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United States Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is seen during confirmation hearings on Monday, March 21, 2022. (Wikimedia Commons)

Republicans, Democrats split during Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings

Emily Delgado, Politics Reporter March 25, 2022

Following the last day of hearings for President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court Justice nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee and Democrats have conflicting...

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, talks to reporters at the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference in Des Moines Friday, August 17, 2018.

Sen. Chuck Grassley uncertain which way he will vote on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson nomination

Meg Doster, News Reporter March 23, 2022

On the third day of the Supreme Court Justice confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said that he has not made up his mind on which way he will vote on...

U.S Senator Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks with the Daily Iowan staff after a visit to Mercy Hospital on July 2, 2019.

Grassley says he wants a SCOTUS Justice who will commit to original understanding of constitution

Meg Doster, Politics Reporter March 21, 2022

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, set out the GOPs approach for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings, saying he'll be scrutinizing Jackson's...

Photos of Sen. Chuck Grassley (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan) and Sen. Joni Ernst (Hannah Kinson/The Daily Iowan)

Ukraine aid passes both chambers, with bipartisan support from Iowa’s congressional delegation

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor March 11, 2022

The U.S. Senate passed a spending bill that includes $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine on Thursday, with Republican Iowa Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst voting in favor of the bill.  The legislation...

Fact Check | Southern Border encounters up partially due to COVID-19 expulsions

Fact Check | Southern Border encounters up partially due to COVID-19 expulsions

Lauren White, Politics Reporter March 3, 2022

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. If your time is short:  U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley...

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, talks to reporters at the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference in Des Moines Friday, August 17, 2018.

Grassley talks Russia economic strategy and Supreme Court nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

Meg Doster, Politics Reporter March 2, 2022

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said that he’s proposing a two-pronged approach to helping Ukraine by helping potential Ukrainian refugees and introducing further sanctions on the Russian economy. “We're...

Fact-checking Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Republican response to Biden’s State of the Union speech

Fact-checking Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Republican response to Biden’s State of the Union speech

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds agreed with President Biden Tuesday night, saying the state of the union is good because of its people. And, that was it. The rest of Reynold’s Republican response to Biden’s...

Gov. Kim Reynolds stands in front of the Iowa Capitol to deliver the Republican response to President Bidens State of the Union address. Contributed by Alex Murphy.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds touts Republican leadership in rebuttal to Biden’s State of the Union

Natalie Dunlap and Meg Doster March 2, 2022

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds took the national stage on Tuesday night to deliver the Republican rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. She criticized the Biden administration on...

U.S Senator Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks with the Daily Iowan staff after a visit to Mercy Hospital on July 2, 2019.

Chuck Grassley, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s top Republican, congratulates Ketanji Brown Jackson on SCOTUS nomination

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor February 25, 2022

Sen. Chuck Grassley, the highest ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, congratulated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her nomination to the Supreme Court.  “The judgments of a justice...

Iowa Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer is interviewed by The Daily Iowan journalists in Iowa City on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022.

U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer says Chuck Grassley no longer serves Iowa

Emily Delgado and Lauren White February 23, 2022

Abby Finkenauer, the major Democratic contender taking on Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, said Grassley no longer stands by the principles that brought him to Congress in an interview with The Daily...

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds delivers the Condition of the State Address at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. During the State Address, Reynolds spoke about childcare, Iowa teachers, material taught in schools, unemployment, tax cuts, and more.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will deliver Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address

Emily Delgado, Politics Reporter February 22, 2022

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on March 1.  Senate and House Majority Leaders, Sen. Mitch McConnel R-Ky. and Rep....

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, speaks during a press conference at Dahl Old Car Home in Davenport on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Bettendorf business owner Kyle Kuehl will challenge Miller-Meeks in the 1st Congressional District for the Republican nomination in the upcoming 2022 election.

Mariannette Miller-Meeks named Republican leader on Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor February 17, 2022

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks was named ranking member of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee on Wednesday.  “As a former University of Iowa faculty member I am honored...

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