Articles tagged as: U.S. Senate
January 6, 2021
Indiana Governor Avoiding Stance On GOP's Biden Challenge
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb declined to say Tuesday whether he supported efforts by some fellow Republicans in Congress to challenge Joe Biden's election victory over President Donald Trump.
Read MoreOctober 2, 2020
U.S. Sen. Todd Young Wants To Add 65 Judges To Federal Bench
Young said courts around the country are overloaded with cases -- 15 percent of pending cases at the federal level are more than three years old.
Read MoreSeptember 22, 2020
Young, Braun Will Vote For Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Before Election
The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg opened a vacancy on the court less than a month and a half before the 2020 general election.
Read MoreSeptember 21, 2020
Democrats Rally At Young, Braun Offices Over Supreme Court Vacancy
Indiana Democrats are calling on U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) to wait to vote on a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court until after the election.
Read MoreAugust 25, 2020
Sen. Mike Braun Thinks Congress Is Too Far Apart To Pass More Coronavirus Relief
Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) says a vaccine for coronavirus is coming. But he is less certain about another round of pandemic relief funding.
Read MoreAugust 12, 2020
Young Says COVID-19 Relief Talks At Impasse, Won't Say If Trump Executive Orders Are Legal
Young said Democrats are to blame for the impasse, claiming they refuse to agree to anything but the House's $3 trillion proposal. Yet Democratic leaders last week offered to come down by $1 trillion if Republicans met them in the middle.
Read MoreJuly 2, 2020
Sen. Braun Halts Qualified Immunity Bill Amid Fox News Interview, Police Union Backlash
Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) said Thursday he will stop pushing his recent bill to reform qualified immunity protections for police without input from law enforcement. There are questions concerning when those talks happened, despite statements Braun made on Fox News earlier this week.
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2020
State Lawmaker Proposes Eliminating U.S. Senate Primaries
Instead of primary elections for U.S. Senate, a proposed bill would have state party conventions choose the major party candidates.
Read MoreDecember 10, 2019
Braun Says Trump Call With Ukraine Was 'Inappropriate' But Not Impeachable
Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) is standing behind President Donald Trump, despite expressing concerns about the call at the center of ongoing impeachment hearings.
Read MoreAugust 8, 2019
U.S. Sens. Young, Braun Balk At Universal Background Checks For Gun Sales
Both of Indiana's U.S. Senators balk at support for universal background checks for all gun sales. That comes amid renewed debate over gun regulations in the wake of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio.
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