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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 9, 2021

Ernst presses China on whether COVID originated from Wuhan lab: 'The world deserves answers'

Iowa Republican Joni Ernst demanded Saturday that China "stop their cover-up" of the origins of the coronavirus and called for a complete investigation to prevent a "recurrence."

May 2, 2021

Tim Scott's turn in the White House spotlight — and other 2024 campaign buzz

2024 may be a long way off, but the early moves - and plenty of speculation - are already underway in the next race for the White House. Here's a look at all the action this past week.

April 29, 2021

Man charged with threatening Iowa governor cites free speech

An Iowa man charged with leaving a threatening voicemail telling Gov. Kim Reynolds she should be "hung for treason" defended his comments Thursday as free speech, saying he was expressing opposition to COVID-19 restrictions.

April 29, 2021

Tim Scott speech buzzing in Iowa and New Hampshire

Sen. Tim Scott’s GOP rebuttal to President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress is getting a thumbs-up from some influential Republicans in the two states that kick off the presidential nominating calendar.

April 26, 2021

Iowa asks for additional COVID-19 vaccine doses to be withheld as demand wanes: report

Officials in Iowa have reportedly asked for nearly 22,000 additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine set to be shipped to the state this week to be withheld due to waning demand for the product, per a local report. 

April 23, 2021

Sen. Daines & Rep. Newhouse: Obama-Biden water rule – here's why we must stop this overreach... again

We have a vested interest in how the federal government’s regulations impact water, agriculture and natural resources across the country – especially when these regulations burden the rural communities we represent.

April 22, 2021

Haley heading to Iowa in June, sparking more 2024 speculation

Nikki Haley is heading to the first-in-the-nation caucus state of Iowa in June to headline the state Republican Party's annual Lincoln Dinner, a major gathering and fundraising event for the Iowa GOP.

April 22, 2021

Too much COVID-19 vaccine given to dozens of inmates in Iowa: report

More than 70 inmates at a correctional facility in Iowa were given too much COVID-19 vaccine, according to a local report. 

April 21, 2021

Cotton heading to Iowa in June, sparking more 2024 speculation

Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas is heading to the first-in-the-nation caucus state of Iowa in late June to help support fellow Republicans running in the 2022 midterm elections.