Veteran Indiana House member leaving Trump’s Republican Party

Veteran Indiana House member leaving Trump’s Republican Party

Indiana State Rep. Ed Clere, R-New Albany, speaks during a committee meeting on Jan. 23, 2024. (Leslie Bonilla Muñiz/Indiana Capital Chronicle) Republican Ed Clere has decided to leave the Indiana General Assembly after 18 years — and says President Donald Trump’s policy changes pushed him out of the party. Clere cited conflict over Trump’s failed … Read more

Trump couldn’t insult his way to victory in Indiana’s redistricting battle

Trump couldn’t insult his way to victory in Indiana’s redistricting battle

If Indiana’s Republican senators had any doubts about President Donald Trump’s redistricting proposal, he helped them make up their minds the night before this week’s vote. In a social media statement, Trump accused the state’s top senator of being “a bad guy or a really bad guy.” “This kind of language doesn’t help,” said Sen. … Read more