Government & Politics

Rep. Joel Fry described the newly passed bill as part of the House GOP package to increase child care access and affordability, building off bills approved last year.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ delivery of the Republican Party’s response to Democratic President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address received passing remarks from a trio of experts on Iowa politics. “I thought Gov. Reynolds did a very nice job,” one said.

After facing criticism last year from some Democrats who felt he was too ambitious and veered too far left, Biden's speech in many ways sought to set down a more middle-of-the-road marker in an election year.

Transgender girls and women will not be allowed to play sports with other girls and women under a proposal that has passed the Iowa Legislature. The bill needs only Gov. Kim Reynolds’ signature to become law.

With fewer than 100 days until the primary, Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Mike Franken has shaken up his campaign leadership, bringing in veteran Democratic operative Julie Stauch as his campaign manager.

Americans feel like they are “the enemy,” Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds told a national audience Tuesday evening as she gave the Republican Party’s response to Democratic President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.

President Joe Biden's speech split between attention to war abroad and considerable domestic worries reflected the same balancing act he now faces in his presidency.

First District Rep. Ashely Hinson selected Linn County Sheriff's Deputy Will Halverson to be her virtual guest for the president’s annual report to Congress. Halverson was shot in the line of duty while responding to a robbery in Coggon last year.