Politics

Editor's Note, Nov. 7, 2012: Despite outspending his opponent, Glenda Ritz, by a 10-to-1 margin, Tony Bennett was unseated as Indiana's schools czar on Nov. 6. Here, our September 2011 feature profile on the man who catalyzed a lot of visceral responses—both for and against him

Indiana’s 5th Congressional District could indicate a national suburban shift toward the Democratic Party.

If confirmed by the Senate, the former South Bend mayor and Democratic presidential candidate will be the first openly gay Cabinet official in the nation’s history.

In a chamber where one party enjoys a thin majority, Indiana's junior senator has garnered disproportionate influence as one of a handful of Democratic legislators from red and purple states who hold swing votes.

Some might see a contradiction there. Not Whitley Yates.

The Hoosier Senate icon made his mark on our foundational document, and almost abolished the Electoral College.

Our conversation with the party's rising star who helmed the defense of Mitch McConnell's majority.

Todd Huston, engaged in a pitched battle for re-election, says it was a clerical mistake on behalf of the College Board.

Is Curtis Hill the next Mike Pence?

The veep was Donald Trump’s most loyal defender for the past four years. We asked the experts what might come next.