Zoeller likes idea for U.S. constitutional convention

INDIANAPOLIS | Attorney General Greg Zoeller sympathizes with state lawmakers who want to take an extraordinary step to rein in the power of the federal government.

Sequester leads to furloughs, project delays at Indiana National Guard

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana National Guard felt the first pinch Monday as federal budget cuts known as the sequester began to take their toll on Hoosiers.

M'ville vigil to warn of 'fiscal cliff' dangers

INDIANAPOLIS | The coalition of Indiana labor unions will hold a candlelight vigil Monday outside the Merrillville office of U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Merrillville, to call attention to the ongoing "fiscal cliff" debate in Congress.

Health law battle shifts back to Congress

INDIANAPOLIS | The U.S. Supreme Court may be done dealing with Obamacare (for now), but the U.S. Congress is just getting (re-)started.

Pence equates health ruling with 9/11, apologizes

INDIANAPOLIS | U.S. Rep. Mike Pence, the Republican candidate for Indiana governor, repeatedly apologized Thursday after likening the U.S. Supreme Court's health care ruling to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that killed 2,996 people.

Jesse Jackson Jr. takes medical leave of absence

CHICAGO | U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s office announced Monday in a news release that the congressman has been on a medical leave of absence since June 10 and is being treated for exhaustion.

Coats asks U.S. attorney general to resign

INDIANAPOLIS | U.S. Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., called Thursday for U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to resign, one day after a Republican-controlled U.S. House committee voted on party lines to declare Holder in contempt of Congress for refusing to share documents about a gun-trafficking opera…

Poll: Lugar leads Mourdock in U.S. Senate primary

INDIANAPOLIS | U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar leads State Treasurer Richard Mourdock by 7 points in a new survey of Indiana Republicans ahead of the May 8 primary election.

Ill. Republicans testify in redistricting lawsuit

CHICAGO | Two Republican congressmen became visibly emotional Thursday during a federal court hearing over a new congressional map drawn by Democrats, and a third declared the plan "a legislative drive-by shooting."