Colleagues considered six-term Sen. Richard Lugar a visionary who looked beyond U.S. exuberance over the end of the Cold War and saw the dangers and opportunities in the collapse of a nuclear-armed Soviet Union.
Conceding defeat for the first time in nearly four decades, U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar pledged to support the tea party-backed rival who had just ousted him. But hours later, the Indiana Republican issued a statement chastising primary winner Richard Mourdock.
U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar was ousted Tuesday by tea party-backed challenger Richard Mourdock in Indiana's Republican primary, abruptly ending the nearly four-decade career of a popular politician who built a reputation as a diplomat but whose critics argued had ceded too much ideological ground to represent a conservative state.
State treasurer Richard Mourdock said Tuesday morning that he's "reasonably optimistic" he'll defeat six-term incumbent Sen. Richard Lugar in Indiana's Republican primary.
Results released Friday morning by Howey Politics Indiana and DePauw University have incumbent Richard Lugar trailing Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock by 48 percent to 38 percent in the Indiana Republican Senate primary race.
Rival Richard Mourdock has cast Lugar, 80, as too moderate for the Republican-leaning state and out of touch after 36 years in Washington.
Grover Norquist, the anti-tax activist who leads Americans for Tax Reform, said he is set to make an announcement Wednesday with Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock, who is opposing six-term Senator Richard Lugar in the state’s May 8 Republican primary.
Six-term Sen. Richard Lugar’s efforts to paint Tea Party-backed state Treasurer Richard Mourdock as "untrustworthy" had all the markings of a desperate attempt to toss anything and everything at Mourdock to see what might stick less than two weeks before the vote that could end Lugar's political career.
Super-PACs are playing a heavy role in this year’s election campaigns, including the race between Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar and challenger Richard Mourdock in the Republican primary.
An Indiana Republican Party leader investigating how Senate candidate Richard Mourdock's campaign used a party database said Thursday he won't face any possible party sanctions before the May 8 primary.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce became the latest national interest group to stake a claim in Indiana's heated Republican Senate primary, announcing Tuesday it is endorsing U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar in his toughest re-election battle in decades.
Until now, Indiana's Senate Republican primary race between longtime U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar and Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock has been dominated by television ads, millions of campaign phone calls and foment among Indiana's strong base of conservative voters:
U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar's opponents are hitting the embattled incumbent on policies they say would be driving gas prices higher than they already are.
The attack ads are guaranteed to saturate Indiana airwaves as Dick Lugar and Richard Mourdock battle ahead of the May 8 Republican primary.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A bill backed by Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar would consolidate several subsidy programs into a plan to aid farmers when revenue declines.
