More than a year ahead of the 2020 caucuses, Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang has channelled his efforts into early campaigning in Iowa.
Yang, who is in his first run for political office,...
Iowa’s senior senator Chuck Grassley will trade his position of Senate Judiciary Committee chairman to lead the Senate Finance Committee.
The spot opened after Orrin Hatch, a long-time Republican...
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, told reporters in a press call that he is unsure if acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker is being considered for a permanent position, but said President Trump is in his constitutional...
In one of two ascensions in the Republican political leadership for Iowa Senators on Wednesday, Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, was elected to become the Chairwoman of the Senate Republican Conference. She'll be the...
After the retirement of Sen. Orin Hatch, R-Utah, Iowa's senior senator, Chuck Grassley, a Republican, is set to assume a position that will put him third in line of succession for the presidency.
The...
Matthew Whitaker, a University of Iowa graduate and recently-appointed acting attorney general, will appear at at the Rural and Tribal Elder Justice Summit in Des Moines on Wednesday.
He will speak...
Libertarians have lost their status as an official ballot-eligible political party in Iowa after their gubernatorial candidate, Jake Porter, failed to earn 2 percent of the votes cast in last week’s...
After President Trump fired Jeff Sessions on Wednesday, it was announced that Matthew Whitaker would take his place, at least temporarily, as the interim attorney general.
Whitaker is a UI alum and...
Protesters took to the Pentacrest Thursday to stand against the President Trump’s recent moves to shakeup the U.S. Justice Department, gathering to send the message that “nobody’s above the law.”
The...
Before Nov. 4, 2014, Iowa had never sent a woman to Congress nor elected a woman to the governor’s office.
Now, in a historic election night for Iowa women, two of the four U.S. representatives and...
Iowa re-established itself as a purple state Tuesday night after electing a Republican governor and flipping two congressional districts from red to blue.
Because of key wins in populous areas Tuesday,...
