Gage Miskimen, gage-miskimen@uiowa.edu
• March 14, 2018
WASHINGTON — As students across the nation rallied against gun violence with school walkouts, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, presided over the “See Something, Say Something” Senate Judiciary Committee...
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said that if it were up to him, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson would not have been fired.
“I look at it this way: The president is the president...
By Maria Curi
maria-curi@uiowa.edu
WASHINGTON – Several hours before participating in a Senate Finance Committee hearing on March 14 to consider the nomination of Robert Lighthizer to be the U.S....
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley and a handful of his Senate colleagues unveiled revamped criminal-justice legislation on Thursday that was once billed as the best bipartisan hope for this session of Congress.
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The Constitution mandates the president “shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint . . . Judges of the supreme Court.”
President Obama sent the Senate his...
Stacey Murray, stacey-murray@uiowa.edu
• March 24, 2016
Washington, D.C — Sen. Chuck Grassley’s days are a mixture of his Iowa roots and the national spotlight that has shone upon him a little brighter since former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s...
Quentin Misiag, quentin-misiag@uiowa.edu
• March 22, 2016
The Judicial Crisis Network — a leading Washington, D.C., conservative judicial group — on Monday dropped a major political investment in Iowa and across the country regarding the on-going...
Don’t let politics dirty Iowa’s air
Growing up in Iowa, some of my fondest memories are of being outside enjoying clear skies and fresh air. I’m proud of where I’m from, especially now that...
After three days of top Senate Democrats focusing their ire on Sen. Chuck Grassley, the Iowa Republican pushed back on Thursday on those who have critiqued him and his party about filling, or not, a vacancy...
Brent Griffiths, brent-griffiths@uiowa.edu
• February 25, 2016
Democrats and newspaper editorial boards are imploring Sen. Chuck Grassley to do his job by holding hearings for a Supreme Court nominee. The 82-year-old argued that he and his Republican colleagues...
Quentin Misiag, quentin-misiag@uiowa.edu
• February 19, 2016
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is still in agreement with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., that the next president should select a new nominee to the Supreme Court, but he has gone back and...
