Indiana Republicans experienced significant losses on election night, including House Speaker Todd Huston's upset defeat. The GOP lost its supermajority in the General Assembly, with Democrats gaining 16 House seats and at least five Senate seats.

House Republicans have chosen Rep. Ben Smaltz (R-Auburn) to lead them through the upheaval caused by Tuesday's blue wave. Why it matters: With a slim majority, the caucus will need to be in lockstep over the next two years to get its priorities passed — something that hasn't always been the case or necessarily a concern over the last decade. Driving the news: After a lengthy closed-door meeting Wednesday, House Republicans selected Smaltz, who...

Democrats flipped many Republican seats in the midterm elections, resulting in the party having a strong majority in the next Congress. Rep.-elect J.D. Ford (D-IN) joins Peter Alexander to share more on his victory over three-term incumbent Republican Rep.

The chair of the House Education Committee for 17 years, Behning’s defeat could signal a new era of education policymaking in the state.

Republican Ben Smaltz is the new Indiana House Speaker after Todd Huston's unexpected electoral defeat.

Voters in MSD of Wayne Township approved a referendum in the 2026 midterm election. In this June 7 photo, superintendent Shenia Suggs delivers remarks during commencement ceremoni

Dems Flip Secretary of State Offices in Ga., Ind., Ohio

NewsNation's Connell McShane and Geraldo Rivera, along with former Gov. Mitch Daniels, an Indiana Republican, give their opinions on the results of the 2026 midterm elections. Daniels believes the "toxic environment of the current era,

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