Politics

House of Representatives elect Republican Mike Johnson as speaker of the House

By Ethan Roberts · Thursday, Oct. 26,2023 12:34 p.m.

Johnson was unanimously approved by Republican representatives.

Bloomington City Council fails to override stop sign reinstallation veto

By Ethan Roberts · Thursday, Oct. 19,2023 6:02 p.m.

The initial vote to add the stop signs Oct. 4 had passed narrowly.

UPDATED: IU President Whitten releases new statement on violence in Israel after backlash

By Marissa Meador · Thursday, Oct. 12,2023 8:46 p.m.

The new statement specifically addressed Israel and Hamas.

Separate peaceful gatherings over Israel-Palestine conflict end in clash on IU’s campus

By Salome Cloteaux , Ruth Cronin and Andrew Miller · Tuesday, Oct. 10,2023 2 a.m.

The Palestinian Solidarity Committee organized a peaceful counterprotest to the gathering supporting Israel.

Indiana voting registration ends Oct. 10. Here’s what you need to know

By Andrew Miller · Friday, Oct. 6,2023 6:27 p.m.

All voters should check to make sure their information is up to date.

OPINION: Masculinity is an undefined word

By Joey Sills · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2023 12:12 p.m.

Rigid societal gender standards affect everyone — including, and especially, men.

Kevin McCarthy ousted as Speaker of the House

By Andrew Miller · Tuesday, Oct. 3,2023 9:03 p.m.

This is the first time a speaker has been voted out in history.

Congress passes stopgap spending bill to avoid government shutdown

By Colin Cunningham · Sunday, Oct. 1,2023 6:32 p.m.

The bill was passed hours before the midnight deadline.

OPINION: What are we even doing here, part II: the Republican presidential debate

By Jared Quigg · Thursday, Sept. 28,2023 2:55 p.m.

The second Republican debate was predictably even more pointless than the first.

OPINION: No one likes a mad woman

By Joey Sills · Thursday, Sept. 28,2023 9 a.m.

There’s a long history of prominent women being unjustly vilified by the public.

Meet Sydney Zulich, the 20-year-old IU graduate running for city council

By Marissa Meador · Tuesday, Sept. 26,2023 1:38 p.m.

Sydney Zulich will make history as Bloomington’s youngest city councilmember.

OPINION: The student debt crisis has gotten out of hand

By Gentry Keener · Sunday, Sept. 24,2023 3:23 p.m.

The price of college has skyrocketed, and there is no relief in sight.

OPINION: Is socialism incompatible with human nature?

By Jared Quigg · Thursday, Sept. 21,2023 12:45 p.m.

The "human nature" argument is one of the worst and most common used against socialism.

OPINION: Ballad of a homeschooled boy

By Joey Sills · Tuesday, Sept. 19,2023 2:36 p.m.

Despite seemingly good intentions, homeschooling does nothing but hurt students.

UPDATE: Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission submits misconduct charges against Rokita

By Andrew Miller · Monday, Sept. 18,2023 12:33 p.m.

The complaint alleges state Attorney General Todd Rokita.

UPDATE: Rokita sues IU Health, alleging HIPAA violations tied to abortion case

By Andrew Miller · Friday, Sept. 15,2023 8:54 p.m.

The lawsuit alleges IU health violated patient privacy laws.

OPINION: The news should give both sides of a story

By Faith Badgley · Thursday, Sept. 14,2023 6:15 p.m.

News outlets not giving both sides is problematic.

OPINION: What’s the deal with right-wing populism?

By Joey Sills · Thursday, Sept. 14,2023 8 a.m.

Modern conservatism appeals to impoverished white workers, but it's not their only option.

OPINION: Congress shouldn’t be a nursing home

By Jared Quigg · Monday, Sept. 11,2023 9:35 a.m.

America is becoming a gerontocracy and young people are suffering for it.

GUEST COLUMN: Child labor: we can’t let history repeat itself

By Guest writer · Monday, Sept. 4,2023 2:53 p.m.

America is better than this.

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