A White House visit and poll amplify redistricting fight in Indiana
National political newsletter Punchbowl News reported Friday morning that all Indiana GOP state lawmakers have been invited to the White House on Aug. 26.
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Case against Rokita takes unusual path: Is mediation answer in disciplinary feud?
Several attorneys privately told The Indiana Lawyer they had never heard of mediation being used in an attorney disciplinary case, and even one state Supreme Court justice noted that no rules exist that explicitly allow or prohibit such a process.
Costco will not sell abortion pills after pressure from conservatives
Costco received pressure from groups on both sides of the issue, many of them investors in the nationwide grocery giant.
Judge strikes down Trump administration guidance against diversity programs at schools and colleges
The guidance has been on hold since April when three federal judges blocked various portions of the Education Department’s anti-DEI measures.
Indiana House Democrats assemble with Texas colleagues against partisan gerrymandering efforts
The groups met on the same day national nonpartisan election advocates softened their uniform opposition to gerrymandering, saying they recognized the “wide-reaching crisis in our democracy.”
Social Security’s 90th anniversary marked by funding threats, privatization talk
Trump and other Republicans have said they will not cut Social Security benefits, yet the program remains far from the sound economic system that FDR envisioned 90 years ago.
Appeals court says Trump officials can withhold billions in foreign aid
The panel majority, which included judges appointed by Republicans George H.W. Bush and Donald Trump, found international aid groups did not have standing to bring a lawsuit.
Trump’s nominee to oversee jobs and inflation data faces shower of criticism
E.J. Antoni’s selection threatens to bring a new level of politicization to what has long been a nonpartisan agency widely accepted as a producer of reliable measures of the nation’s economic health
Indiana GOP lawmakers, politicos pan prospect of early redistricting
Hoosier leaders might be busy taking behind-the-scenes feedback on the prospect of early redistricting, but rank-and-file Republicans are increasingly going public with their opposition.
US national debt reaches a record $37 trillion, the Treasury Department reports
The national debt eclipsed $37 trillion years sooner than pre-pandemic projections.
Braun noncommittal on early redistricting; decision to depend on Texas action, Indiana lawmakers
House Speaker Todd Huston and Senate Pro Tem Rodric Bray have declined to comment on redistricting thus far.
US, China extend trade truce, easing tension between world’s largest economies
The previous deadline was set to expire at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Had that happened, the U.S. could have ratcheted up taxes on Chinese imports from an already high 30%.
Certain local offices now subject to more campaign finance requirements
The change stems from a definition shift under House Enrolled Act 1679, a wide-ranging elections omnibus bill.
Firm tied to Trump Jr. debuts direct sales product for pharma companies
Eli Lilly and Co. has already launched LillyDirect service, which CEO David Ricks says jibes with the administration’s demand for direct sales. Lilly is working with Truepill and Amazon.com Inc.’s pharmacy unit on its platform.
Trump nominates conservative economist to head agency that compiles jobs, inflation data
Trump fired the former Bureau of Labor Statistics chief on Aug. 1 after the July jobs report showed hiring slowed sharply this spring, with job gains in May and June revised much lower than initially estimated.
Appeals court upholds Indiana abortion ban
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita said in a statement that “this ruling is a resounding victory for life and the rule of law in Indiana.”
Hogsett’s proposed $1.7 billion 2026 budget constrained by state-level cuts, union contracts
The Hogsett administration said the mayor has no plans to seek a tax increase in 2026. That’s despite the fact that the city’s 2026 tax revenue is now expected to be $43 million short of earlier expectations.
Hamilton Co. to consider move to vote centers for next year’s elections
Under the proposal, residents would cast their ballots at any of the 52 vote centers across the county.
Analysis: Redistricting battle underscores an age of partisan divisiveness
Vice President JD Vance was in Indianapolis last week in part to urge Gov. Mike Braun and GOP legislative leaders to redraw Indiana’s congressional maps.
Indiana Chamber releases scorecard ranking lawmakers on 2025 votes
More than 50 lawmakers earned a perfect mark—all Republicans who generally align with the right-leaning business organization.