Trump signs executive order pushing work for welfare
The order focuses on finding ways to strengthen existing work requirements and exploring new requirements for benefits such as food stamps, cash and housing assistance programs.
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Trade, tax cuts at center of Donnelly’s run in Trump country
Sen. Joe Donnelly is doggedly cultivating those who are agitated with Donald Trump as he seeks a second term in a state that the president won by 19 percentage points in 2016.
Leaders of Trump’s Indiana campaign endorse Rokita
Members of Trump’s team from 2016 are backing Rokita in Indiana’s GOP Senate primary, claiming fellow Rep. Luke Messer and former state Rep. Mike Braun didn’t do enough to support Trump.
China vows to ‘counterattack’ U.S. as trade spat worsens
Now in a tit-for-tat fight with the United States, the global superpower vowed Friday to retaliate if President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to apply tariffs to an additional $100 billion worth of Chinese goods.
Trump proposes new tariffs on $100B in Chinese goods
President Trump’s surprise move came a day after Beijing announced plans to tax $50 billion in American products, including soybeans and small aircraft, in response to a U.S. move this week to slap tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports.
Civil rights icon recalls RFK’s Indianapolis speech about MLK assassination
Civil rights icon John Lewis recalled crying in an Indianapolis park where in 1968 he heard Sen. Robert Kennedy tell a crowd about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and make a plea for peace and unity.
Trump supporter Rokita called future president ‘vulgar’ in 2016
Senate candidate Todd Rokita is embracing President Donald Trump in his campaign, but that wasn’t always the case before Trump was elected.
China lists $50 billion in U.S. goods it might hit with 25 percent tariff
Beijing’s list of 106 products included the biggest U.S. exports to China, reflecting its intense sensitivity to the dispute over American complaints that it pressures foreign companies to hand over technology.
Trump administration moves to cut Obama-era fuel-efficiency rules
The Trump administration announced that fuel-efficiency regulations for cars and light trucks are too stringent and must be revised.
Three more debates lined up for GOP candidates for U.S. Senate seat
The first debate to be televised statewide is slated for April 15, with all three candidates confirming their participation. One of the trio has declined to partake in the third debate.
Money pulled for satellite instrument being built in Indiana
The federal spending plan approved March 23 by Congress contained no money for the $208 million Radiation Budget Instrument being built at a Harris Corp. plant in Fort Wayne for NASA.
Indiana soybean farmers worry about possible China tariffs
Some Indiana farmers are concerned that the struggling soybean industry could face another blow if China imposes tariffs on U.S. soybeans.
Decision to add citizenship question to census draws outcry
The 2020 U.S. Census will include a question about citizenship status, a move that brought swift condemnation from Democrats, who said it would intimidate immigrants and discourage them from participating.
McConnell seeks to remove hemp from controlled substance list
The U.S. Senate's top leader said Monday he wants to bring hemp production back into the mainstream by introducing legislation to legalize the crop as an agricultural commodity.
U.S. charges nine Iranians in massive hacking scheme
The Trump administration announced criminal charges against Iranians accused in a government-sponsored hacking scheme to pilfer sensitive information from hundreds of universities, private companies and American government agencies. Indiana was among the targets.
Congress OKs $1.3 trillion budget, averting another shutdown
Senate passage shortly after midnight averted a third federal shutdown this year, an outcome both parties wanted to avoid.
Facebook shares tank over data-manipulation scandal
The social network is under fire after newspapers reported that former Trump campaign consultant Cambridge Analytica used data, including user likes, inappropriately obtained from roughly 50 million Facebook users to try to influence elections.
Koch group adds $4 million to Indiana, Missouri attack ads
The political network backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch is planning to step up its advertising to unseat Democratic Sens. Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Joe Donnelly of Indiana, who are seen as vulnerable.
House rejects GOP bill easing use of unproven drugs
The House rejected legislation Tuesday that would ease how experimental drugs are provided to people with terminal illnesses.
Rokita to skip televised GOP Senate debate
It’s the first time in the Indiana Debate Commission’s 10-year history that a candidate has declined to participate in one of its debates.