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Fed chair Warsh sidesteps Senate questions on inflation, AI, contact with Trump

July 15, 2026

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh on Wednesday navigated a series of thorny questions from senators without providing many specifics.

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Lindsey Graham, who rose from a pool hall to political heights, dies at 71

July 12, 2026

Associated Press

Graham died Saturday night after what a preliminary report from the Washington, D.C., medical examiner said was a tear in his aorta.

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Federal legislation that Braun calls ‘crazy’ is aimed at Bears and Indiana

March 26, 2026 |

Lesley Weidenbener

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, say the bill would protect taxpayers from being extorted by team owners for huge subsidies. The legislation would likely face an uphill climb in the Republican-controlled Congress.

Senate passes Trump-backed government funding deal, sending to House

January 31, 2026 | Associated Press

The Senate voted Friday to fund most of the government through the end of September while giving Congress two weeks to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country.

UPDATE: Senate leaders scramble to save bipartisan deal and avert partial government shutdown at midnight

January 30, 2026 | Associated Press

Democrats had struck a rare deal with President Donald Trump on Thursday to separate funding for the Homeland Security Department from a broad government spending bill.

Senators launch a cross-party effort to end stock trading by lawmakers

January 15, 2026 | Associated Press

Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Republican Sen. Ashley Moody of Florida on Thursday plan to introduce legislation that would bar lawmakers and their immediate family members from trading or owning individual stocks.

Senate Republicans are in a sprint on Trump’s big bill after a weekend of setbacks

June 30, 2025 | Associated Press

An all-night session to consider an endless stream of proposed amendments to the package was abruptly postponed, and it’s now scheduled to launch as soon as the Senate gavels open Monday.

Senate Republicans seek tougher Medicaid cuts, lower SALT deduction in Trump’s big bill

June 16, 2025 | Associated Press

GOP leaders are pushing to fast-track the bill for a vote by President Trump’s Fourth of July deadline.

Democrats drawing closer to crypto industry despite Trump divisions

June 9, 2025 | Associated Press

Work in the Republican-led Senate to legitimize cryptocurrency by adding guardrails has drawn backing from some Democrats, underscoring growing support for the industry in the party.

U.S. Sen. Todd Young partners on bipartisan bill to jumpstart domestic shipbuilding industry

May 9, 2025 | Cate Charron

Young, R-Indiana, and fellow Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, reintroduced legislation to jumpstart the country’s “rusted” shipbuilding industry and increase onshore ship production that has largely shifted to China.

Buttigieg weighs a decision with huge implications for Democrats: Run for Senate or president?

February 20, 2025 | Associated Press

Prominent allies believe Buttigieg cannot feasibly do both, even as others raise the comparison to Barack Obama, who was elected president just four years after becoming a U.S. senator.

2024 Newsmaker: U.S. Sen. Todd Young

December 27, 2024

Two years after U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., co-authored the CHIPS and Science Act, Indiana is reaping big rewards.

Fate of Trump’s Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in Senate

December 25, 2024 | Associated Press

Republicans are under more pressure than usual as Trump and his allies make clear that they will confront senators who don’t fall in line.

Rep. Jim Banks easily wins Indiana’s open U.S. Senate race

November 5, 2024 | Cate Charron

Banks will replace Sen. Mike Braun, who is running for governor, and will join fellow Republican Sen. Todd Young in representing Indiana in the U.S. Senate.

Open Indiana congressional seats not shaping up to be competitive

October 25, 2024 | Cate Charron and Taylor Wooten

Indiana’s 3rd, 6th and 8th districts and one of Indiana’s Senate seats don’t have incumbents running this year. But none of the races have emerged as competitive.

Amid quiet U.S. Senate race, Indiana candidates criticize ‘invisible’ GOP frontrunner Banks

October 22, 2024 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Democrat Dr. Valerie McCray and Libertarian Andrew Horning have agreed to a debate hosted by the Indiana Debate Commission next Tuesday. Republican Jim Banks, the frontrunner, has not indicated a willingness to join them.

Braun, Young join effort to protect farmland from foreign adversaries

September 13, 2024 | Cate Charron

The legislation would add the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, which can recommend that the president block or suspend any transactions with a worrisome impact on national security.

Braun says Republican Party on trajectory to win, teases property tax proposal

July 16, 2024 | Niki Kelly, Indiana Capital Chronicle

U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, who is the GOP nominee for Indiana governor, said the issue of high property taxes is probably the one he hears about the most.

Congress agrees on how much to spend—but not on how to spend it

February 11, 2024 | The Washington Post

Lawmakers are racing to beat fast-approaching government shutdown deadlines in March, but deep policy divisions may slow them down on everything from passenger rail funding to Internal Revenue Service resources to support for the World Health Organization.

Banks, Rust spar over residency as battle for U.S. Senate seat heats up

January 22, 2024 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

U.S. Senate candidate John Rust’s actual address is the latest point of contention raised by his challenger, GOP favorite U.S. Rep. Jim Banks.

Odd bedfellows Mike Braun and Bernie Sanders team up to support health price transparency

January 15, 2024 |

John Russell

The conservative Braun and the liberal Sanders might have more in common that meets the eye, with a growing list of issues they have both supported.

Indianapolis psychologist seeks Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate

January 11, 2024 | IBJ Staff

Valerie McCray, a clinical psychologist from Indianapolis, will seek the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Republican Mike Braun, who is running for governor.

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