Former Colts punter Hunter Smith launches Statehouse bid
Hunter Smith, an Indianapolis Colts punter turned farmer, is running for an open Statehouse seat as a Republican.
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What if Donald Trump is convicted? The 2024 Republican convention rules don’t address the issue
The Republican National Committee’s rules for next year’s nominating contest and convention were released this week without addressing a question the GOP could well face next summer: Can the party’s delegates vote for a different candidate if the presumptive nominee is convicted of a felony?
Trump takes the stand in New York civil case alleging financial fraud
Donald Trump began testifying Monday morning in his civil fraud trial, producing a spectacle of a former president and the leading Republican presidential candidate defending himself against allegations that he dramatically inflated his net worth.
Curtis Hill tries for a comeback with gubernatorial bid
Curtis Hill, now five years removed from a groping scandal that derailed his political ambitions, is working to rehabilitate his image as he revs up his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor.
Republicans pick Tom Emmer as nominee for House speaker as they try for 3rd time
Republicans picked Rep. Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker on Tuesday, as they try for a third time to fill the top leadership position and get Congress back to work.
How third-party and independent candidates could threaten Democrats and Republicans in 2024
While the politics are murky, a fresh frenzy of outsider candidates threatens to weaken both major parties as Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican former President Donald Trump tighten their grip on their parties’ presidential nominations.
Indiana gubernatorial candidates share platforms at Hamilton County GOP Dinner
The five leading Republican candidates for Indiana governor shared the same room for the first time on Monday at the Hamilton County GOP Fall Dinner.
Trump lawyers back in DC court as two sides differ over trial date in election subversion case
Lawyers for Donald Trump were back in court Monday as a federal judge considers radically conflicting proposals for a trial date in the case accusing him of working to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Southern Indiana egg farmer John Rust announces bid for Republican nod for US Senate in 2024.
A southern Indiana egg farmer has declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2024.
A Republican lawsuit threatens a Biden immigration policy thousands have used to come to the US
Roughly 181,000 people have entered the U.S. under the humanitarian parole immigration program since President Joe Biden launched the initiative. But 21 Republican-leaning states threaten to end the program through a lawsuit to determine its legality.
Where do the 2024 presidential candidates stand on abortion?
More than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion, the issue has at times dominated the discussion among the Republicans seeking their party’s 2024 presidential nomination.
Trump’s 2024 GOP rivals converge on Atlanta just days after his latest indictment
Several Republican White House hopefuls are set to greet a conservative conference with hopes of making up ground against Donald Trump. But the former president’s shadow may be especially difficult to escape in the city where he was most recently indicted.
Indiana GOP chief eyes running for national party post
Indiana Republican Party Chairman Kyle Hupfer is looking to move up — by running for the number two spot at the Republican National Committee.
Freeman named chair of IN Senate corrections committee, replacing Young
Indiana State Sen. Aaron Freeman, R-Indianapolis, has been appointed the new chair of the Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee.
Would-be GOP candidate can’t run on Republican ballot after party ban, 7th Circuit affirms
A longtime Indiana Republican who found himself at odds with the state’s Republican Party and was eventually banned from the GOP for a decade will have to stay off the Republican ballot, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed.