National Politics

Forty-some years ago, Chuck Grassley overheard a diner in a restaurant remarking that it must be election year because the …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Layer upon layer of issues – coronavirus pandemic, unemployment, housing and food insecurity, mental health and a …

DAVENPORT – As Iowans navigate the devastation from the Aug. 10 derecho as well as the economic downturn caused by …

DAVENPORT – Iowa’s former Democratic governor Tom Vilsack says President Donald Trump overpromised and underdelivered for Iowa farmers impacted by …

Calling for quick action to fund and protect the U.S. Postal Service, Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield on Tuesday called on …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Despite attendance being limited because of COVID-19, Iowa Republicans who attended their national convention this week report …

Calling the 2020 election ‘a choice between two very different paths,” Sen. Joni Ernst praised President Donald Trump’s support for …

DES MOINES – To say it was not a typical national political convention would be an understatement along the lines …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The coronavirus pandemic forced the Horizons A Family Service Alliance to switch from delivering hot meals to …

CEDAR RAPIDS – More than once, President Donald Trump told Iowa federal, state and locals elected officials Tuesday that more …

DES MOINES – Representatives of four influential agricultural interests Tuesday implored President Donald Trump to order his administration to make …

JOHNSTON – Democrat Theresa Greenfield said Friday that Republican Sen. Joni Ernst won favor among Iowa voters in 2014 pitching …