Iowa Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst backed a GOP plan built around expanded HSAs, opposing an extension of enhanced ACA premium tax credits set to lapse this month. Critics say the move risks steep premium hikes in January.
As Congress races to decide the future of the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits, Iowa’s delegation remains divided. Republicans cite fraud risks, insurer windfalls and wealthy households benefiting from subsidies, while advocates warn tens of thousands of Iowans could face steep premium hikes if the COVID-era support expires.
The legislation forces the U.S. Department of Justice to release files related to the investigation into the late sex offender amid mounting political pressure.
Republican Iowa U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks will hold an in-person town hall Monday in Keosauqua after facing mounting criticism and pressure to hold an in-person forum after she pledged to do so earlier this year.
With China halting U.S. soybean purchases and prices sinking below break-even levels, Iowa Republicans Zach Nunn and Joni Ernst are urging the Trump administration to act swiftly to restore trade and strengthen domestic demand.
Highlights from recently filed campaign fundraising reports for Iowa’s candidates in the state’s 2026 U.S. Senate election
Former Congressman Rod Blum suspends his campaign for Iowa’s open 2nd District U.S. House seat, while new attack ads target Iowa Republicans over wind energy tax credits, health care costs and the federal shutdown.
Ernst, who will not seek re-election next year, held her final Roast and Ride fundraiser Saturday at the Iowa State Fairgrounds
Iowa Senate Republicans called for an audit of Des Moines Public Schools after the arrest of former superintendent Ian Roberts — prompting pushback from State Auditor Rob Sand. Also in this week’s Capitol Notebook: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joins a multistate coalition backing Trump’s National Guard deployments.
Greene County Attorney Thomas Laehn will launch a Libertarian campaign for U.S. Senate, vowing to rein in executive power, end eminent domain abuse and dismantle what he calls Washington’s “corrupt two-party system.” He joins a crowded field of candidates competing to replace retiring Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst.
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernt’s annual Roast and Ride event features a motorcycle ride — the proceeds from which benefit an Iowa veterans-related charity — and a hog roast and rally.
Iowa U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson slammed Democrats for treating Iowans’ health care as a “political game” rather than accepting a clean stopgap funding measure as Congress barrels toward a Sept. 30 shutdown deadline.
Senate Republicans from farm states and soybean growers are sounding the alarm over President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, which they say are deepening economic pain in rural America.
At a Cedar Rapids stop, Zach Wahls pitched his U.S. Senate run as a fight to “fix the broken economy by cleaning up corruption.” From child care costs to rent hikes, drug prices and gun safety, he linked pocketbook struggles to special-interest influence — and pledged to take no corporate PAC money.
Iowa Republicans and Democrats offered prayers and condemned political violence after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot Wednesday.
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