Randy Head steps down as GOP chair, returns to work at Kreig DeVault
Indiana Republican Party Chairman Randy Head has resigned from his role with the party, effective immediately, the party announced Monday.
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Republicans win U.S. House, giving Trump, GOP control of Congress
Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump.
Americans in Puerto Rico can’t vote for US president. Their anger at Trump is shaping the race
A comic calling Puerto Rico garbage before a packed Donald Trump rally in New York was the latest humiliation for an island territory that has long suffered from mistreatment, residents said Monday in expressions of fury that could affect the presidential election.
Donald Trump will accept Republican nomination again days after surviving an assassination attempt
Donald Trump takes the stage Thursday at the Republican National Convention to accept his party’s nomination again and give his first speech since he was cut off mid-sentence by a flurry of gunfire in an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania.
Most candidates not returning thousands in political donations by disgraced sheriff Jamey Noel
Multiple Republican campaigns and committees that received political donations from disgraced former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel said they have no plans to return or donate those dollars elsewhere — while numerous others are keeping mum, distancing themselves from Noel altogether.
State GOP crowns Randy Head as leader of party in Indiana
The Indiana Republican State Committee unanimously elected former lawmaker and lobbyist Randy Head to be the next chair of the state GOP on Monday, naming a successor for former chair Anne Hathaway.
Beckwith poses ‘serious threat’ to Braun’s campaign, says GOP powerhouse lawyer
Indiana Republican gubernatorial nominee Mike Braun faces a “serious threat” to his candidacy after Noblesville pastor Micah Beckwith was selected as his running mate, according to an internal campaign memo penned by prominent conservative attorney Jim Bopp.
Hoosier GOP insiders spurn party establishment, nominate Beckwith for lieutenant governor
Indiana’s GOP delegates narrowly named Noblesville pastor Micah Beckwith as the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in a shocking vote at the party’s convention Saturday.
Braun’s lieutenant governor pick fends off ‘establishment’ skepticism
On Saturday, about 1,800 Republican party insiders will choose who’s on the ballot for Indiana’s second-highest office in the GOP’s first competitive lieutenant governor contest in decades.
Garland slams attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers: ‘I will not be intimidated’
Attorney General Merrick Garland forcefully rebuked what he described as unprecedented attacks on the Justice Department Tuesday, telling Republicans who have sought to hold him in contempt that he will “not be intimidated.”
After legislative changes earlier this year, what’s next for Indy’s downtown tax district?
Although Majority Republicans in the Indiana Legislature didn’t kill a taxing district meant to help the city of Indianapolis and the not-for-profit Downtown Indy Inc. enhance public safety, beautification and homeless services downtown, the changes they made to the law that authorized it have sent local architects of the district back to the drawing board.
Attorney General Todd Rokita will not face challengers at Indiana GOP convention
Seeking a second term, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita will be unopposed at the state Republican convention next month — securing him as the party’s nominee in the November election.
Indianapolis lawmaker is Mike Braun’s pick for lieutenant governor
U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, the Republican nominee for governor, said Wednesday that he’ll ask delegates at the Republican State Convention to confirm Rep. Julie McGuire of Indianapolis as his running mate for the November general election.
House rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, but chaos lingers
Hard-line Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in a brazen push to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, but the resounding rejection by Republicans and Democrats tired of the turmoil does not guarantee an end to the GOP chaos.
Indiana GOP candidates for governor make their pitch to voters at debate in Sen. Braun’s absence
Five gubernatorial candidates sought to undermine each other’s records during a final debate Tuesday night ahead of Indiana’s May 7 GOP primary, but took few shots at the absent U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, who is considered the front-runner of the crowded field.
Braun expected to miss final GOP gubernatorial debate
Five of the six Republicans hoping to be Indiana’s next governor are scheduled to meet Tuesday for their last pre-primary debate, hosted by the nonpartisan Indiana Debate Commission. U.S. Sen. Mike Braun—the frontrunner, according to polls—pulled out of the debate unexpectedly Monday evening, saying he needed to be in Washington, D.C., to vote, according to the commission.
GOP gubernatorial hopefuls talk Indiana’s dormant death penalty
Indiana’s death penalty law exists in name only. What would Indiana’s GOP candidates for governor do differently?
Crouch has the most money on hand for final GOP governor’s race push
Combined, the six Republican candidates for governor have nearly $5 million left to spend and have spent a jaw-dropping $20 million in the first quarter of 2024. As of March 31st, Suzanne Crouch had over $3 million on hand and no debts.
Spartz, Goodrich, 7 others battle in crowded 5th District primary
Rep. Victoria Spartz’s late decision to run for reelection in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District—an about-face from months earlier—shook up a crowded primary that has become a rarity in American politics, with nine Republicans facing off.
Republican states file lawsuit challenging Biden’s student loan repayment plan
A group of Republican-led states is suing the Biden administration to block a new student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers.