Indiana's 2022 U.S. Senate race is starting to take shape. Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott is taking steps to join the campaign, seeking to unseat incumbent U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.).

Young's announcement Tuesday came via a short video message on social media. In it, he defended his record, saying he promised Hoosiers he would deliver "conservative results."

Pete Buttigieg won Senate approval Tuesday as transportation secretary, the first openly gay person to be confirmed to a Cabinet post. He'll be tasked with advancing President Joe Biden's ambitious agenda of rebuilding the nation's infrastructure and fighting climate change.

The Commerce Committee approved the nomination of Pete Buttigieg, a 39-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, on a 21-3 vote.

At his Senate committee hearing on Thursday, former South Bend Mayor and U.S. Transportation Secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg promised to work with Congress to rebuild the country's infrastructure.

Pete Buttigieg was headed down a smooth path to quick confirmation, pledging to senators on Thursday to work with them to carry out the Biden administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb declined to say Tuesday whether he supported efforts by some fellow Republicans in Congress to challenge Joe Biden's election victory over President Donald Trump.

Members of Congress are formally counting the Electoral College votes. A group of Republicans -- including Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana -- are planning to object to the results, citing false claims of widespread voter fraud. President Trump continues to baselessly claim that he won the election rather than Joe Biden.

Young said courts around the country are overloaded with cases -- 15 percent of pending cases at the federal level are more than three years old.

The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg opened a vacancy on the court less than a month and a half before the 2020 general election.