CQ-Roll Call (TNS) WASHINGTON -Despite years of calling for reducing the federal debt, House Republicans are voting Thursday on a budget that doesn't balance and that calls for adding $1.5 trillion...

The two deadliest mass shootings in recent U.S. history occurred within a little more than a year of one another. In June 2016, 49 people were killed in the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, only...

Grassley concerned about Canadian, Mexican work visas Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, urges the administration to consider the TN visa program while considering changes to NAFTA during negotiations. The...

The Trump administration cuts cost-sharing reduction payments; while these cuts are controversial, they don’t affect Iowa’s proposed stopgap insurance plan. By Isabella Senno [email protected] The...

Ex-Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh told a group of mostly Republican University of Iowa students why Trump is a sign the Republican Party is in decline on Tuesday evening. “I think we’re going through...

For local businessman Aaron Warner, cybersecurity threats can’t be defeated unless they are faced head-on. “Cybersecurity is about layers, so there’s no silver bullet,” he said. “There’s...

The need for a Democrat comeback in Iowa was the theme at the Johnson County Democrats’ barbecue and fundraiser in Iowa City on Sunday evening. “It’s a challenging time, but it’s also an exciting...

Efforts to legislate against human trafficking have increased in recent years, at both the state and federal levels, but there may still be a lot left to be done. According to a 2014 notice from...

Andy McGuire, 60, attributes her compassion to her father, a World War II pilot who earned a Distinguished Flying Cross during his time overseas. “We grew up in a family, it was a large family —...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ new statewide initiative trains hotel and motel employees on how to stop human trafficking. By Molly Hunter [email protected] The Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking...

Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered that all Iowa’s flags fly at half-staff until Friday, according to a Monday release from the Governor’s Office. The Iowa Capitol as well as flags on display in the Capitol...

An annual proclamation signed by the governor of Iowa makes transporting crops during harvest season easier for farmers. By Molly Hunter [email protected] Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation...