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The First...And Last Word In Indiana Politics |
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The SnydeReport scours hundreds of local and national media sources so you don't have to. Politics, sports, pop-culture, business, and more - all in a 5-minute read and presented in a way only we can do. Make sure to visit SnydeReport.com to catch all the stories that didn't make our newsletter.
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In this episode of The Snyde Report, Gary Snyder sits down with Beau Bayh to talk about the state of Indiana politics, redistricting chaos, and the uphill battle to make Hoosier elections something resembling democratic. Bayh stresses listening to voters, bipartisanship, and fighting the kind of gerrymandering that makes “competition” in Indiana about as real as Todd Rokita’s respect for the Constitution. But just as things start getting serious, Ozzy the Great Dane puppy bursts onto the scene, creating pure pandemonium—papers flying, microphones tipping, and a near-fatal collision with the coffee table. Naturally, this level of destruction suggests Ozzy’s a Purdue fan after hearing Beau's Indiana Football prediction. As Snyder tries to restore order, Bayh soldiers on, calmly outlining how voter apathy stems from uncompetitive districts and how referendums could re-energize Indiana’s civic life. Meanwhile, Ozzy—clearly auditioning for Lt. Governor—continues his reign of slobbery chaos, proving that even in the most thoughtful discussions about saving democracy, a puppy with no sense of personal space can still dominate the news cycle. Somewhere between bipartisan cooperation and chewed-up campaign notes, the moral becomes clear: Indiana politics needs more heart, more humor, and maybe fewer Purdue-loving Great Danes. |
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Braun summons lawmakers for redistricting session amid national GOP pressure Gov. Mike Braun’s “special session” isn’t about protecting Hoosiers — it’s about protecting GOP incumbents from democracy. After weeks of national MAGA pressure, Braun finally caved, wrapping a blatant power grab in a shiny bow of “tax conformity.” Indiana taxpayers get the bill, Trump gets the map, and Braun gets to pretend it’s all about fairness.
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First Indiana flu death reported The Indiana Department of Health on Monday announced the state’s first flu-related death of the 2025-26 season. No other additional information about the patient was provided due to privacy laws. |
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There’s A Lesson Here A recent Vox article focused on a question–perhaps the question–that consumes most sentient Americans these days, especially the seven million of us who turned out for the No Kings protest: can America recover, or have we lost representative government forever?
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ICE quietly launched detainee flights out of Indianapolis airport Last Friday morning, more than 80 flights departed from the Indianapolis International Airport. But one, boarding around 11:30 a.m., was unlike the others. The passengers were in handcuffs. They stood on the tarmac, next to three vans and a coach-style bus. Dozens were soon loaded onto an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flight.
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The East Wing and the hunger to be king The balancing act between power and restraint is what the current president, Donald J. Trump, seeks to upset in both symbol and fact by bulldozing the East Wing and erecting a ballroom that will make Versailles look like a model of modest restraint.
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Fort Wayne Budget: More than $17M proposed in cuts Fort Wayne’s Republican councilmen are treating the city budget like an episode of Extreme Couponing—slashing millions for the sake of performative austerity while pretending it’s fiscal heroism. After barely nicking $600K last year, they’re now coming for $17 million like it’s Monopoly money, all while blaming “the next generation’s debt” between photo ops and press quotes. |
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Trump’s Hoosier Hunger Games: Weaponizing Food Stamps for Political Leverage The Trump administration just decided to hold 42 million Americans’ groceries hostage in a political stunt so shameless it makes Marie Antoinette look like a food bank volunteer. By refusing to tap USDA’s $6 billion contingency fund, Trump’s team is effectively saying, “Let them starve”—all to pressure Democrats into swallowing a poison-pill spending bill. When your political strategy involves punishing kids, the elderly, and working families, you’re not leading a country—you’re running a ransom operation. |
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RoQita’s Borderline Obsession: When Facts Get Deported Todd Rokita just can’t help himself — after a judge tossed his baseless immigration crusade against the St. Joseph County Sheriff, Indiana’s MAGA Attorney General is appealing anyway. Apparently, when the court said his case lacked facts, Rokita heard “try harder next time” instead of “stop embarrassing the state.” |
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VENEZUELA CLAIMS CAPTURE OF CIA GROUP... The Nicolás Maduro regime said Sunday Venezuela has captured a group of alleged mercenaries with ties to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and accused Washington and Trinidad and Tobago of coordinating military exercises intended to provoke an armed confrontation in the Caribbean
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Trump And House Republicans Aren't In Town As Shutdown Fallout Grows As the government shutdown drags into another week, neither President Donald Trump nor most House Republicans are even in town. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has opted to once again keep the lower chamber out of session this week, while Trump is on a multicountry trip in Asia. |
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MIDTERMS: THE COMING ELECTION MAYHEM... Imagine for a moment that it’s late on Election Day, November 3, 2026. Republicans have kept their majority in the Senate, but too many House races are still uncalled to tell who has won that chamber. Control seems like it will come down to two districts in Maricopa County, Arizona. |
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Voter turnout surges in NYC mayor race... Data showed 164,190 voters cast ballots Saturday and Sunday. That’s five times higher than the first weekend of early voting four years ago, when Eric Adams, then the Democratic nominee, was heavily favored to become mayor.
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AMAZON to layoff 30,000! The layoffs will amount to the largest cuts to Amazon’s corporate workforce in the company’s history, spanning almost every business, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because the details are confidential.
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Trump Fundraising Email Depicts AOC as the Devil The message, sent under the subject line “They’ve been trying communism for 1,000 years,” portrays Trump holding an “ANTI-COMMUNIST CLUB” sign while warning that “communism” is “slowly taking over this country.” Trump frequently implores supporters to join a myriad of made up clubs and groups in exchange for donations.
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LSU fires coach Brian Kelly midway through fourth season LSU will not win a national title under coach Brian Kelly. The school kicked the 2025 coaching carousel into a higher gear as sources told Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger that Kelly was fired Sunday after the team’s disastrous second-half performance in a 49-25 loss to Texas A&M. |
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