Senate OKs tax bill as Trump, GOP near big legislative win
A burst of 11th-hour horse trading gave a party starved all year for a major legislative triumph the votes it needed.
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5 Republicans want chance to take on incumbent Democrat U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly
U.S. Reps. Todd Rokita and Luke Messer, former state Rep. Mike Braun, and two others have so far filed to face off in the GOP primary next spring.
Todd Young backs tax reform, but not if it increases deficit
The senator from Indiana said fellow Republicans “can’t assume unreasonable rates of economic growth or we’re being fiscally irresponsible.”
Trump, announcing tax reform plan, hopes to bring ‘wisdom of Indiana’ to Washington
The plan repeals the estate tax and alternative minimum tax, lowers the corporate tax rate, and reduces the number of tax brackets while lowering the highest tax rate. One of the largest boons for the middle class would be that it doubles the standard deduction.
Indiana’s Donnelly, a top GOP target, starts re-election bid
Sen. Joe Donnelly is considered one of the most vulnerable Democratic senators on 2018 ballots. That’s drawn U.S. Reps. Luke Messer and Todd Rokita into a nasty feud for the Republican nomination.
Donnelly leads in fundraising as Senate race heats up
U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly of Indiana is holding strong against would-be challengers when it comes to fundraising ahead of what’s sure to be a competitive 2018 race.
Donnelly profits from outsourcing he has criticized as senator
Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly railed against Carrier Corp. for moving manufacturing jobs to Mexico last year, even as he profited from a family business that relies on Mexican labor to produce dye for ink pads, according to records reviewed by The Associated Press.
Worry rises over future of HIP 2.0 insurance program
Indiana hospitals are bracing for congressional action that could mean deep cuts in Medicaid, which funds the state’s popular health insurance program for low-income adults.
Lilly hires ‘powerhouse’ D.C. lobbyist
Leigh Ann Pusey will join Eli Lilly and Co. next month as senior vice president for corporate affairs and communications.
Progress on reducing U.S. uninsured rate comes to halt
Five years of progress reducing the number of Americans without health insurance has come to a halt. It will be watched closely as Republicans attempt to roll back the Affordable Care Act.
Republicans jockey to take on Donnelly in 2018
Indiana Republicans have more than 18 months before they attempt to unseat vulnerable Democrat U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly in the 2018 midterm election, but the race is already heating up.
GOP Rep. Messer takes step toward possible Senate race
Messer is in his third term representing central Indiana’s 6th District and is a potential challenger to Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly.
GOP president, Congress could dump medical-device tax
For years, medical-device makers in Indiana and around the nation have insisted that the 2.3 percent tax on sales to help fund the Affordable Care Act has hurt business and slowed innovation.
Coats’ career as lawmaker, lobbyist runs counter to Trump’s convictions
Former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats, in line to be national intelligence director, has swung back and forth between government service and lobbying, the type of Washington career that President-elect Donald Trump has mocked.
Trump selects former Sen. Coats for top intelligence post
The role would thrust the 73-year-old Coats, who retired from the U.S. Senate last year, into the center of the intelligence community the president-elect has publicly challenged.
2016 TOP STORIES: Dramatic year sends Pence to D.C., Republicans to Statehouse
Donald Trump’s big victory in Indiana means his running mate Mike Pence will be vice president. It also swept Eric Holcomb into the governor’s office and Todd Young into the U.S. Senate.
What seemed a Bayh coronation turns into first-ever defeat
Young's victory toppled an Indiana political dynasty started when Bayh's father, Birch Bayh, was first elected to the Legislature in the 1950s.
Young aims to beat household name in Indiana Senate race
Democrat Evan Bayh was a strong favorite to capture his old U.S. Senate seat when he unexpectedly entered the race in July with a famous Indiana political name and millions of dollars in his campaign bank account. That’s no longer the case.
Poll: Young takes the lead over Bayh in Senate race
The new WTHR/Howey Politics Indiana poll shows the governor’s race as a tossup, and Todd Young with a five-point lead over Evan Bayh in the battle for U.S. Senate.
Poll: Bayh, Young tied in Senate race
Republican Todd Young has cut into Democrat Evan Bayh’s lead in the U.S. Senate race, according to a new poll. The race is important because it could determine which party controls the Senate.