Indiana mail-in ballots already more than triple for all of 2016 vote
Nationally, more than 17 million Americans already have cast ballots in the 2020 election, The Associated Press reported Friday, a record-shattering avalanche of early votes.
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Political opponent of Pence’s brother alleges racist threats, gunfire
Democrat Jeannine Lee Lake, who faces long odds against Republican Rep. Greg Pence in the GOP-dominated 6th District, said she has received numerous racist and threatening messages.
Republicans fight to keep seats in northern suburbs
Republican state lawmakers seeking reelection in the northern suburbs are campaigning significantly more this year than in previous elections.
Holcomb maintains significant cash advantage in governor’s race
Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb nearly quadrupled his Democratic opponent in fundraising during the third quarter, according to campaign finance figures released Thursday afternoon.
Trump, Biden show differences in distant, dueling town halls
President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden took part in competing town halls Thursday that offered a jarring contrast of their opposing political styles and approaches to major issues.
Kamala Harris suspends travel after staffer tests COVID-19 positive
The travel suspension interrupts the Biden campaign’s aggressive push across a wide battleground map, including North Carolina and Ohio, the next two states Kamala Harris was scheduled to visit.
Senate Judiciary sets vote on Barrett’s nomination for high court
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday set an Oct. 22 vote on Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination as Republicans remained on track to confirm President Donald Trump’s pick before the Nov. 3 election.
After independent coronavirus test, NBC sets Trump town hall
The announcement Wednesday sets up dueling town halls with Democratic opponent Joe Biden on a night the two candidates were supposed to meet for their second debate.
Barrett bats away tough Democratic confirmation probing
The Indiana judge described herself as taking a conservative, originalist approach to the Constitution. A former law professor, she told the senators that while she admires Scalia, her conservative mentor for whom she once clerked, she would bring her own approach.
Court stops 10-day extension for accepting Indiana absentee ballots
Absentee ballots cast in Indiana must arrive by noon on Election Day to be counted, a federal appeals court said Tuesday, throwing out a 10-day extension ordered by a judge.
IBJ Podcast: Breaking down the 5th District, governor’s race and impact of early voting
Podcast host Mason King talks with IBJ politics reporter Lindsey Erdody and Andy Downs, director of the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics at Purdue University-Fort Wayne, about how the races are shaping up.
Indiana race opens up after attorney general’s troubles
Indiana Democrats are targeting the state attorney general’s race as their best chance to break the stranglehold Republicans have over state government.
Holcomb chipped away at many of his goals in first term
IBJ looked at 30 of the more measurable commitments the governor has made over the last four years to see whether he’s lived up to what he promised and what Hoosiers can expect if he wins a second term.
Pence’s trip to Indianapolis to vote postponed for scheduling reasons
Pence’s staff said the change was meant to prevent burnout given his weekend schedule, travel plans next week and late-night arrival back in Washington, D.C., on Thursday evening.
Trump-Biden debate schedule uncertain after president’s infection
The chair of the Commission on Presidential Debates said the final debate, scheduled for Oct. 22, was still slated to go on as planned. But next Thursday’s debate could be gone, after the Trump team objected to the commission’s virtual mandate.
Pence, Harris clash under the shadow of surging pandemic
Seated at distant tables and separated by clear plexiglass barriers to help prevent infection, Pence, 61, and Harris, 55, arrived at the Salt Lake City debate as two of the most consequential running mates in recent history.
Pence-Harris debate to unfold as Trump recovers from virus
Vice President Mike Pence and his Democratic challenger, California Sen. Kamala Harris, are set to face off Wednesday night in a debate that will offer starkly different visions for a country confronting escalating crises.
U.S. court denies bid to force expanded Indiana mail-in voting
In a separate case, a judge temporarily stayed, pending appeal, an order blocking an Indiana law that requires absentee ballots be received by noon to be counted.
McCormick criticizes Holcomb as she campaigns for his Democratic challenger
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick, a frequent critic of her fellow Republicans, took several swipes at Gov. Eric Holcomb in an online event Monday night for Dr. Woody Myers.
Indiana attorney general candidates split over virus powers
Attorney general candidates Todd Rokita and Jonathan Weinzapfel are divided over how the governor has used the state’s emergency powers law to impose a mask mandate and other coronavirus-related executive orders.