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Senators advance bill that would expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans, including teachers, firefighters and others with public pensions.

Indiana plans to carry out its first execution since 2009 before sunrise Wednesday, with much of the process concealed from the public.

Decades in the making, the bill would repeal two federal policies that broadly reduce payments to two groups of Social Security recipients.

Four women who accused Curtis Hill of drunkenly groping them at a bar when he was Indiana’s attorney general dropped their civil lawsuit against him hours before jury selection was set to begin on Monday.

For the second time since she became Iowa’s governor in 2017, Reynolds must choose her right-hand man or woman.

President-elect Trump is demanding that Senate Republicans show up and try to stop Democrats from confirming more judges. Why it matters: President Biden is now 15 judicial confirmations away from the record set by Trump in his first term. Trump posted Wednesday on "X": "The Democrats are trying to stack the Courts with Radical Left Judges on their way out the door. Republican Senators need to Show Up and Hold the Line — No more Judges confirmed before Inauguration Day!"Democrats confirmed two more judges on Wednesday by 50-48 margins, with Republican Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Mike Braun (Indiana) missing the votes.If they'd voted, Vice President Harris would have been unavailable to break the 50-50 tie as she's currently vacationing in Hawaii."I am very angry – 90% of success in life is showing up," Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) told reporters."I've got a 4th Circuit nominee that if my colleagues show up on my side I've secured Democratic votes to defeat. That is very personal to me," he said."I had a member ask me, 'Well, when is the vote?' I said, 'When you're not here,'" Tillis told reporters.Zoom in: Senate Republicans, including incoming Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) are in a showdown over judges with outgoing Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).Thune unveiled a plan Monday to aggressively defend against Biden's final nominees, Axios has reported.Schumer is prepared to grind through that defense with late night and weekend votes.

“No more Judges confirmed before Inauguration Day!” Trump said on social media. But Democrats are making judges a priority in the lame duck ― just like the GOP did, too.

A fight over judges is serving as incoming Senate GOP leader John Thune's (R-S.D.) first showdown against Democratic leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).Why it matters: Schumer is racing to jam through dozens of President Biden's judicial confirmations before the end of the year to break Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) record during the first Trump administration. Thune personally presented a plan for an aggressive defense against Biden's last batches of judicial nominees during a regular leadership meeting Monday night, sources familiar told Axios.It's Thune's first big moment since being elected to serve as the next GOP leader.It's also sure to please some conservatives whose support he needed to get his leadership bid across the finish line — senators very familiar with procedural protest tactics.Zoom in: That led to the Senate floor staying open past midnight as Republicans forced procedural votes to drag out the confirmation process.Republicans are mad at Schumer for prioritizing judges over other must-pass legislation like the Farm Bill, defense authorization and appropriations.President-elect Trump is egging on the fight, demanding Republicans prevent new judicial confirmations ahead of his inauguration.🚪 Behind closed doors, Republican vs. Republican frustrations bubbled over Tuesday after missed votes that helped Schumer move forward on the nominations.Vice President-elect Vance (R-Ohio), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) were specifically called out, sources in the room told Axios.Vance defended himself in a since-deleted post on X by saying even if he had shown up to vote Monday night, it would not have changed the outcome.Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, took point in urging colleagues not to skip inconvenient votes in case no-shows and a slim majority during the lame-duck session end up working in Democrats' favor.🔥 Zoom out: Look for Schumer to consider repaying the favor next year when it's time to confirm Trump's nominees.Schumer and Democrats ground through GOP stall tactics Monday night into Tuesday and are expected to continue to do so.Schumer has dozens of federal judges he can tee up for floor votes over the next few weeks, and the Senate Judiciary Committee will put even more in the pipeline each Thursday.The bottom line: Schumer has confirmed 217 federal judges under the Biden administration. He is 18 short of matching the 234 confirmed by McConnell.

Embry Kidd was confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

Lake County reported lower voter turnout compared to presidential elections dating back to 2008, while Porter County reported another voter turnout in the 60% range similar to previous presidential elections.

BRIAN HOWEY: Indiana's marquee political matchup — the Republican and Democratic nominees for governor — finally were on the same stage Wednesday night.

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Indiana lawmakers didn't move on with marijuana reform in the interim session, but Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jennifer McCormick has a different stance on the cannabis legalization issue. If elected governor in the general election this November, she would work on setting up a medical cannabis industry as a step toward legalization of recreational marijuana, reported Indiana Capital Chronicle."Across the state, Terry (Goodin) and I are hearing Hoosiers who are ready for Indiana to take this step," McCormick said during a press conference on Thursday. "We're on an island. All the states around us are ... at some level, legalizing marijuana, and have benefited in several ways. And so it is time for Indiana to join in on this policy."McCormick's opponent, Republican Mike Braun, said earlier this year that some form ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

Donald Trump has emerged from a rocky debate against Kamala Harris looking to regain his footing with 55 days until Election Day. Not even three months ago, Trump stepped off the debate stage in Atlanta having watched President Joe Biden...

