House Republicans pull back contempt charge against FBI director Wray over Biden doc
The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday called off a vote on a contempt of Congress charge against FBI Director Christopher Wray.
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Pence opens presidential bid with broad critiques of Trump over Jan. 6 insurrection, abortion
Mike Pence opened his presidential bid with an unusually forceful critique of former President Donald Trump over Jan. 6, his temperament and abortion on Wednesday as he became the first vice president in modern history to challenge his former running mate.
Ex-Indiana attorney general Hill eyes GOP governor’s race after groping case derailed 2020
Former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is considering whether to join the 2024 Republican governor’s race, nearly three years after his reelection bid was derailed by allegations that he drunkenly groped four women during a party.
After hearing his sentence, Columbus man bolts from courtroom before capture
A man sentenced to 200 days in jail for a probation violation bolted from a southern Indiana courtroom and tried to escape before two shocks from a stun gun brought him down, police said.
South Bend abortion clinic closes amid ‘unnecessary’ restrictions
A northern Indiana abortion clinic will close nearly a year after the state approved a ban on the practice, with “unnecessary” and “politically driven” restrictions on abortions forcing its closure, according to a Monday announcement.
Police say Rep. Lucas crashed, abandoned truck before drunken driving arrest
An Indiana state lawmaker’s pickup truck veered down a hill, through an interstate guardrail and across traffic lanes in a crash that led to his arrest last week on suspicion of drunken driving, according to a police report.
Fire set by man at Lake Co. jail extinguished quickly with little damage
A man walked into a northwestern Indiana jail on Monday, poured an accelerant on the floor and lit it, starting a small fire that was quickly extinguished, a sheriff said.
Supreme Court tossed out the heart of Voting Rights Act a decade ago. Next ruling could go further
Justices are expected to rule in the coming weeks in a case out of Alabama that could make it much more difficult for minority groups to sue over allegedly gerrymandered political maps that dilute their representation.
Former Vice President Pence files paperwork launching 2024 presidential bid in challenge to Trump
Former Vice President Mike Pence filed paperwork Monday declaring his campaign for president in 2024, setting up a challenge to his former boss, Donald Trump.
Judge allows suspect in Indianapolis officer’s fatal shooting to seek insanity defense
A man charged with fatally shooting an Indianapolis police officer when she responded to a domestic violence call in 2020 will be allowed to seek insanity as a defense as he tries to avoid the death penalty.
Elkhart woman charged with neglect after infant son’s leg partially amputated due to frostbite
A northern Indiana woman whose infant son suffered frostbite so severe last winter that one of his legs had to be partially amputated has been charged with felony neglect, authorities said.
Sharing the sentence: Separation takes toll on incarcerated moms and their kids
The donation-dependent Reunification Ride initiative at Logan Correctional in Illinois buses prisoners’ family members 180 miles from the city to Logan every month so they can spend time with their mothers and grandmothers.
Justice Department says it won’t charge Pence over handling of classified documents
The Department of Justice has informed former Vice President Mike Pence ‘s legal team that it will not pursue criminal charges related to the discovery of classified documents at his Indiana home.
Revised DACA program again debated before Texas judge who previously ruled against it
A federal judge did not make an immediate decision Thursday on the fate of a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.
Senate passes GOP bill overturning student loan cancellation, teeing it up for Biden veto
A Republican measure overturning President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation plan passed the Senate on Thursday and now awaits an expected veto.
Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden
Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, grinding into the night to wrap up work on the bipartisan deal and send it to President Joe Biden’s desk.
Indianapolis man gets 30 years for fatal 2020 shooting of mail carrier
An Indianapolis man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, prosecutors said.
SCOTUS rules against union in labor dispute involving truck drivers, wet concrete
In a dispute about the pressure that organized labor can exert during a strike, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday against unionized drivers who walked off the job with their trucks full of wet concrete.
Supreme Court revives claims that SuperValu, Safeway overcharged governments for generic drugs
The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously revived whistleblower lawsuits claiming that supermarket and pharmacy chains SuperValu and Safeway overcharged government health care programs for prescription drugs by hundreds of millions of dollars.
Mike Pence will launch his presidential campaign in Iowa on June 7
Former Vice President Mike Pence will officially launch his long-expected campaign for the Republican nomination for president in Iowa next week, adding another candidate to the growing GOP field and putting him in direct competition with his former boss.