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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 Biden's 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 1, 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...

Sen. Chuck Grassley speaks with reporters outside of Iowa City High School after a Q&A session with students on June 2, 2021.

Sen. Chuck Grassley advocates for EAGLES Act on Parkland anniversary

Meg Doster, Politics Reporter February 16, 2022

After the four year anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is continuing to push for his legislation, which he says will prevent such gun...

Fact Check | Right-wing group Turning Point USA is not a white nationalist organization

Fact Check | Right-wing group Turning Point USA is not a white nationalist organization

Caleb McCullough, DI Executive Editor February 16, 2022

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Rylee Wilson If your...

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) speaks to a crowd on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021 at Ashley Hinson’s BBQ Bash at Linn County Fairgrounds. Grassley acknowledged the work that Hinson has done.

Grassley condemns actions of Jan. 6 insurrectionists

Lauren White, Politics Reporter February 9, 2022

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said, during a press call on Wednesday, that the people who broke into the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection should be prosecuted. “People that break the...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa., has a conversation at the Iowa State Capitol on Monday, January 13, 2020. The House convened and leaders in the Iowa House of Representatives gave opening remarks to preview their priorities for the 2020 session.

Sen. Grassley says that meeting with President Biden on SCOTUS nomination was a success

Meg Doster, Politics Reporter February 2, 2022

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said that he considers his Tuesday meeting with President Joe Biden over filling the upcoming vacancy on the Supreme Court a success. Grassley said he gave general advice...

Fact Check | GOP clip of Finkenauer comment misleading

Fact Check | GOP clip of Finkenauer comment misleading

Nina Baker, PolitiFact Iowa Reporter January 28, 2022

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Caleb McCullough If your...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, stopped in Johnson County on Jan. 27, 2021 as part of her 99 County Tour.

Sen. Ernst addresses economic concerns of Iowans at family-owned koi farm

Meg Doster, Politics Reporter January 27, 2022

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, toured a family farm in Johnson County on her 14th stop of her 99 County Tour. The senator emphasized the importance of family businesses in the state, and addressed other...