The Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, slashing half a percentage point to combat a slowdown in the labor market. The benchmark rate now sits between...
Iowa’s U.S. senators voted against a procedural measure to advance a bill to protect and expand nationwide access to fertility treatment. This includes in vitro fertilization, also known as IVF. Tuesday’s...
During an hour-and-a-half-long prime-time debate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday night, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump laid out starkly different visions for...
U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, introduced legislation Monday to promote access to in vitro fertilization through a fully refundable tax credit of up to $30,000. The bill will provide financial...
An Iowa District Court judge upheld a state panel’s decision to remove three Iowa Libertarian Congressional candidates from the Nov. 5 ballot on Saturday.
In a Saturday morning ruling, Polk...
As thousands of Hawkeye fans gathered at Kinnick Stadium for one of the biggest college sporting events in Iowa this year, Iowa Republican leaders rallied support for U.S. Representative Mariannette...
A three-member state panel upheld objections to the candidacy of three Iowa libertarian congressional candidates on Wednesday in a 2-1 decision.
The decision effectively removes the candidates from...
CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris, stepping out from President Joe Biden’s shadow, is now rallying a reenergized Democratic Party after she took the top spot on the Democratic presidential...
Vice President Kamala Harris relayed her most forceful call for peace in Gaza, calling for a hostage deal and ceasefire in her presidential nomination speech at the final night of the Democratic National...
CHICAGO — Iowa Democrats have a renewed sense of excitement and optimism as a joy-filled and exuberant Democratic National Convention wrapped up Thursday night in Chicago.
Iowa’s 46 delegates...
Cody Blissett, Managing Visual Editor
• August 23, 2024
With 74 days until Election Day, the 2024 Democratic National Convention was held in the United Center in Chicago, Aug. 18-22. There were 46 Iowa delegates that attended.
With many political events...
CHICAGO — Rush Baker IV grew up entrenched in politics, with his mother a congressional staffer in Washington D.C. and his father a state legislator in Maryland.
Baker hasn’t pursued office,...
