Indianapolis Star: Politics

While there’s been much attention on this election’s “Year of the Woman,” there’s been less focus on the diminished ranks of Republican women.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer dismisses President Trump's reminders that Republicans picked up Senate seats in Indiana and North Dakota.

Former Sen. Richard Lugar discussed the importance of the Paris climate change agreement and free trade at his annual symposium.

For this biologist, seeing elephants in their natural habitat is the closest he’ll ever get to God.

This elephant’s world was dark and empty, until a man and a piano came along.

Two dudes created a parody Twitter account last winter about Indy's potholes. Now they're endorsing the re-election effort of Mayor Joe Hogsett, who critics deemed "Pothole Joe."

Gov. Eric Holcomb earlier this year announced his public support of a hate crimes proposal. Bills have failed to make it through the legislature.

Business and tourism leaders want hate crime protections for transgender Hoosiers, but House Speaker Brian Bosma says such a provision won't pass.

Education Corp. of America closed its for-profit college campuses. Among the colleges effected: Brightwood College, Brightwood Career Institute and Virginia College.

Indiana had its highest midterm voter turnout rate in over two decades, with 51 percent of registered voters casting a ballot.