A federal judge in Iowa has blocked key parts of a Biden administration rule mandating minimum staffing levels in nursing homes across the country. The ruling comes after Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird co-led a multi-state lawsuit, joined by 19 other states trying to block the law.
Iowa Democrats were stripped of their coveted first-in-the-nation caucuses in 2023. Now, Iowa will no longer have a seat at the table when an influential Democratic National Committee begins revisiting and recommending the order of states to lead off the 2028 presidential nominating process.
He was diagnosed with prostate cancer Friday, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone, his office said Sunday.
“They were ready to serve the agenda of the next president of the United States and the party in charge. They didn’t have that opportunity because that administration, the Republicans, took a chain saw to them. And that, to me, is unbelievably shocking.”
The decision by Biden comes after Donald Trump warned of an enemies list filled with those who have crossed him politically or sought to hold him accountable for his attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss and his role in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Tomorrow’s the big day for Big Orange. At noon EST on Jan. 20, Donald Trump will take the oath of …
The bill includes language to help accelerate progress on the Cedar River flood protection system.
President Joe Biden on Monday announced that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office.
Last week, I shared a few thoughts on a few of once and future President Donald Trump’s nominees for cabinet …
Most people were accused of distributing large quantities of methamphetamine, and their prison sentences were as long as 35 years.
“I am just in a panic about the outcome of the election,” said my good friend, a fellow Republican woman …
As Democrats seek to make the right to contraception an election issue amid a growing partisan clash over reproductive rights, Iowa Republicans U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson and U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst are focusing attention on their efforts to increase birth control options for women in rural Iowa.
A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes, finalizing an aggressive approach aimed at ensuring that drinking water is safe for all Americans.
The next key event in the 2024 presidential race is upon us. Tuesday, Sept. 10 is the first debate between …
Also in the Capitol Notebook: Iowa receives $7 million to fund energy efficiency projects
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