September 8, 2021 Dem Senate candidate to campaign with liberal donor who boasted about '8-hour dinner' with Fidel Castro Former Rep. Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa, is set to campaign with a liberal donor who boasted online about dining with communist Cuban dictator Fidel Castro for eight hours while on a trip to Cuba in 2002.
July 22, 2021 Democrats get high-profile contender in Iowa Senate race Former Rep. Abby Finkenauer of Iowa on Thursday declared her candidacy for the Senate, giving the Democrats a high profile contender in the 2022 race for the seat currently held by seven-term Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley.
June 30, 2021 Grassley, 87, cranks out 22 push-ups at Iowa event Sens. Chuck Grassley R-Iowa., and Tom Cotton R-Ark., showed off their push-up skills during a fundraising event in Iowa to call attention to the mental health of U.S. veterans.
June 10, 2021 Fauci should take larger role in investigating all potential sources of coronavirus, Grassley says Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said on "Your World" Thursday that Dr. Anthony Fauci must take a more prominent role in investigating all potential sources of the coronavirus.
May 20, 2021 Judiciary Committee advances nomination of Merrick Garland appeals court replacement, other judges The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace Attorney General Merrick Garland on U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, a bench that's considered the second-highest court in the land and a frequent stop for future Supreme Court justices.
May 10, 2021 Grassley's 2022 decision anxiously awaited as GOP bids to regain Senate majority All eyes are on Chuck Grassley as the Republican Party aims to win back the Senate majority in 2022. One of the biggest questions hovering next year's midterms is whether the 87-year-old Grassley will run for an eighth six-year term in the Senate
May 4, 2021 John Kerry's potential conflicts of interest as climate envoy sought by Grassley Sen. Chuck Grassley is pushing for the release "all records" related to President Biden's climate envoy John Kerry's potential or actual conflicts of interest.
March 20, 2021 9 senators send letter to Biden admin condemning border crisis: 'Significant risks' Nine senators on Saturday sent a letter to the Biden administration condemning his handling of the influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
March 9, 2021 Biden DOJ nominee Vanita Gupta expresses 'regret' over anti-GOP remarks: 'I apologize' Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said that while Vanita Gupta, President Biden's nominee for associate attorney general, has performed "admirable" work in the past, her past comments about Republicans gave him concerns over whether she could fill a critical Justice Department position.
March 9, 2021 ACLU editor tweets she's 'angry' Chuck Grassley survived coronavirus battle A senior editor with the American Civil Liberties Union deleted a tweet Tuesday saying she was "angry" Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, survived a bout with coronavirus, although she continued to attack him after being called out.