Candidates emerge to compete for Messer’s congressional seat
State Sen. Mike Crider, one of at least two Republicans in the race, said he believes the 2018 election will be competitive, as the country is “deeply divided.”
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Republican Indiana lawmaker launching bid for Senate
Indiana state Rep. Mike Braun plans to join the increasingly crowded Republican primary for U.S. Senate.
Trump drug commission calls for emergency declaration
President Donald Trump's drug commission has called on him to declare a national emergency to deal with the country's opioid drug epidemic.
White House: Trump to decide soon on ending health payments
The White House is insisting that the Senate resume efforts to repeal and replace the nation’s health care law, signaling that President Donald Trump stands ready to end required payments to insurers this week to let “Obamacare implode” and force congressional action.
Senate blocks GOP health bill, scuttling latest bid to repeal Obamacare
Republican Senator John McCain joined with two of his GOP colleagues to block a stripped-down Obamacare repeal bill early Friday, thwarting the party’s months-long effort to pass health legislation.
Messer officially announces 2018 U.S. Senate bid
Indiana Rep. Luke Messer is formally announcing that he will challenge U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly for his seat in 2018, but he first faces what could be a tough primary against likely foe Todd Rokita.
Federal audit: Indiana student data systems lacked ‘adequate oversight’
State education officials say no sensitive data was improperly accessed and that steps are being taken to tighten security.
Trump administration opts not to renew health law help in 18 cities
President Donald Trump’s administration has decided not to renew Affordable Care Act contracts that brought assistance into libraries, businesses and urban neighborhoods in 18 cities, including Indianapolis.
Indiana agency head leaving for Trump administration job
A spokeswoman for Gov. Eric Holcomb said Brandye Hendrickson is taking a job as a deputy administrator with the Federal Highway Administration. Her last day is Friday.
Justices uphold refugee ban but say grandparents still OK
The Supreme Court says the Trump administration can strictly enforce its ban on refugees, but is leaving in place a weakened travel ban that includes grandparents among relatives who can help visitors from six mostly Muslim countries get into the United States.
Trump wants new NAFTA deal to cut trade deficit with Mexico
President Donald Trump vowed Monday to boost U.S. manufacturing by cutting the $64 billion trade deficit with Mexico as he showcased products made in all 50 states—everything from a fire truck to a baseball bat.
Two more GOP senators oppose health bill, stopping it for now
The latest GOP effort to repeal and replace "Obamacare" was fatally wounded in the Senate Monday night when two more Republican senators announced their opposition.
Donnelly leads in fundraising as Senate race heats up
U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly of Indiana is holding strong against would-be challengers when it comes to fundraising ahead of what’s sure to be a competitive 2018 race.
New Senate GOP health care bill teeters on brink
Republican leaders unveiled a new health care bill Thursday, but they immediately lost two key votes, leaving none to spare as the party's own divisions put its top campaign pledge in serious jeopardy.
Indiana health care providers indicted as part of national crackdown on fraud
An Indianapolis-area chiropractor is among more than a dozen people in Indiana-based investigations and hundreds of people nationwide charged in health care fraud and opioid scams worth $1.3 billion.
Donnelly profits from outsourcing he has criticized as senator
Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly railed against Carrier Corp. for moving manufacturing jobs to Mexico last year, even as he profited from a family business that relies on Mexican labor to produce dye for ink pads, according to records reviewed by The Associated Press.
Lawsuit seeks to block Indiana voter data from Trump panel
Two groups are suing the Indiana secretary of state's office in an effort to block the release of voter data requested by a White House commission investigating allegations of widespread voter fraud.
States line up against DeVos to save Obama’s college rules
Democratic attorneys general from 18 states and the District of Columbia sued U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday over her decision to suspend rules that were meant to protect students from abuse by for-profit colleges.
States sue over EPA’s decision to keep Dow Agro pesticide on market
Several states are seeking to join a legal challenge to a Trump administration decision to keep chlorpyrifos on the market, despite some studies showing it can harm children's brains.
Indiana turns down Trump commission’s request for voter data
President Donald Trump's commission investigating alleged voter fraud in the 2016 elections has asked states for a list of the names, party affiliations, addresses and voting histories of all voters.