Iowa’s all-Republican U.S. House delegation voted Friday on a failed last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open as the funding deadline nears. Federal government funding expires after midnight on Saturday.
Four GOP presidential candidates spent the morning in Jasper County speaking with constituents and shooting clay pigeons.
The impending impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, announced by U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday, received a show of support from Iowa’s all-Republican members of Congress, who said the inquiry will give House Republicans more tools to investigate the president and his family.
U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who represents Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, hosted a town hall in Iowa City, where she fielded questions about protecting women’s reproductive rights, climate change, gun control and bipartisan cooperation. It was her first public town hall in Iowa City since becoming the town’s congressperson.
Bohannan’s announcement Tuesday morning sets up a rematch with GOP incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks.
Republican Party of Iowa Chair Jeff Kaufmann issued a statement Friday citing unconfirmed reports that Democrat Christina Bohannan plans to announce her second bid for Congress in the 2024 elections.
Families of children with complex medical conditions needing to travel out of state to receive specialized care would have fewer hoops to jump through under proposed bill.
All four of Iowa's Republican representatives voted late Wednesday in favor of
Winning For Women, a conservative political action committee dedicated to electing women to public office, released its first round of endorsements in 2024 competitive U.S. House seats Wednesday.
Members of Iowa’s delegation stood their fertile ground, ultimately persuading their party’s leaders to yield so the members could support the bill.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, discounted any concerns about a potential TikTok ban violating the First Amendment, noting that users could migrate to other apps.
Iowa's congressional delegation joined bipartisan lawmakers from Midwestern states in a letter calling on the Biden administration to permit the sale of higher ethanol fuel blends year-round.
Iowa political figures on both sides of the aisle weigh in on President Joe Biden’s second State of the Union address Tuesday night.
Back from a tour of the San Diego-Mexico border and meetings with Mexican officials, Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst on Tuesday called on Democratic President Joe Biden to crack down of the flow of fentanyl entering the United States.
As Congress scrambles to pass a government funding bill by the end of the week, Iowa’s congressional delegation is weighing votes on the last major piece of legislation before the new year.
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