Articles Tagged: Congress

Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson fielded questions on Vice President Kamala Harris’ economic plan, Social Security, gun restrictions and more during a telephone town hall event.

Democrat Sarah Corkery is running against incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Ashely Hinson and spoke at the Des Moines Register’s Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair.

The State Objection Panel will meet Aug. 28 to determine whether three Libertarian candidates for U.S. House in Iowa should remain on the ballot.

Candidates for Congress and the White House addressed Iowans at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday as part of the Des Moines Register’s annual Political Soapbox.

Local elected officials and community advocates stood next to a 20-foot inflatable IUD used as a symbol as part of a national campaign to protect the right to contraception amid a growing partisan clash over reproductive rights in the United States.

“Under President Trump we will secure the border. We will deport these dangerous illegals, and we will make America safe again. And that is a promise,” U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, who is running for reelection, said to applause.

Bill would require platforms to have a ‘reasonable process’ to address cyberstalking and ‘digital forgeries’

Democrats running in Iowa’s two most competitive U.S. House races have outraised Republican incumbents.

The new law introduced by U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson clarifies that public health agencies can use existing federal grant dollars earmarked for mothers and children for stillbirth prevention and research.

Consistently heightened food insecurity in Iowa has put growing pressure and strain on food banks and pantries across the state.

Republicans hope the legislation puts to rest accusations from Democrats that they seek to ban contraception, and respond to voters' concerns about access to reproductive care.

Republican Reps. Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn each submitted the maximum number of requests. Rep. Randy Feenstra didn’t submit any for the fourth straight year.

Miller-Meeks, the Republican incumbent, will once again face Democrat Christina Bohannan in this fall’s general election

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Bill would increase funding for conservation, but lacks climate-oriented IRA funding