As a federal shutdown continues and controversy swirls over President Trump's use of National Guard troops in American cities, Ohio's Republican Gov. Mike DeWine and Kentucky's Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear were in Cincinnati Tuesday to talk about bipartisanship.

During a conversation hosted by University of Cincinnati's Portman Center and moderated by former U.S. Republican senator from Ohio, Rob Portman, Beshear and DeWine said they've found plenty of common ground during their tenures — and even before they became governors.

Beshear highlighted the work the two did as their states' attorneys general on the opioid epidemic and holding drug companies accountable. DeWine was Ohio AG from 2011 to 2019. Beshear was Kentucky's top attorney from 2016 to 2019.

"You and I worked together as at

See Full Page