Is the Indiana Senate race close? McDermott and Young tied in new poll
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Is the Indiana Senate race close? McDermott and Young tied in new poll

A new poll of the Indiana Senate race shows a statistical tie between incumbent Todd Young and challenger Tom McDermott. The mayor of Hammond, Indiana appears to be giving Senator Todd Young – a first-term Republican from southern Indiana – a run for his money. According to a poll from ARW Strategies, Todd Young is…

Senator Young joins bipartisan push to limit presidential war powers
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Senator Young joins bipartisan push to limit presidential war powers

Shortly after President Biden ordered a military strike in Syria, two leading Democrats openly criticized the move. Now there’s a bipartisan push to limit presidential war powers. “Offensive military action without congressional approval is not constitutional absent extraordinary circumstances,” Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) said last week. Kaine is the Democratic Party’s former vice presidential nominee….

Indiana’s senators oppose stimulus plan that includes $1,400 relief checks
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Indiana’s senators oppose stimulus plan that includes $1,400 relief checks

Indiana’s two senators – Todd Young and Mike Braun – voted against a budget resolution that clears the way for a new round of stimulus. President Biden and Senate Democrats have called for $1,400 survival checks. The bill passed the Senate early Friday morning with unanimous support from Democrats. It garnered no support from Republicans….

The filibuster is anti-democratic. It’s time to eliminate it.
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The filibuster is anti-democratic. It’s time to eliminate it.

The newly-elected Democratic majority in the Senate is currently debating whether to keep or nix the filibuster. There are strong policy, political, and Constitutional arguments for eliminating the filibuster – and there is little reason to preserve it. The policy case for eliminating the filibuster Small states are already overrepresented in the United States Senate…

Coats Retirement Sparks Scramble for Key Senate Seat
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Coats Retirement Sparks Scramble for Key Senate Seat

Senator Dan Coats announced today that he will not seek re-election in 2016, creating a mad scramble among potential candidates for a seat that could determine which party controls the United States Senate. “This was not an easy decision,” Coats said, arguing that he was well-positioned to win but ultimately “concluded that the time has…