard headlined by <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="MGK and Wiz Khalifa" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2026/05/21/mgk-wiz-khalifa-blog-era-boyz" data-vars-content-id="e4826369-7458-4065-ae60-dd7c6b4c77f4" data-vars-headline="MGK Day 2026 returns to Cleveland with Wiz Khalifa, 50 Cent and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2026/05/21/mgk-wiz-khalifa-blog-era-boyz" target="_self">MGK and Wiz Khalifa</a> starting at 3pm Saturday.

Nearly 1 in 6 Northeast Ohioans faces food insecurity as SNAP changes loom

Greater Cleveland Food Bank plans to build a new resource center on Cleveland's west side.

Health

Nearly 300,000 residents in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Greater Cleveland Food Bank&#x27;s" data-vars-click-url="https://www.greaterclevelandfoodbank.org/" data-vars-content-id="df8b2dc0-81d4-40df-ab63-f7ea093f37ae" data-vars-headline="Nearly 1 in 6 Northeast Ohioans faces food insecurity as SNAP changes loom" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.greaterclevelandfoodbank.org/" target="_blank">Greater Cleveland Food Bank&#x27;s</a> service area struggled to consistently access enough food in 2024, a new report shows.Why it matters: Rising <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="food insecurity" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/06/06/food-insecurity-united-states" data-vars-content-id="df8b2dc0-81d4-40df-ab63-f7ea093f37ae" data-vars-headline="Nearly 1 in 6 Northeast Ohioans faces food insecurity as SNAP changes loom" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/06/06/food-insecurity-united-states" target="_self">food insecurity</a> is putting more pressure on Northeast Ohio&#x27;s safety net just as looming federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program changes could shift millions in new costs to the state.

Foo Fighters turn Cleveland stadium show into a family affair

Grohl and his bandmates prove they are still cool after 30-plus years.

Music

Dave Grohl was focused on honoring the old-timers during Foo Fighters&#x27; concert at Huntington Bank Field on Monday night.What he said: &quot;If we play a Foo Fighters song you know, sing along with me,&quot; he insisted.

Ohio taxpayers each face $1,670 tab for Trump's mass deportation push

Trump's immigration policies have thousands of Ohio's Haitian immigrants in limbo.

Immigration

Ohio taxpayers would pay nearly $1,700 each for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="President Trump&#x27;s mass deportation" data-vars-click-url="https://link.axios.com/click/46946043.25/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2xvY2FsL3BpdHRzYnVyZ2gvMjAyNi8wMi8wOS90cnVtcC1pbW1pZ3JhdGlvbi1zaGlmdC1pY2UtZGV0ZW50aW9ucy1waXR0c2J1cmdoP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1zZW5kdG9fbG9jYWxuZXdzbGV0dGVydGVzdCZzdHJlYW09dG9w/63883f95eb76627b3989208fB88889105" data-vars-content-id="e7826d50-ad5d-419f-adff-39f81a50f53c" data-vars-headline="Ohio taxpayers each face $1,670 tab for Trump&#x27;s mass deportation push" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://link.axios.com/click/46946043.25/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2xvY2FsL3BpdHRzYnVyZ2gvMjAyNi8wMi8wOS90cnVtcC1pbW1pZ3JhdGlvbi1zaGlmdC1pY2UtZGV0ZW50aW9ucy1waXR0c2J1cmdoP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1zZW5kdG9fbG9jYWxuZXdzbGV0dGVydGVzdCZzdHJlYW09dG9w/63883f95eb76627b3989208fB88889105" target="_self">President Trump&#x27;s mass deportation</a> push, per <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a new calculator" data-vars-click-url="https://link.axios.com/click/46946043.25/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZXBpLm9yZy9kZXBvcnRhdGlvbi1jYWxjdWxhdG9yLz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249c2VuZHRvX2xvY2FsbmV3c2xldHRlcnRlc3Qmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/63883f95eb76627b3989208fB1f1018ca" data-vars-content-id="e7826d50-ad5d-419f-adff-39f81a50f53c" data-vars-headline="Ohio taxpayers each face $1,670 tab for Trump&#x27;s mass deportation push" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://link.axios.com/click/46946043.25/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZXBpLm9yZy9kZXBvcnRhdGlvbi1jYWxjdWxhdG9yLz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249c2VuZHRvX2xvY2FsbmV3c2xldHRlcnRlc3Qmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/63883f95eb76627b3989208fB1f1018ca" target="_self">a new calculator</a> from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).Why it matters: The estimate fuels debate over whether billions of federal dollars devoted to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="deportations" data-vars-click-url="https://link.axios.com/click/46946043.25/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tLzIwMjYvMDQvMTUvaWNlLWRlcG9ydGF0aW9ucy11cy1pbW1pZ3JhdGlvbi10cnVtcC1iaWRlbi0yMDI1P3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1zZW5kdG9fbG9jYWxuZXdzbGV0dGVydGVzdCZzdHJlYW09dG9w/63883f95eb76627b3989208fB51c784e6" data-vars-content-id="e7826d50-ad5d-419f-adff-39f81a50f53c" data-vars-headline="Ohio taxpayers each face $1,670 tab for Trump&#x27;s mass deportation push" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://link.axios.com/click/46946043.25/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tLzIwMjYvMDQvMTUvaWNlLWRlcG9ydGF0aW9ucy11cy1pbW1pZ3JhdGlvbi10cnVtcC1iaWRlbi0yMDI1P3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1zZW5kdG9fbG9jYWxuZXdzbGV0dGVydGVzdCZzdHJlYW09dG9w/63883f95eb76627b3989208fB51c784e6" target="_self">deportations</a> could instead fund other public priorities, such as health care or housing.

Ohio immigration jail vigils continue amid ICE detention scrutiny

The prayer demonstrations began last weekend at the Seneca County Jail in Tiffin.

Vigils at Ohio jails that have contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will continue this week.State of play: The prayer demonstrations, organized by the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Ohio Immigrant Alliance" data-vars-click-url="https://ohioimmigrant.org/events-list/2026/5/30/statewide-vigils" data-vars-content-id="070df9a7-944c-4bec-a633-5631de965370" data-vars-headline="Ohio immigration jail vigils continue amid ICE detention scrutiny" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://ohioimmigrant.org/events-list/2026/5/30/statewide-vigils" target="_blank">Ohio Immigrant Alliance</a>, began last weekend at the Seneca County Jail in Tiffin.

A choropleth map showing the estimated cost per taxpayer for federal immigrant deportation and detention funding across the U.S. states. The average cost is $2.4k. Washington, D.C., has the highest load, at $3.9k.