Politics

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Supreme Court heard arguments Monday over the state’s challenge to a lower court ruling that would allow a man to run for one of the state’s U.S. Senate seats as a Republican, even though the state GOP doesn’t back his candidacy. A state law says a candidate’s past two primary ballots must be cast with …

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington state says she will not seek reelection after two decades in Congress. McMorris Rodgers, 54, the chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said in a statement Thursday she made the decision “after much prayer and reflection.” She did not give a reason for her retirement or …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Even without Donald Trump on Nevada’s Republican ballot, Nikki Haley was denied her first victory. The indignity of a distant second-place finish behind “none of these candidates” was a fresh blow for Haley, facilitated by the staunch Trump allies who lead Nevada’s GOP. They had already maneuvered to ensure Trump has a lock on the state’s …

PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Rep. Amish Shah resigned his House seat Thursday and announced that he plans to run for Congress. “This has been a super educational experience for me,” Shah said Wednesday on the House floor. “I went from an ordinary citizen to now a man running for Congress.” Shah, 46, is seeking Republican U.S. Rep. David Schweikert’s 1st …