Indiana’s two major party candidates for Governor have different views on how to approach the state’s property tax system.

Vice President Harris’s white-hot start to her presidential campaign is prompting questions over how long her political honeymoon can last. Republicans for days have said Harris’s performance in the days since President Biden dropped out of the presidential race and backed her is more of a shooting star than anything sustainable, and with three months [...]

Republican Indiana Sen. Mike Braun's 2018 campaign has been ordered to pay a $159,000 civil penalty to the FEC for a finance violation blamed on clerical error.

Republican Indiana Sen. Mike Braun's 2018 campaign has been ordered to pay a $159,000 civil penalty to the FEC for a finance violation blamed on clerical error.

The $159,000 fine is the second-largest imposed on a U.S. senatorial campaign.

The $159,000 fine is the second-largest imposed on a U.S. senatorial campaign.

The $159,000 fine is the second-largest imposed on a U.S. senatorial campaign.

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire A politician like Joseph I. Lieberman probably couldn’t exist in this era of rigid political tribalism. […] The post At the Races: Lieberman lookback appeared first on Roll Call.

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire A politician like Joseph I. Lieberman probably couldn’t exist in this era of rigid political tribalism. […] The post At the Races: Lieberman lookback appeared first on Roll Call.

Senate Republicans frustrated with a lack of procedure and unfettered spending are poised to delay the passage of the second slate of appropriations bills.

Senate Republicans frustrated with a lack of procedure and unfettered spending are poised to delay the passage of the second slate of appropriations bills.

The top two concerns for Republican conference members are term limits and an approachable leader as the Senate GOP considers what they want in a McConnell successor.

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have kicked off the general election campaign with sharp words for each other.

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have kicked off the general election campaign with sharp words for each other.

Like last year's speech, the president was bringing heat.

Like last year's speech, the president was bringing heat.

The Senate passed several appropriations bills on Friday to avoid a government shutdown, and after President Biden's State of the Union address the night before.

Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) boasts a substantial lead in Indiana's Republican gubernatorial primary, new polling shows, weeks out from the state's May contest. A new Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey of Indiana voters found Braun the clear leader in the gubernatorial GOP race with 34 percent support among likely primary voters. His rivals — including Indiana [...]

Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) boasts a substantial lead in Indiana's Republican gubernatorial primary, new polling shows, weeks out from the state's May contest. A new Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey of Indiana voters found Braun the clear leader in the gubernatorial GOP race with 34 percent support among likely primary voters. His rivals — including Indiana [...]

Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) boasts a substantial lead in Indiana's Republican gubernatorial primary, new polling shows, weeks out from the state's May contest. A new Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey of Indiana voters found Braun the clear leader in the gubernatorial GOP race with 34 percent support among likely primary voters. His rivals — including Indiana [...]

Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) boasts a substantial lead in Indiana's Republican gubernatorial primary, new polling shows, weeks out from the state's May contest. A new Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey of Indiana voters found Braun the clear leader in the gubernatorial GOP race with 34 percent support among likely primary voters. His rivals — including Indiana [...]

Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) boasts a substantial lead in Indiana's Republican gubernatorial primary, new polling shows, weeks out from the state's May contest. A new Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey of Indiana voters found Braun the clear leader in the gubernatorial GOP race with 34 percent support among likely primary voters. His rivals — including Indiana [...]

Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) boasts a substantial lead in Indiana's Republican gubernatorial primary, new polling shows, weeks out from the state's May contest. A new Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey of Indiana voters found Braun the clear leader in the gubernatorial GOP race with 34 percent support among likely primary voters. His rivals — including Indiana [...]

Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) boasts a substantial lead in Indiana's Republican gubernatorial primary, new polling shows, weeks out from the state's May contest. A new Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey of Indiana voters found Braun the clear leader in the gubernatorial GOP race with 34 percent support among likely primary voters. His rivals — including Indiana [...]

The race for a new Senate Republican leader is expected to showcase the deepening division within the party as mainstream Republicans and hardliners push toward alternative goals.

Senate Republicans are coming out in favor of holding an impeachment trial for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the border crisis.

The Senate on Thursday passed a short-term spending bill that punts this weekend's shutdown threat to later in the month, but leaves questions about how Congress will fund the government through the rest of the year. Senators voted 77-13 to send the funding measure to President Biden’s desk for his signature, just hours after the House [...]

Trump is already beginning to leave his MAGA mark on a new sort of Republican race: the race to succeed Republican leader Mitch McConnell

Several potential successors are being eyed to fill outgoing Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's role as the party battles deepening internal divisions.