Trump administration vying to own 10% stake in Intel after SoftBank’s $2B bet
The unusual deal that would deepen the Trump administration’s financial ties with major computer chip manufacturers.
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Foundations step in to offer $37M lifeline to public media
President Donald Trump’s rescissions bill eliminated $1.1 billion in federal funding from PBS and NPR stations over the next two years.
Indiana’s House GOP congressional contingent lines up behind redistricting effort
Indiana’s entire House GOP congressional delegation pledged support Monday for President Donald Trump’s plan to craft new federal district maps in an attempt to pick up one to two additional Republican seats in 2026.
MSNBC to change name as part of corporate divorce from NBC
The name change was ordered by NBC Universal, which last November spun off cable networks USA, CNBC, MSNBC, E! Entertainment, Oxygen and the Golf Channel into its own company, called Versant.
Reflections on daylight saving time: 20 years after lawmakers passed controversial law
The vote was so contentious that former House Speaker Brian Bosma left the voting machine open for hours, whipping up the votes needed to advance the priority bill for then-Gov. Mitch Daniels.
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.
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.