On Iowa Politics podcast: Federal abortion ban and Scholten joins Team Franken

The Gazette

Jul. 15, 2022 4:46 pm, Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 2:31 pm

J.D. Scholten, the Democratic candidate in Iowa's 4th Congressional District, visits with people on Aug. 18 at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. He said Friday he thinks the end of straight-ticket voting in Iowa could help him defeat U.S. Rep. Steve King on Tuesday. (Erin Murphy/Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau)

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst on a federal abortion ban, and J.D. Scholten joins Team Franken.

On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to re-create the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day's deadlines have been met.

This week’s show is hosted by The Gazette’s Statehouse Bureau Chief Erin Murphy and features Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, Gazette Opinion Editor Todd Dorman, and Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times.

The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert, and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of Iowa bands Milk & Eggs and Copperhead.