I had the opportunity to attend a luncheon yesterday with Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear as he gears up for a presidential run in 2028. Here is part of my conversation with Governor Beshear from last fall: In this fiery clip from The SnydeReport, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear goes full scorched-earth on Trump’s 2028 comeback delusion — and doesn’t flinch. When host Gary Snyder brings up the buzz around Beshear 2028, the normally measured governor drops the polite gloves and drags the Trump playbook through the mud.

Indiana state senators were warned by MAGA forces last year that opposing a Trump-backed mid-decade gerrymander for unified GOP control would come at a steep political cost. Now the time has come for Trump-aligned forces to prove they still have the influence to make good on their threats.
A Democratic state senator isn’t seeking reelection, and Republicans see a chance to turn a district red. State Sen. J.D. Ford, an Indianapolis Democrat, is running for the 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, leaving his state senate seat vacant in 2027.
On the Secretary of State race, Snyder predicted Beau Bayh could secure between 75 and 80 percent of delegate support. He also said there is frustration among supporters of Blythe Potter, reflecting divisions within Democratic ranks. Looking ahead to the general election, Snyder said Democrats could make gains in the Indiana House and Senate. He also downplayed the potential impact of an independent bid by former Indianapolis mayor Greg Ballard.
A panel of state officials on Thursday green-lit a deal letting the Indiana Toll Road’s private operator raise rates twice annually — in exchange for a $700 million windfall — and the governor’s request to spend $200 million expanding a frozen low-income child care program.
The Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) and the United Steelworkers (USW) have come to a tentative agreement after prolonged negotiations resulted in a lockout.
Indiana is banking its energy future on nuclear power, and the state's most influential company is joining the effort. As a round-the-clock, no-emissions energy source, nuclear power is seen as critical to meeting AI data centers' massive electricity needs.

Gov. Mike Braun largely followed President Donald Trump’s lead in endorsing Republican legislative candidates, although some who voted against Indiana congressional redistricting gained the governor’s backing.
In My Fair Lady, Julie Andrews sang “words, words, words–I’m so sick of words.” I’m not sick of words, exactly, but I am sick of their misuse by pundits, journalists and political commentators.
The sold-out town hall event featured opening remarks, a discussion moderated by WOWO’s Kayla Blakeslee, and audience members will be able to ask the State Senate candidates, Darren Vogt and State Senator Liz Brown, direct questions.
Rokita said his office is already gearing up to investigate violations and is receiving tips about businesses suspected of hiring people who are not here legally.
More than 40 days after the challenge to Alexandra Wilson’s candidacy landed in Clay County Circuit Court, a judge issued an order on Thursday keeping Wilson in the Republican primary for Indiana Senate District 38. However, attorney James Bopp, representing Jeffrey Gallant, who has challenged Wilson’s eligibility to be on the ballot, indicated the fight may not be finished.
“I’m a RINO now, because I’ve been pushed out of the MAGA party,” retiree Jeb Bishop told The Dispatch sarcastically, after voting early in the Republican primary here for one of the eight Hoosier state Senate incumbents President Donald Trump is attempting to oust for opposing middecade redistricting.
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have picked a fight with the pope, and things are getting really weird.
A federal judge in a revised order on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from above-ground construction work on the controversial proposed White House ballroom.
“The masters of war pretend not to know that it takes only a moment to destroy, yet often a lifetime is not enough to rebuild,” the pontiff said. “They turn a blind eye to the fact that billions of dollars are spent on killing and devastation, yet the resources needed for healing, education and restoration are nowhere to be found.”
What everyone competing for power in our politically troubled era should learn from Viktor Orbán’s stunning loss in Hungary
President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch project received overwhelmingly negative feedback from preservationist groups and members of the public as plans for the massive structure were presented on Thursday to a key committee for the first time.
“The great big beautiful bill also slashed taxes on millions of Americans, small businesses, including restaurants, dry cleaners, corner stores,” the president said before pausing his speech. “What is a corner store? I’ve never heard that term. I know what a quarter store is, but I’ve never heard it described. A corner store. Who the hell wrote that, please?”

A SPACE scientist in the US has been found dead after she warned “my life is in danger” in the latest mysterious case. Eleven people working close to US space programmes have now died or gone missing recently with Donald Trump now vowing to uncover the truth.
Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House last year, his administration has enthusiastically — and steadily — embraced his campaign to try to rewrite the story of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Lauren Boebert sharply criticized Trump's Department of Justice on Tuesday for their lack of arrests in the crimes against children described in the Epstein files. Speaking at the Capitol, Boebert argued that federal investigators already have the materials they need and should be actively identifying “co-conspirators and wrongful doings” connected to Epstein’s network.
“Okay, and then on gas prices, how much longer will Americans continue to see these high gas prices?” Trump was asked by a reporter during the lengthy Q&A. “Well, they’re not very high. If you look at what they were supposed to be in order to get rid of a nuclear weapon, with the danger that entails, so the gas prices have come down very much over the last three, four days,” hit back Trump.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr once pulled over on a highway to cut the penis off a dead raccoon so he could “study it later”, according to a new biography of the US health secretary.
A total of 20 Republican lawmakers “revolted” against President Donald Trump early Friday morning by refusing to back a bill that would extend a controversial surveillance program, and despite the president’s explicit call for GOP lawmakers to do so, the Associated Press reported Friday.
The Indiana Fever are paying the price to stay competitive as the battle to attract top talent now includes the allure of million-dollar deals. As they work to maintain their position as a playoff-caliber team, Indiana is leading a new era of WNBA compensation.
Obi Toppin had 26 points and nine rebounds and seven Indiana players scored in double figures as the Pacers snapped a three-game skid with a 123-94 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night.
Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 points and Julius Randle and Bones Hyland each added 19 as the Minnesota Timberwolves picked up a critical 124-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night.
































