U.S. House votes overwhelmingly to prevent government shutdown
New Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to reach across the aisle to Democrats when hard-right conservatives revolted against his plan.
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State, localities starting to spend $507M share from National Opioid Settlement
Almost a year after distributions started from the National Opioid Settlement, only $7.1 million has been put to use so far in Indiana as local units of government wrestle with how to make the most of the payments.
Google CEO defends paying Apple, others to make Google default search engine
In the biggest U.S. antitrust case in a quarter century, the Department of Justice contends that Google—a company whose very name is synonymous with scouring the internet—pays off tech companies to lock out rival search engines to smother competition and innovation.
Biden signs AI executive order, the most expansive regulatory attempt yet
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Mike Johnson elected House speaker with broad GOP support
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Republicans nominate Mike Johnson for House speaker after Emmer’s withdrawal
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UPDATE: Feds pick Indiana as biotech hub, putting it in running for millions in funding
The technology hub designation makes Indiana eligible to compete against 30 other designated hubs in hopes of landing up to $70 million in federal funding to implement its program.
IBJ Podcast: Carmel filmmaker, 23, prepares to air 8-hour JFK documentary on History Channel
Ashton Gleckman lays out the reasons he thought the world—and in particular its post-Kennedy generations—needed a deep dive into the life and legacy of the 35th president.
Nine Republicans announce intentions to run for House speaker
The Republican conference is expected to meet Monday evening to hear from this new crop of candidates seeking the gavel. The group is expected to vote as early as Tuesday on its next speaker-designate.
NCAA president shifts focus to employment status of college athletes during Senate hearing
NCAA President Charlie Baker warned that without congressional action, Division II and III schools might abandon their athletic programs.
Midwest coalition involving Indiana selected for regional hydrogen hub
Gov. Eric Holcomb’s office says the U.S. Department of Energy will award up to $1 billion in grant funding to the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen, or MachH2, which consists of more than 70 Midwest public and private organizations.
GOP’s Scalise ends bid to become House speaker as Republican holdouts refuse to back nominee
U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise told colleagues at a closed-door evening meeting of his decision and declined to announce backing for anyone else, including his chief rival, Rep. Jim Jordan, the far-right Judiciary Committee chairman backed by Donald Trump.
White House poised to announce winners of competition to produce hydrogen fuel
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Republicans fail to coalesce around speaker choice, leaving U.S. House in limbo
Majority Leader Steve Scalise was nominated for speaker by a majority of Republicans early Wednesday. But a significant number of Republicans said they planned to protest his official election.
McCarthy ousted as House speaker as Dems join with GOP critics in vote
The 216-210 historical vote, forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives, throws the House and its Republican leadership into chaos.
Supreme Court seems likely to side with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Even some conservative justices sounded skeptical of arguments that the agency, created after the 2008 financial crisis to regulate mortgages, car loans and other consumer finance, violates the Constitution in the way it is funded.
Spartz threatens to resign from Congress unless national debt commission is formed
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Congress averts shutdown for 45 days after last-minute scramble
A last-ditch effort on Capitol Hill on Saturday staved off a government shutdown with just hours to spare, as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), in an abrupt strategic reversal, offered a plan that won the support of nearly all Democrats and most Republicans.