Morales lashes back over loss of Indiana secretary of state race support
Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales’ campaign message blames his backing of President Trump’s redistricting push — despite other top Republicans doing the same.
Read MoreIndiana Secretary of State Diego Morales’ campaign message blames his backing of President Trump’s redistricting push — despite other top Republicans doing the same.
Read MoreThe results show the power and popularity of President Trump among Indiana Republicans, said University of Indianapolis political science professor Laura Merrifield Wilson.
Read MoreTwo Banks-affiliated groups are funding much of the TV campaign in support of President Trump-endorsed Republican primary challengers.
Walker was one of 21 state Republican senators who joined Democrats in killing a mid-decade redistricting bill backed by President Donald Trump in late 2025.
Clay County Circuit Court Judge David Thomas issued an order Wednesday directing clerks to “immediately cease” sending absentee ballots involving the Republican Senate District 38 race.
The first wave of broadcast and digital advertising attacks have landed against Republican state senators who voted against the Indiana congressional redistricting.
Green said the 1st Congressional District, which had been a target of Indiana’s failed redistricting attempt, “remains an extremely difficult seat for a Republican to compete in and win.”
In social media posts Tuesday night, President Trump threw his support behind primary challengers to Sens. Greg Goode of Terre Haute and Spencer Deery of West Lafayette.
President Trump has vowed political revenge against Republican legislators who helped defeat the redistricting bill.
Walker was a vocal Republican critic of the redistricting plan pushed by President Donald Trump—and was one of several lawmakers who faced swatting or other intimidation tactics ahead of the Senate’s vote last month against redrawing the congressional maps.
Sen. Cyndi Carrasco, an Indianapolis Republican and general counsel for the University of Indianapolis, was appointed as the new chair.
The Post’s editorial board announced the distinction Monday, kicking off what the board says is a new yearly tradition to recognize states that “did the most to improve or otherwise acted in a way worthy of distinction.”
Gov. Mike Braun vowed to work with President Trump—who for months has pushed for more winnable seats for the GOP ahead of the 2026 midterms—to encourage primary challengers to those “no” voters.
Democratic amendments failed Wednesday as Republicans prepare for a tight, final vote on the contentious remap.
Critics of redistricting, including former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard, say the city’s interests aren’t likely to be a top priority for elected officials in the proposed new congressional districts.
The Senate Elections Committee approved the measure after a six-hour public hearing on the bill that was largely dedicated to public testimony.
As Indiana legislators debate redistricting, dozens of other bills have been filed. Here’s what stands out.
State Sen. Kyle Walker announced his redistricting opposition last month despite his close ties with a leader of a pro-redistricting group.
After three hours of public testimony on Tuesday, members of the House Committee on Elections and Apportionment passed the bill carrying Indiana’s new congressional maps on a party-line vote.
Indiana House Democrats on Monday decried the drafted maps as an “egregious gerrymander” and attempted multiple procedural maneuvers to prevent the legislative session from starting.
The map, posted to the House Republicans’ website Monday morning, significantly alters many of the state’s nine congressional districts to favor Republicans.
During a video news conference Tuesday afternoon, House Minority Leader GiaQuinta pointed to a House rule that requires the agreement of both the speaker and minority leader for meeting times to be changed.