WASHINGTON — Sitting down with The Daily Iowan, Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, spoke about the Department of Government Efficiency, refugee service funding, and the budget reconciliation process. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. The Daily Iowan:...
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans’ budget resolution may cut millions in funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, and Medicaid. Iowa House Republicans say it will cut waste, fraud, and abuse, while anti-hunger advocates worry about strained...
Iowa Republicans espoused their support for the closure of the U.S. Department of Education, or DOE, after President Donald Trump signed an executive order in late March starting the process of closing the agency. In interviews with The Daily Iowan, several members of Iowa’s...
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, opposes President Donald Trump’s use of tariffs and has introduced a bill that would require any tariff to be approved within 60 days by Congress or be removed. Iowa Republicans U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks...
WASHINGTON — Flanked by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Iowa Republican Mariannettee Miller-Meeks witnessed the first submarine to be named after the state on April 5. Miller-Meeks witnessed this historic event at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. “To...
The first nonmedical service advertised on the website of Informed Choices, an Iowa City crisis pregnancy center, or CPC, is a pre-abortion screening. “Get a pre-termination evaluation and discuss your options in a supportive environment with registered nurses,” the...
In December 2023 in Cairo, Mazahir Salih saw suffering. There to find her mother who had just fled Sudan, Salih witnessed the lines of tired and hungry Sudanese refugees outside of the U.N. location in Sudan, all of them with the same hope — safety. The Sudanese refugees...
With former President Donald Trump on his way back to the White House after beating out Vice President Kamala Harris, University of Iowa campus political organizations are mixed about the results of the election. Campus conservatives are ecstatic about Trump’s rise...
A handful of University of Iowa students were among hundreds of poll workers who helped run dozens of election precincts in Johnson County on Election Day. The students, however, were getting class credit. The class focused on election administration and gave students hands-on...