U.S. Senator Jim Banks introduces legislation to improve Veterans’ benefits
Last week, U.S. Senators Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Angus King (I-Maine) introduced the Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act. This bipartisan legislation seeks to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) claims process, ensuring that veterans’ benefit claims are never denied because they miss a medical disability exam appointment. Veterans and veteran service organizations frequently report […]
Exclusive: Sen. Jim Banks Unveils ‘Promoting Classical Learning Act,’ Requiring Military Academies to Accept Alternative Admissions Test
Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) unveiled legislation on Wednesday that would require American military service academies to accept the Classical Learning Test (CLT) as an admissions option. “The Classical Learning Test is the standard for academic excellence, and our service academies should accept nothing less. My bill ensures we recruit the brightest, most well-rounded young Americans […]
‘JD Vance will be the nominee in 2028 — mark my words’
Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) has long been an advocate for Vice President JD Vance. Before the 2024 GOP convention, Banks urged President Donald Trump to pick Vance as his running mate. Now Banks says, “After President Trump, [Vance] is the next best thing” and is a lock to be the next Republican nominee for president. […]
Sen. Jim Banks lays out his vision for the future of Republican foreign policy
Speaking on Wednesday at an event organized by the Vandenberg Coalition, Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) attempted to lay out a middle path forward for conservative foreign policy balancing elements of the internationalism that has long dominated the party and the more restrictionist sentiments that have been ascendant in the Trump era. Sen. Jim Banks lays […]
EXCLUSIVE: Legislation Would Codify Trump Order Barring Decertifying Colleges Over DEI
Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., was set to introduce a bill Wednesday barring accreditors from requiring colleges to adopt race- or sex-based standards for admissions, hiring, leadership, or special commendations. “Accreditation should be about academic quality, not about enforcing woke quotas,” Banks said in a statement. “My bill puts common sense back into accreditation and defends the principles […]
Carmel faces high firetruck costs, delays. Elizabeth Warren and Jim Banks are partnering to help
Carmel is ringing alarm bells on a public safety issue that’s having a national impact. Now U.S. Sens. Jim Banks and Elizabeth Warren, an unlikely duo, are teaming up to look into the issue. Carmel’s fire truck troubles led Banks, an Indiana Republican, to find an unusual partner in Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts. The two […]
Sen. Banks supports new $2 billion Roudebush VA Medical Center
U.S. Senator Jim Banks says plans are moving forward to replace the aging Roudebush VA Medical Center with a new $2 billion hospital. Banks, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, toured the facility Wednesday and confirmed the project is still on track, countering claims that the Department of Energy (DOGE) had pulled funding […]
Left-Wing Protesters Disrupt Confirmation Hearing for Education Secretary Nominee Linda McMahon
The confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon on Thursday was interrupted several times by raging protesters who screamed about transgenderism and other left-wing causes. “Just as a side note, I’m struck by the outbursts of some of the protesters in the room, and a number of them have told us […]
Trump’s Blanket Tariff Plan Praised by Rust Belt Lawmakers
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on “reciprocal trade and tariffs” in the Oval Office Thursday, calling on his Cabinet members to draw up a plan to respond to foreign tariffs on American goods. “On trade, I have decided for purposes of fairness that I will charge a reciprocal tariff—meaning, whatever countries charge the United States […]
Senator Banks delivers address at American Iron and Steel Institute dinner
During the dinner, Sen. Banks remarked the steel industry was a big deal in the state of Indiana. “Our state is home to a lot of your members’ facilities as well as numerous distributors, recyclers, and engineering firms. Your industry supports 192,000 Hoosier jobs and $56 billion of economic activity in the state. With these […]