Republicans maintain stronghold on Indiana’s congressional seats
Republicans maintained their dominant hold on Indiana U.S. congressional seats Tuesday, winning seven of the nine races.
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Spartz says she won’t seek House reelection or run for Senate
After mulling a U.S. Senate run, Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana shocked her followers Friday when she announced that she will step away from political office after finishing her term to spend more time with her two daughters.
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5 women with immense power: Can they keep US from fiscal brink?
This year, for the first time in history, the four leaders of the two congressional spending committees are women. So is the president’s OMB director.
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Top political analyst changes outlook for 5th District race to ’tilt Democrat’
Inside Elections made the rating change this week for the tight race between Republican state Sen. Victoria Spartz and former Democratic state lawmaker Christina Hale. Money has been pouring into the race, with nearly $12 million spent on TV advertising alone.
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5th District congressional candidates talk trade, job outsourcing
Republican state Sen. Victoria Spartz and former Democratic state Rep. Christina Hale have each raised concerns about outsourcing U.S. jobs, but the candidates say they would take different approaches to curbing the problem.
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Open Indiana congressional seats not shaping up to be competitive
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.
Indiana’s nine congressional races feature six incumbents
Hoosier voters in all nine of Indiana’s congressional districts will decide their representatives for the U.S. House on general election ballots this November. New faces are guaranteed to emerge in at least a third of those races.
U.S. Rep. Spartz cited for carrying gun at Washington airport
A TSA spokesperson said officers detected an unloaded .380-caliber firearm in U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz’s carry-on during passenger security screening.
U.S. House reps for Indiana collect almost $200K in meal, lodging reimbursements
Five of Indiana’s nine U.S. reps received more than the $18,000 average reimbursement from the new program that allows federal lawmakers to recoup expenses without providing receipts.
Spartz criticizes Goodrich in 5th District forum
Incumbent Rep. Victoria Spartz accused challenger Chuck Goodrich of failing to support legislation to ban some foreign ownership of farmland. But his votes on a key bill tell a different story.
Congress agrees on how much to spend—but not on how to spend it
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.
Spartz changes mind, decides to run for re-election
U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, who had been waffling in recent weeks on her decision to leave Congress, on Monday morning announced her intent to file for re-election, a move that will make for a complicated GOP primary in which several other Republicans have announced plans to run for her seat.
House GOP stare down another internal fiscal fight as deadline looms
Following weeks of negotiations, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced Sunday that they had agreed to a $1.66 trillion funding deal that would reduce overall spending by the federal government.
Donald Trump Jr., Rep. Jim Banks to hold town hall in Indianapolis
Donald Trump Jr. and U.S. Rep. Jim Banks will participate in a town hall next month as the sitting Republican congressman from northeastern Indiana makes a bid for an open U.S. Senate seat in 2024.
Republicans nominate Mike Johnson for House speaker after Emmer’s withdrawal
Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana becomes the fourth nominee, hours after an earlier pick, Rep. Tom Emmer, abruptly withdrew in the face of opposition from Donald Trump and hardline GOP lawmakers.
Republicans pick Tom Emmer as nominee for House speaker as they try for third time
The House has been without a speaker since the start of the month after a contingent of hard-line Republicans ousted Kevin McCarthy.
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.
UPDATE: House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker
Republicans dropped made the decision Friday afternoon during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel.
UPDATE: House speaker’s race hits impasse as defeated Rep. Jim Jordan wants to try again
Refusing to drop out, Republican Rep. Jim Jordan has brought the House speaker’s race to a stalemate.
Ex-Kevin McCarthy aide to run for Indiana’s 5th Congressional District
Max Engling is one of at least seven Republican candidates running to replace Rep. Victoria Spartz, who is not seeking a third term.
UPDATE: Jim Jordan rejected for House speaker on first ballot, but more votes ahead
A surprising 20 holdouts denied the hard-charging ally of Donald Trump the GOP majority needed to seize the gavel. More votes are expected Wednesday.
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.
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.