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Controversial Congressman Expected to Enter Indiana Senate Race

INDIANA -- Indiana U.S. Representative Marlin Stutzman (R-Howe) is expected to make a 'major announcement' on Saturday. Current speculation suggests that he will announce his intentions to run for U.S. Senator Dan Coats' (R) soon-to-be-vacated seat. Coats previously indicated that he will not seek re-election in 2016.

From Marlin Stutzman's campaign Facebook page:

Can Bernie Sanders Beat Hillary Clinton on Foreign Policy, Civil Liberties?

With U.S. Sen.

Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) entering the race for the Democratic presidential nomination against Hillary Clinton, he may offer disgruntled liberals and Democrats an alternative voice.

Campaign Finance Reformers Didn't Win Anything in Roberts Ruling on Contributions to Judges

With all the hoopla from such good government organizations like

Common Cause, you'd think campaign finance reform, in the eyes of the court, was turning in a positive direction.

Tesla's Latest Project Could Revolutionize How We Use Energy at Home

Tesla is best known for making the electric car look cool. Now, it is expanding its focus to include not only the next generation of battery technology for automobiles, but batteries that could power homes and businesses off the grid through the company's latest venture, Tesla Energy.

TechCrunch reports:

What Your Party Affiliation Says About Your Trust in Media

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The One Election Reform That Can Fix Presidential Debates

Next year will be an election year, and there are some happenings we’ve come to expect. One is that everyone will make their candidacy announcements ridiculously early. Check.

Another expectation is that when the debates come around, the candidates will happily go through the Commission on Presidential Debates—a private organization run by former heads of the major parties.

Don't Let a Crisis go to Waste: Presidential Contenders Weigh In on Baltimore Riots

Another month goes by and another black man has died at the hands of the police -- almost as if the clock that counts the days since the last killing of an unarmed minority in America went back to zero. Naturally, political networks and pundits could not wait to weigh in on how the riots in Baltimore are a prime example that reinforces their world view.

While both candidates condemned the riots and violence that have gripped the city in recent days, Hilary Clinton and Rand Paul had distinctively different approaches to the problem.

Judges Are Not Politicians, SCOTUS Affirms in 5-4 Decision

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of state laws barring elected judges from directly asking for campaign donations.

“Judges are not politicians, even when they come to the bench by way of the ballot,” Chief Justice Roberts wrote in the decision, joining the court’s four liberal justices in a 5-4 decision.

The LA Times reports:

IVN Exclusive Interview: Gyrocopter Pilot Says Risking Jail Time Worth It

His name may not ring a bell, but he would prefer that you remember him for what he did instead.

Doug Hughes came into the national spotlight recently for landing a gyrocopter on the Capitol Lawn, a stunt typically reserved for action movie characters like James Bond and Mad Max -- not 61-year-old mailmen.

Independent Bernie Sanders Enters Presidential Race; Challenges Hillary's Claim over Democratic Party

On Thursday,

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will officially announce his presidential candidacy, becoming the first candidate to challenge Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party’s nomination.