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U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks in a Daily Iowan interview at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.

Iowa’s U.S. Senators Grassley and Ernst will vote against Judge Jackson’s SCOTUS confirmation

Natalie Dunlap and Caleb McCullough April 5, 2022

WASHINGTON — As Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson faces a floor confirmation vote this week, Iowa’s U.S. senators will not be voting to confirm the judge to the court, they announced...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks with Daily Iowan reporters at the Hart Senate Building in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.

Sen. Ernst plans to vote against Judge Jackson’s SCOTUS confirmation

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor April 5, 2022

WASHINGTON – Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will not support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court, the senator announced on Tuesday.  Ernst said in a speech on the Senate...

The United States Supreme Court Building is seen on Sunday, April 3, 2022.

SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson receives split vote from Senate Judiciary Committee

Natalie Dunlap and Caleb McCullough April 4, 2022

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee reached a deadlock in the move to recommend Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, with the committee split along party...

Sen. Chuck Grassley delivers his opening statement during a Judiciary Committee meeting considering recommendation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, April 4, 2022. (CSPAN)

Sen. Chuck Grassley will not support Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court

Natalie Dunlap and Caleb McCullough April 4, 2022

WASHINGTON – Judiciary Committee Ranking Member and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa said he will not support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court due to what he called fundamentally...

Fact Check | Ernst says gas prices are rising under Biden; they were going up under Trump, too

Fact Check | Ernst says gas prices are rising under Biden; they were going up under Trump, too

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter March 30, 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:  Data from the U.S. Energy...

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Kyle Kuehl, Republican candidate for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, drops out of race as petition is rejected by state panel

Meg Doster, Politics Reporter March 29, 2022

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks will not face a Republican primary challenger after Kyle Kuehl, a Bettendorf business owner, rescinded his candidacy and didn’t appear at a panel hearing objections...

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...