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It’s nice to know that Americans on both the left and right sides of the political spectrum agree on something: …
If President Donald Trump and his pals controlled the flashlight industry, they would ban batteries. They heard someplace that democracy …
Maybe, while you contemplated America’s slide into authoritarianism, you missed the news that Republican Rod Blum is back. When last …
Hate on your screen can lead to trouble unforeseen
Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, who is running for the U.S. Senate, made an astounding claim this past week about …
As the shock of Charlie Kirk’s assassination still hung in the air last week, U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks floated an …
We all know that the more prominent the politician, the more security is needed to ensure their safety — and …
The pitch was irresistible. Make money from your phone! Watch your small investment double, triple, and quadruple in no time! …
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and a noted brain worm survivor, has released more than 120 recommendations from his Make America Healthy Again commission. That’s MAHA, for short.
There is something President Donald Trump despises almost as much as truth, justice and LED light bulbs. “I hate wind,” …
I will never forget the day an elderly man named Delbert Block walked into the GOP Victory Office in Hiawatha. …
In case you missed it, Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst announced this past week she will not be running …
For a brief, shining moment, the Environmental Protection Agency stepped in to protect Iowa’s polluted waterways. It did so against …
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