Michael Kosta dives into America's naval blockade of Iranian ports to pressure Iran as the U.S. Navy quietly falls apart on the home front. After Pete Hegseth's firing of Navy Secretary John Phelan, Trump replaces the unqualified rich guy with the technically more qualified Hung Cao, who is famous for his hatred of witches and calls for more "alpha males and alpha females" in the military.

Indiana’s avowed Christian nationalist lieutenant governor, Micah Beckwith, leads one of Life Church’s four campuses and argued Peternel was wrongly being victimized by Assemblies of God leaders, according to the person familiar with the meeting.
Kinda wild that TPUSA Action endorsed Michelle Davis in her primary challenge to Greg Walker but also ranks her lower on their newly released legislative scorecard.
A false police emergency call to a state senator’s home following a presidential taunt. National political groups pouring in big money to defeat that senator — and accusations of dirty tricks involving a candidate with the same last name as President Donald Trump’s endorsed pick.
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration is seeking $200 million in improper payments from Indiana’s five largest attendant care providers after an audit of Medicaid claims found errors in nearly all claims reviewed.
Tensions are rising in a northeast Indiana Republican primary as local leaders trade criticism over campaign advertisements, financial support and legislative records ahead of the upcoming election.
“I’m likely to extend it for another 30 days, even though it has been drifting down, because I don’t see the Mideast issue being cleared up in the next 30 to 45 days,” he told conservative host Tony Katz on WIBC. “I think we keep watching there, but if it looks to me like what it’s going to do, there’s a good chance I’ll be extending it.”
Despite growing attention and debate, Indianapolis has never had a clear game plan for how it handles and regulates data center proposals. Now, city planners are looking to change that.
While the future of marijuana legalization in Indiana remains uncertain. At the federal level, things are changing and it could impact Indiana's future.
“This is Westfield High School. I’m starting to get the sense that schools like Westfield LOVE giving the (middle finger emoji) to Christian Conservative families of our community. “Parents… use the VOUCHERS and get your kids OUT of our Indiana public schools like Westfield. Their futures and their lives depend on it!”

Clinton County Sheriff Richard Kelly and his wife, Ashley, are asking to move venues for their upcoming felony official misconduct trial in Clinton County. In separate motions filed Wednesday, April 22, the couple cite "public hostility and outrage ... at an all time high," limiting their ability to have a fair trial.
The push to oust eight Indiana Republican state senators after they refused to bow to him on redistricting was supposed to be a major show of force. But after millions of dollars spent and weeks of intense campaigning, his allies are still struggling to deliver a clear, consistent message to voters for why they should unseat the lawmakers.
Illinois lawmakers inched closer to the red zone in keeping the Chicago Bears from crossing state lines into Indiana, with the Illinois House on Wednesday green-lighting a measure that would give the NFL team property tax certainty while also providing some property tax relief for homeowners.

Orbán’s defeat offers some lessons for how democracy defenders could potentially win the fight against Trumpism here in the United States. One of the key takeaways is that the opposition, led by victorious Tisza Party candidate Péter Magyar, focused on Orbán’s corruption and what it meant for everyday Hungarians. And as we were reminded yesterday, there’s no leader in the world more nakedly corrupt than Trump.
An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support U.S. operations in the war with Iran, including suspending Spain from the alliance and reviewing the U.S. position on Britain's claim to the Falkland Islands, a U.S. official told Reuters.
He demanded that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) “resign.” He shared a post calling for an end to the filibuster to push his agenda through the Senate. He shared multiple posts accusing former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State ― and 2016 campaign rival ― Hillary Clinton of treason. In yet another, he shared a meme calling for arrests.
Federal authorities arrested and charged a U.S. special forces soldier who is accused of using classified information about the raid that removed Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro from office to make prediction market bets.
Many families felt the sting of the president’s now-illegal tariffs, but companies have said little about whether they will share the $166 billion coming back to them.
President Donald Trump called for the 2020 presidential election to “be permanently wiped from books and be of no further force or effect” if new fraud charges brought by the Justice Department against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) prove “true.”
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy laid more mines in the Strait of Hormuz this week, according to a U.S. official and a source with knowledge of the issue.
The Republican Party is struggling to hold onto the support from Hispanic voters who helped propel Mr. Trump back into the White House in 2024. Yet as many party leaders have acknowledged the urgent need to stop the backsliding among Latinos, the president has enraged many of even his strongest supporters by clashing with the pope.
Donald Trump used his Truth Social account to amplify a call to imprison Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, reposting a message that read “LOCK HIM UP” from an account on X. Trump paired the repost with a video clip of Republican Congressman Eli Crane criticizing Kelly over comments about service members refusing unlawful orders.
Breakfast meetings, happy hours and group chats across Washington are abuzz with the same question: Who gets axed next?
Foundation Future Industries recently secured the $24 million contract for its "Phantom" robots, designed to breach enemy sites and spare American lives. CEO Sankaet Pathak and chief strategy advisor Eric Trump argue the technology will help maintain America’s edge on the battlefield.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is employing a three-pronged legal strategy to evade Florida's constitutional ban on partisan gerrymandering, quietly orchestrating a special legislative session to approve new congressional maps designed to create more GOP-friendly districts ahead of November midterm elections.
The Las Vegas Raiders selected Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza as their franchise quarterback with the top overall pick in Thursday night's NFL draft.
The WNBA announced Wednesday, April 22 that the Indiana Fever will have all 44 games this season broadcast on national television. Not only is that a franchise record for the Fever, but it also sets a record for most nationally televised games for any WNBA team in the league's history.
Boston is reportedly signing a four-year, $6.3 million contract extension with the Fever. That would be the highest total salary in WNBA history, according to ESPN’s Sham Charania. Four-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces previously signed a three-year, $5 million deal.
































