Trump refugee plan seeks 7,000 Afrikaners—and virtually no one else
The president halted the admission of most refugees after he took office but made an exception for Afrikaners who he has said face racial discrimination.
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Trump administration seeks to move special education to different agency
Moving the program would not necessarily impact distribution of funding to the states. The money for the current school year has already been sent to states.
Trump’s immigration crackdown weighs heavy on the US labor market
Immigrants do jobs—cleaning houses, picking tomatoes, painting fences—that most native-born Americans won’t, and for less money.
Shutdown impact: What it means for workers, federal programs and the economy
The shutdown began Oct. 1.
Trump talks directly with Indiana Senate Republicans in redistricting bid
The call comes a week after Vice President JD Vance made his second trip to Indianapolis to discuss redistricting with Republicans in the House and Senate.
Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time
The repetition of votes on the funding bill has become a daily drumbeat in Congress, underscoring how intractable the situation has become.
Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown
The federal judge said the cuts appeared to be politically motivated and were being carried out without much thought.
Indianapolis airport won’t play DHS video blaming Democrats for travel delays
Airports in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Phoenix and Seattle have also said they will not play the video message from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Government shutdown could be the longest ever, House Speaker Johnson warns
With Congress and the White House stalemated, some are eyeing the end of the month as the next potential deadline to reopen government.
Federal shutdown could hurt government services like WIC, SNAP in Indiana
States like Indiana must use their own dollars to keep funds flowing to families or let it lapse, a move that could cut benefits for tens of thousands of Hoosiers.
China vows to stand firm against Trump’s new tariff threat
It was China’s first official comment on President Trump’s threat to jack up the tax on imports from China by Nov. 1 in response to new Chinese restrictions on the export of rare earths
UPDATE: Firings of federal workers begin as White House turns up pressure over shutdown
The Office of Management and Budget said thousands of employees would be fired, though it noted that the funding situation was “fluid and rapidly evolving.”
Indiana leaders hint at redistricting ‘resolution’ following latest meeting with VP
Indiana leaders on Friday met with Vice President JD Vance for the third time as they work to secure support for mid-cycle, partisan redistricting.
Pharmacists press lawmakers to drop ‘out of date’ law test from licensing requirements
Lawmakers also expressed appetite for ditching the Professional Licensing Agency, an umbrella body overseeing 33 profession-specific licensing entities—like the Board of Pharmacy.
Dana Black: People with wealth, power sidestep fight for democracy
What are we non-lawyers supposed to do when they come for us?
Karen Celestino-Horseman: Attacking fourth estate weakens public protections
People wrapped in a blanket of bias confirmation never ask “Why?”
Lindsay Shipps Haake: If you don’t do politics, politics will do you
The teaching of civics must be one of the most important jobs in our nation.
Deborah Daniels: Comey indictment shows we have crossed the Rubicon
We have a DOJ that obeys a vengeful president rather than following the rule of law.
Jim Shella: Once reviled by the right, KISS now in good graces
I met KISS in 1979 due to a right-wing protest of one of its concerts.
Nathan Gotsch: A Hoosier’s lessons for navigating political division
In another polarized time, Henry Lane knew leadership means making room for people who disagree with you.