Mark Souder News

It was a busy evening at Black Squirrel. Sunday's Celebrate America event at the golf course was jam-packed with special appearances and presentations.

Indiana's 2009 Mother of the Year, Terri Harless, 53, of Spencerville, was honored in ceremonies Thursday at the Allen County Courthouse.

A quarter of the way into his eighth term in Congress, U.S. Rep. Mark Souder has a challenger preparing for the 2010 election.

The Federal Reserve's chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, is testifying before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Thursday about his role in persuading Bank of America to complete its acquisition of Merrill Lynch .

Democratic Reps. Andre Carson and Baron Hill were the only members of Indiana's delegation to vote in favor of a bill to force reductions in greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.

The Obama administration, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close Guantanamo, has drafted an executive order that would reassert presidential authority to incarcerate terrorism suspects indefinitely, according to three senior government officials with knowledge of White House deliberations.

Indiana jobs will flood to China, and residential electricity bills will skyrocket, Hoosier lawmakers warned their colleagues on the eve of House deliberation on a bill that would try to curb the pollution blamed for global warming.

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, center, watches an eighth-grade students in a literature class at the North Star Academy in Newark, N.J. The reality behind the No Child Left Behind Act is that it is a massive federal accountability law jury-rigged to work with 50-plus education programs.

We are losing our country. This fact could not have been more clear than on June 13 when Congressman Mark Souder condescended to grace, none too gracefully, our 'town hall' event at the Kendallville library.

A year ago Jessica Reynolds of Bristol didn't expect to find herself on Capitol Hill talking to Indiana congressional staffs about the need for more affordable health insurance for Hoosiers.

The House approved money Thursday so the Fort Wayne Police Department can get a system that uses palm prints to identify crime suspects.

So many Chinese tires are coming into the U.S. that it's disrupting the market, a trade panel said Thursday, the first step in the trade dispute that the steelworkers' union said should lead to quotas on imported Chinese tires.

Local government officials and Ball State University President Jo Ann Gora are urging U.S. Rep.

The more clout and power a lawmaker has, the more potential payoffs for the home state or district.

Rep. Mike Castle gestures during a news conference in March. Delaware Rep. Mike Castle, the clear favorite to fill the top Republican slot on the Education and Labor panel, opted not to pursue a bid for the post so he can still ponder a run for the Senate.

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Associationa s leadership went calling on Wednesday to members of Congress and the Senate from eight states as part of RVIAa s 7th Annual Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C., in conjunction with RVIA Committee Week.

Rep. Mike Pence, R-6th, had no outside income last year aside from the $5,900 to $15,500 in earnings from investment accounts held by him and his wife.

If you are thinking of trading in that 2005 Silverado that gets 11 miles to the gallon in city driving, Congress says now is a dandy time to do it.

Rep. Mark Souder, R-3rd, is in contention to become the top Republican on the committee that sets policy for education and labor issues.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at her weekly press conference yesterday continued dodging questions about her accusations that the CIA lied to Congress about waterboarding terrorist detainees.