Super PACs start battle in Senate race
The attack ads are guaranteed to saturate Indiana airwaves as Dick Lugar and Richard Mourdock battle ahead of the May 8 Republican primary.
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Lugar and GOP primary foe Mourdock set April debate
State treasurer and tea party favorite Richard Mourdock with square off against U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar on April 11 in their only debate to be hosted by the Indiana Debate Commission before the May 8 primary.
Club for Growth backs Mourdock in Senate race
The prominent national conservative group on Tuesday endorsed Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock, giving him a timely boost in his bid to unseat longtime GOP Sen. Richard Lugar.
Lugar: Tea Party could cost Senate GOP majority
Tea Party supporters that helped the Republicans win a U.S. House majority last year also prevented the party from taking control of the Senate and could do it again in 2012, Senator Richard Lugar said.
UPDATE: House passes payroll tax cut for Obama’s signature
Congress on Friday approved a two-month renewal of payroll tax cuts for 160 million workers and unemployment benefits for millions, handing President Barack Obama a convincing victory for his jobs agenda.
Daniels using policy post to lobby for oil pipeline
The Indiana governor says the U.S. Senate should support the Keystone XL pipeline, which would bring tar sands oil from Canada to the United States.
Farm plan may preserve crop subsidies, groups say
A bill backed by Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar would consolidate several subsidy programs into a plan to aid farmers when revenue declines.
Mourdock raises $438K for Lugar primary challenge
Richard Mourdock, the tea party-backed challenger to U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, reportedly closed the last federal reporting period with $300,000 in the bank. Lugar has close to $4 million.
Tea party sees Lugar as best target in Senate
The tea party movement’s best remaining hope in 2012 for picking off an incumbent Republican in the Senate has boiled down to one state, Indiana, where six-term Sen. Richard Lugar still faces a challenge from the right.
Lugar raises $840K for Senate re-election bid
Sen. Richard Lugar has $3.8 million in the bank as he fights the tea party-backed Richard Mourdock to remain the Republican contender for his seat.
Libertarian Horning enters U.S. Senate race
The frequent candidate for political office in Indiana used his campaign announcement to assail the two-party system that dominates the American political system.
Mourdock could benefit from climate regulations
Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock has campaigned heavily against measures to combat climate change even as he holds stock in an energy company that's banking on those regulations to help build a market for its product.
Lugar: Norquist tax pledge, others hamper Congress
Sen. Richard Lugar is the only Republican in the state's Congressional delegation who hasn't signed Norquist's pledge, which requires the signer to "oppose and vote against any and all efforts to increase taxes.”
Lugar going on TV early in 2012 Senate race
Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar is attacking President Barack Obama and showing himself with former President Ronald Reagan in his first campaign ad in what will likely be a tough re-election contest.
Senators propose immediate end to ethanol credit
Two senators from ethanol-producing states proposed Thursday to immediately end a tax credit for the corn-based fuel and agreeing to support shifting some of that money to debt reduction.
Lugar pushes energy savings, more oil production
Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar is pushing a national energy plan he says will save billions of dollars by increasing domestic oil production and improving energy efficiency.
Donnelly enters race for Lugar’s U.S. Senate seat
Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly has jumped into the race for the Indiana seat in the U.S. Senate currently held by Republican Richard Lugar.
Congress takes up major change in patent law
Congress has been trying for well over a decade to rewrite patent law, only to be thwarted by the many interested parties.
Mourdock says he’s made decision about Senate run
Indiana state Treasurer Richard Mourdock says he's made a decision and will make an announcement soon about whether he'll challenge longtime U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar in the 2012 Republican primary.
Lugar to seek re-election
Sen. Richard Lugar plans to return to Indiana on Friday for a major fundraiser in Carmel.