Lawmakers added a $50 billion program for rural health to President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending package with promises it would help plug the hole left by Medicaid cuts. Rural hospital and clinic leaders worry the infusion won’t reach the right places.

The rally was a response to the 12 countries President Donald Trump put a travel ban on that went into effect that morning. Those countries include Afghanistan, Myanmar, Iran, Chad and Haiti. Additional countries such as Cuba and Venezuela now have heightened restrictions.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said change is coming to the VA — but insists patient care won't be compromised.

For weeks, there was a 145 percent tariff between China and the U.S. Now, for the next 90 days, they stand at 30 percent on Chinese goods and 10 percent on U.S. goods. Kyle Anderson, an economist with IU’s Kelley School of Business said the soybean industry may need to find new buyers for its goods fast or risk wasting tons of materials or selling at a loss.

The Trump administration is considering cutting a federal grant program that aims to decarbonize heavy industry. That includes more than $700 million for three projects in Indiana.

Indiana is halting its Digital Opportunity Grant program after it said the Trump administration told it to suspend the grant.

All 18 environmental justice employees at the regional Environmental Protection Agency office in Chicago have received layoff notices. It's part of the Trump administration's efforts to close EPA environmental justice offices around the country.

Trump's administration wants to expand participation in decades-old program that deputizes local police and sheriffs' officers to help carry out federal immigration laws.

Following President Donald Trump’s executive orders ordering mass deportations, the leader of the Catholic Church in Indiana shared support for migrants and refugees while calling for immigration reform.

Power providers in Kentucky and Indiana say some federal restrictions on coal ash and greenhouse gas pollution should end.