Legality of Trump’s $400M private funding for White House ballroom at issue
The White House declined to specify how much money had been raised for the project or respond to questions about whether or how contributors could benefit.
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Why Dr. Oz wants you to retire later
Getting the average American to work one year longer by starting earlier or retiring later would generate about $3 trillion for the economy, said the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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Indy-based, foster youth-focused nonprofit faces $600K state, federal funding loss
The cuts, which represent about 12% of Foster Success’ budget for its Indiana programs, will curb access to basic needs assistance, education and job training, financial empowerment and networking.
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Why The Washington Post’s editorial board dubbed Indiana its ‘state of the year’
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.”
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Why investing in a Trump Account could complicate your taxes
Under the terms of the One Big Beautiful Bill law that created it, the federal government will seed each Trump Account with $1,000 for every U.S. citizen born from 2025 through 2028.
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Trump threatens to block new bridge between Detroit and Canada from opening
Trump’s threat comes as the relationship between the U.S. and Canada increasingly sours during the U.S. president’s second term.
Trump’s calls to ‘nationalize’ elections have state, local election officials bracing for tumult
Several Democratic election officials, and some Republicans, have spoken out. Placing voting under control of the federal government would represent a fundamental violation of the Constitution, they note.
Trump administration to launch TrumpRx website for discounted drugs
The president first teased TrumpRx in September while announcing the first of his more than 15 deals with pharmaceutical companies, including Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co., to lower drug prices.
Nike faces federal probe over allegations of ‘DEI-related’ discrimination against white workers
EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas has moved swiftly to target diversity and inclusion policies that she has long criticized as potentially discriminatory.
Longtime Hoosier congressman Lee Hamilton dies at 94
Hamilton had a storied career in Indiana politics that began at the county level and led him to more than three decades in the House of Representatives.
House lawmaker raises new concerns over FDA’s ultra-fast drug review program
Under the program, drugmakers are promised expedited reviews of one to two months for new medicines that support “national interests.”
Trump signs bill to end partial government shutdown, setting stage for next fight
The roughly $1.2 trillion government funding bill ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding.
Revamped Indiana bill dealing with immigration law enforcement clears committee
The legislation would block government bodies and public universities from enacting any policies that limit cooperation — including of their employees — with federal immigration authorities or laws.
Trump administration to create a strategic reserve for rare earth elements
The minerals kept in the reserve would help to shield the manufacturers of autos, electronics and other goods from any supply chain disruptions.
House speaker ‘confident’ partial government shutdown will end by Tuesday
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, said Sunday that he is “confident” he will have enough support from Republicans in the House conference to end the partial government shutdown.
Senate passes Trump-backed government funding deal, sending to House
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
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.
Democrats block government funding package in Senate as negotiations continue to avert shutdown
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats won’t provide needed votes until U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is “reined in and overhauled.”
EPA plan would begin rolling back rule on downwind pollution from smokestacks
The Supreme Court ruled in 2024 that the EPA could not enforce the rule, which is intended to block coal-fired power plants and other industrial sites from adding significantly to air pollution across state lines.
Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged even as Trump continues to press for lower rates
The central bank said there are signs the job market has stabilized while it also said growth was “solid,” an upgrade from last month’s characterization as “modest.”
Businesses face pressure to respond to immigration enforcement while also becoming a target
More than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies including Target, Best Buy and UnitedHealth signed an open letter calling for “an immediate deescalation of tensions.
Braun opts into new federal school choice program
Families can access scholarships through eligible scholarship-granting organizations to support qualified educational expenses, including costs incurred for children at public and private schools.
Indiana’s latest attempt to rein in THC heads to Senate floor, but business owners worry it will ban the market
Business owners say Indiana’s Senate Bill 250 would effectively ban the growing delta-8 market—which was estimated to have generated more than $1 billion in economic impact in 2023—and urge caution amid changing federal rules.
Workplace rights agency scraps anti-harassment guidance, citing Trump’s order
EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas emphasized that the commission’s decision to rescind the guidance “will not leave a void where employers are free to harass wherever they see fit, leaving a trail of victims in their wake.”