Biden, Pence rally Indiana voters in fierce Senate race Source: AP

Former Vice President Joe Biden brought his blue-collar appeal to a Democratic stronghold of Indiana on Friday, heaping praise on Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly as the kind of guy who keeps his word, puts country over party - and would have his back in a street fight. Biden told a crowd in the heavily industrial northwest corner of Indiana that "Joe is as good a man as I know," adding that if they'd grown up in the same neighborhood they would've been friends.

Indiana senators split on moving Kavanaugh’s confirmation forward

A deeply divided Senate pushed Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination past a key procedural hurdle Friday, setting up a likely final showdown this weekend in a battle that's seen claims of long-ago sexual assault by the nominee threaten President Donald Trump's effort to tip the court rightward for decades.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Votes Unanimously to Support Nomination of Hoosier Kip Tom

U.S. Senators Todd Young and Joe Donnelly last week announced that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted unanimously to advance the nomination of Mr. Kip Tom of Leesburg, Indiana . Mr. Tom is nominated to be Ambassador and U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture.

Tariffs put political squeeze on Greg Pence as Cummins strongly opposes them Source: Cox Media Group

The top executive of engine maker Cummins has one description for the tariffs the United States has imposed on steel, aluminum and other imports. "Let's be clear: a tariff is a tax, plain and simple," CEO Tom Linebarger wrote in an opinion piece published in The New York Times Wednesday.

Senators blast Trump’s ‘reckless’ tariffs, warn of impact on farmers, …

WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic senators expressed rising concern Thursday about the economic impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs, saying they are hearing complaints from dock workers, soybean farmers and manufacturers whose livelihoods depend on trade. The lawmakers also said they want to see the Trump administration explain the strategy behind the tariffs and what the expectations are for success.

Senators praise return of soldiersa remains from Korea

Indiana's two senators are praising President Donald Trump efforts to recover the remains of American soldiers killed in the Korean War. Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly and Republican Sen. Todd Young issued a joint letter Tuesday that welcomes the effort.

Indiana Sen. Todd Young among those failing a the penny testa

You've likely run into this little riddle before: Would you rather have $1 million or an amount that results from starting with a penny and doubling it every day for 30 days? Even if you don't know the quiz or bother to do the elementary math, you can tell it's a trick question that almost demands the selection of the least-obvious answer. And the least-obvious answer turns out to be the right one.

Potpourri: Lots of Election and Trump Rally Insights

U.S. Sen. Todd Young stood among fans on the floor of North Side Middle School Gym Thursday during part of President Donald Trump's Rally in Elkhart. Photo by Dan Spalding Trump visit President Trump's rally in Elkhart Thursday was a star-studded event for Republicans.

Trump hits Sen. Donnelly hard on his home turf – and gives him a new nickname

ELKART, Ind. - President Trump made good on a promise last year to campaign against Sen. Joe Donnelly during a campaign rally Thursday in Elkhart, attacking the Democrat as "Sleepin' Joe" and a "swamp person."

The ’18 RV Industry ‘Power Breakfast’ is Sold Out

The sixth annual breakfast will be anchored this year by U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly. while the Power Breakfast program, a fast-paced mixture of informative business and political themes that helps set the scene each spring for the North American RV arena's annual selling season, is scheduled for program, headlined by Secretary Zinke and Senator Donnelly, has garnered so much interest," reported BJ Thompson, an Elkhart-based public relations executive and administrator of the annual breakfast.

Congressman Suggests Jews Wouldn’t Have Died In The Holocaust If They Were Armed

Alaska's only congressman last week seemed to suggest Jews could have avoided being "put into the ovens" in the Holocaust if they were armed, according to a video recording of his comments at the Alaska Municipal League last week. Rep. Don Young, a Republican, suggested "millions" of people died because they were "unarmed," according to a video recording uploaded to YouTube by Dimitri Shein, a Democrat who is running for Young's seat.

Rep. Don Young suggests armed Jews could have prevented Holocaust

Rep. Don Young, an Alaska Republican who is the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives, recently argued against gun control to constituents by suggesting that Jews could have avoided perishing in the Holocaust if they had armed themselves. "How many millions of people were shot and killed because they were unarmed?" Young said to the Alaska Municipal League in Juneau last week, according to a recording published Tuesday by Alaska Public Media.

Koch Network Plans to Spend $400 Million in U.S. Midterm Cycle

David Koch plans to spend close to $400 million on policy and politics during the two-year election cycle that culminates with November's midterm elections, a roughly 60 percent increase over 2015-16. That will include as much as $20 million in 2018 to sell to voters the Republican tax cuts signed in December by President Donald Trump, about the same amount Koch-affiliated groups spent on promoting the legislation in 2017, officials with the Koch network said Saturday.

Sen. Young invites two Hoosiers to State of the Union

A Windfall woman and the bank that employs her are being cited as beneficiaries of the federal tax overhaul and have been invited to attend President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday. Chelsee Hatfield plans to use her forthcoming raise and bonus to help pay for classes toward an associate's degree at Indiana Wesleyan University, as well as her children's future college expenses.

No deal in Senate as shutdown expanding

The Air National Guard's 122nd Fighter Wing said that exempt federal technicians and active-duty personnel would continue to carry out essential operations at the base today but that non-exempt technicians would be furloughed.

Indiana’s Gop Us Senate field will be set over next month

The monthlong period for political candidates to enter Indiana's May primaries is opening, during which time the size of the Republican field for the party's U.S. Senate nomination will be determined. The Republican race to decide the challenger to Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly will be Indiana's top primary race.