U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa turned down an offer from then-candidate Donald Trump in 2016 due to family reasons, according to divorce documents.
Ernst made the claim in a divorce affidavit filed in...
Rep. Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa will begin her tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives on the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which oversees all modes of transportation infrastructure...
Sarah Watson, Politics Reporter
• January 17, 2019
One of Iowa’s newly elected representatives in Congress, Rep. Cindy Axne, a Democrat, will be serving on the House Agriculture Committee after Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, was removed from the committee.
She...
Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter
• January 16, 2019
Volunteer sheets, posters, and campaign tee shirts are a usual sight for a political campaign event in Iowa City ahead of the caucuses, but the scene at Sanctuary Pub Wednesday evening was missing one...
In a call with reporters on Wednesday, Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley said voters are the ones who will decide whether Iowa’s 4th District Representative, Republican Steve King, will keep his seat...
Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter
• December 13, 2018
MARCH: State budget cuts hit regent universities
Following cuts to the state Board of Regents in the fiscal 2017 budget, Gov. Kim Reynolds approved $10.9 million in additional budget cuts to be equally...
In addition to being at the forefront of national agricultural conversation with the sprawling 2018 farm bill, industrial hemp legislation is likely on the horizon for the upcoming Iowa legislative session.
Iowa...
Nearly three months since its deadline passed, both chambers of Congress approved a finalized version of the 2018 Farm Bill. The farm bill is a sprawling piece of legislation renewed every five years that...
Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter
• December 11, 2018
As more Iowa women than ever move toward legislating and governing in the coming weeks, analysts say the “pink wave” that swept the state and nation in November may mean a shift in focus toward women-...
University of Iowa graduate Matt Whitaker’s days as temporary head of the Justice Department are dwindling after President Trump announced his pick for a nominee for a new U.S. attorney general Friday.
William...
A national Democrat considering a presidential bid released a video endorsing a candidate for Johnson County Supervisor Wednesday.
Cory Booker, a Democrat U.S. senator from New Jersey, released a 50-second...
