U.S. Magistrate Henry Locher of the Southern District of Iowa is among five judicial nominees President Biden named Wednesday.
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U.S. Magistrate Henry Locher of the Southern District of Iowa is among five judicial nominees President Biden named Wednesday.
The Biden administration announced Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency will issue an emergency action that will make the E15 blend of ethanol available through this summer. The action will cite the strain on the nation’s fuel supply caused by the Russian military’s invasion of Ukraine.
Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with costs for food, gasoline, housing and other necessities squeezing American consumers and wiping out the pay raises that many people have received.
The president will make the announcement at an event scheduled for this afternoon at a biofuels processing plant in Guthrie County.
An official said Biden will speak to Iowans about his administration’s plans to address rising costs on consumers, and highlight investments in infrastructure, particularly in rural communities.
The president has traveled to other states in recent months to tout federal infrastructure funding.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican, cited philosophical differences with Ketanji Brown Jackson as his reason for opposing her confirmation as a Supreme Court justice.
President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush will be honored for their humanitarian work in Africa at a fundraiser for the Hoover Presidential Foundation’s $20 million capital campaign to renovate the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum at West Branch.
Public opinion polls have consistently shown support across party lines for capping the monthly cost of insulin. However, experts say the House bill would not help uninsured people, who face the highest out-of-pocket costs for insulin.
The filing asks the district court to reverse a state panel’s decision, or require the panel to reconsider the objections to the signatures on Finkenauer’s nominating petitions for his U.S. Senate bid.
U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older, a step to offer extra protection for the most vulnerable in case the coronavirus rebounds.
Ketanji Brown Jackson ‘very graceful, very smart,“ Iowa Republican says
Progress on $750 million flood protection system is “great story to tell back in Washington,” Rep. Hinson says after tour, but she also sees a funding gap as materials prices rise.
Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and nine other senators visited with military leaders, refugees and humanitarian groups "to demonstrate America's unwavering support for the freedom-loving people of Ukraine, and affirm the strength of the world's most powerful alliance.“
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