A child watches a demonstrator wave an American flag at a Charlie Kirk memorial hosted by Turning Point USA in Brook Park, Ohio, Sept. 16, 2025. Days before, Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist, was shot and killed. As a co-founder of Turning Point

A child watches a demonstrator wave an American flag at a Charlie Kirk memorial hosted by Turning Point USA in Brook Park, Ohio, Sept. 16, 2025. Days before, Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist, was shot and killed. As a co-founder of Turning Point USA, Kirk galvanized youth support across college campuses for the Republican Party. His death leaves questions on how the conservative movement will continue to garner support from younger audiences.

Elida, who is uninsured and from El Salvador, waits in the fog in front of East High School for the Remote Area Medical clinic to open in Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 8, 2025. She has been waiting in the parking lot since 4 a.m. to receive dental treatment;

Elida, who is uninsured and from El Salvador, waits in the fog in front of East High School for the Remote Area Medical clinic to open in Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 8, 2025. She has been waiting in the parking lot since 4 a.m. to receive dental treatment; others in the lot have slept in their cars overnight.

Cleveland Police block the Detroit-Superior bridge from No Kings protesters in Cleveland, Ohio, June 14, 2025.

Cleveland Police block the Detroit-Superior bridge from No Kings protesters in Cleveland, Ohio, June 14, 2025.

Dwight, a double-lung transplant and coronary artery bypass recipient, rings the bell to signal his last day at the Transplant House of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 20. 2025. He is returning to Kentucky, where he worked as a coal miner for 40 ye

Dwight, a double-lung transplant and coronary artery bypass recipient, rings the bell to signal his last day at the Transplant House of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 20. 2025. He is returning to Kentucky, where he worked as a coal miner for 40 years.

Case Western Reserve University running back Andy Kavcic (30) rushes for a touchdown during the second quarter of an NCAA football game against Allegheny, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo/Tyler Sun for The Observer)

Case Western Reserve University running back Andy Kavcic (30) rushes for a touchdown during the second quarter of an NCAA football game against Allegheny, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo/Tyler Sun for The Observer)

Ava Keresztesy, a volunteer at the Case Western Reserve University community food pantry, organizes supplies during the federal shutdown in Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 31, 2025. (Photo/Tyler Sun for The Observer)

Ava Keresztesy, a volunteer at the Case Western Reserve University community food pantry, organizes supplies during the federal shutdown in Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 31, 2025. (Photo/Tyler Sun for The Observer)

Case Western Reserve University President Eric Kaler faces questioning from students on his administration's handling of campus free speech during a general assembly held by the Undergraduate Student Government in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 11, 2025. Last

Case Western Reserve University President Eric Kaler faces questioning from students on his administration's handling of campus free speech during a general assembly held by the Undergraduate Student Government in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 11, 2025. Last year, pro-Palestinian activists formed an encampment in front of Kelvin Smith Library and painted on structures across campus. 11 students were indicted on charges of vandalism and face the possibility of expulsion. (Photo/Tyler Sun for The Observer)

A child in the foreground watches firemen from the University Heights Fire Department march at a Memorial Day parade in University Heights, Ohio, May 26, 2025.

A child in the foreground watches firemen from the University Heights Fire Department march at a Memorial Day parade in University Heights, Ohio, May 26, 2025.

Partygoers are caught in motion at the MIX: Gatsby hosted in the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 1, 2025.

Partygoers are caught in motion at the MIX: Gatsby hosted in the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 1, 2025.