Politics

Gov. Eric Holcomb speaks Sept. 22, 2017, at the Wylam Center of Flagship East in West Lafayette, Indiana. Holcomb will deliver the 2019 IU winter commencement address.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb to deliver 2019 IU winter commencement address

Nov 8, 2019 8:01 pm

The governor will speak at the ceremony Dec. 12 in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

United States diplomat to Ukraine, William Taylor, arrived at the Capitol on Oct. 22 in Washington, D.C. Taylor's testimony comes as a growing number of Republicans in Congress struggle to defend the president's actions over Ukraine and Syria.

Top Ukraine diplomat Taylor threatened to quit over Trump demand, transcript shows

Nov 7, 2019 10:51 pm

House Democrats released a transcript of Taylor's closed-door deposition Wednesday.

President Donald Trump arrives Nov. 6 to deliver remarks on Federal Judicial Confirmation Milestones in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. Trump organized the event to celebrate the confirmation of more than 150 Federal judges.

Poll: 1 in 4 Americans undecided about impeachment

Nov 7, 2019 10:35 pm

The USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll also asked participants about the 2020 election.

Mayor John Hamilton, center, and Ron Smith shake hands while talking with Sue Sgambelluri on Tuesday night at the election watch party for the Monroe County Democrats. Smith won the election for Bloomington City Council District 3, and Sgambelluri won the District 2 race.

Sue Sgambelluri, Ron Smith win Bloomington City Council elections

Nov 5, 2019 11:59 pm

The District 2 and District 3 winners are both Democrats.

Students line up to vote outside Nov. 6, 2018, at the Indiana Memorial Union. Bloomington City Council districts 2 and 3 will be up for election this Tuesday.

Here’s your guide to this week’s Bloomington City Council elections

Nov 3, 2019 7:13 pm

The Bloomington election will be for city council Districts 2 and 3.

Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted Wednesday that the platform will ban all political ads.

Twitter bans all political ads, in sharp contrast to Facebook

Oct 31, 2019 2:50 pm

Twitter founder and CEO Jack Dorsey announced the change Wednesday.

Bloomington Township board member Marty Spechler makes his statement during a Monroe Country Democratic Party information meeting Aug. 26 at the headquarters for the Monroe County Democratic Party.

Independent council candidate won’t be denounced, Monroe County Democrats say

Oct 7, 2019 9:43 pm

Marty Spechler currently serves Bloomington Township as an elected Democrat.

Members of the Purple Shirt Brigade boycott Schooner Creek Farm with different-sized pieces of purple paper on sticks Sept. 28 at the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market. The group said the items were fans, but their resemblance to signs made them toe the line on whether they were allowed to be carried around the market.

Purple Shirt Brigade protests Schooner Creek Farm for second time at Saturday market

Sep 29, 2019 11:19 am

Sarah Dye watched the protesters behind the Schooner Creek Farm stand.

Doug Mackey and his wife, Sarah Dye, are prayed over during a Grassroots Conservatives meeting Sept. 26 at the Ellettsville Branch of the Monroe County Public Library. Dye was invited to speak at the meeting about the issues surrounding her farm, Schooner Creek Farm, and the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market.

Schooner Creek Farm owner Sarah Dye criticizes farmers market protests Thursday

Sep 27, 2019 9:55 am

The meeting was put on by the Grassroots Conservatives.

Students line up to vote outside the Indiana Memorial Union on Nov. 6, 2018. Students can find on-campus and online options to register Tuesday for National Voter Registration Day.

Tuesday is National Voter Registration Day. Here’s how you can register at IU.

Sep 24, 2019 4:27 pm

This year's election is Nov. 5.

Director of Utilities Vic Nelson speaks during a city council meeting Sept. 11 at City Hall. “We’re looking at an outstanding debt in the sewage works,” he said.

City council votes on sewage rate increases and waiving connection fees

Sep 11, 2019 10:23 pm

The costs for sewage are being raised both inside and outside city limits.

Students line up Nov. 6, 2018, to vote outside the Indiana Memorial Union. Indiana voter registration ends Oct. 7.

IU encourages students to register to vote before October deadline

Sep 9, 2019 5:54 pm

Voter registration ends Oct. 7 in Indiana.

Some anti-facist, or antifa, protesters march down the street with red flares Sept. 7 to protest white supremacy in Bloomington. The group marched to Showers Commons, where the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market takes place.

March Against White Supremacy takes place Saturday down Kirkwood Avenue, B-Line Trail

Sep 8, 2019 3:52 pm

The marchers sang in Showers Commons

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., speaks during a campaign stop Aug. 7 in Sioux City, Iowa. Gillibrand opted to drop out of the 2020 presidential race Wednesday.

Kirsten Gillibrand drops out of Democratic presidential race

Aug 29, 2019 3:42 pm

Gillibrand failed to make the third round of the Democratic primary debates.

Posting someone's intimate images without consent now a crime in Indiana

Aug 28, 2019 8:04 pm

Indiana Senate bills 192 and 243 allow victims to sue and press criminal charges.

A woman covers her face from the sun with a Bloomington United program Aug. 27, during a solidarity event at the Monroe County Courthouse. The event featured several speakers who talked about their experience with racism and hate and how to overcome it.

Bloomington United anti-hate rally draws differing opinions

Aug 27, 2019 11:12 pm

One man interrupted the rally because the rhetoric seemed anti-Trump.

Bloomington Township board member Marty Spechler speaks during a Monroe Country Democratic Party information meeting Aug. 26 at the party's headquarters. Spechler is running as an independent candidate for the Bloomington City Council after missing the deadline to run as a Democrat.

Monroe County Democrats consider denouncing city council candidate after party switch

Aug 27, 2019 10:23 am

The candidate, who is running as an independent, said he considers himself a Democrat.

Members of the Bloomington community, antifa, and No Space for Hate march toward the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market on Aug. 24 to protest the continued presence of the vendor Schooner Creek Farm. The market has been under scrutiny as of late, due to the continued presence of Schooner Creek Farm, which is run by people with alleged ties to white nationalism.

Man drives SUV at anti-fascist, No Space for Hate protesters near Bloomington farmers market

Aug 25, 2019 10:42 am

The driver and protesters disagree about some of what happened during the altercation.

Special counsel Robert Mueller makes a statement about the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election at the Justice Department on May 29, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

Mueller testifies his investigation didn’t exonerate Trump

Jul 24, 2019 1:32 pm

Mueller has vowed to only discuss material appearing in the public version of his report.

A screen reads, “Welcome to Indianapolis,” on July 19 at the Crowne Plaza in Indianapolis. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke at the 2019 Young Democrats of America National Convention.

Young Democrats flood Indianapolis for 2019 national convention

Jul 21, 2019 2:35 pm

Attendees share their experiences of being Democrats in red states.