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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.

Council Bluffs Mayor-elect Jill Shudak said her endorsement of Wahls is not against another Democratic candidate, state Rep. Josh Turek of Council Bluffs, who represents the city in the Iowa legislature.

Mitchell is one of three Republicans seeking the party’s nomination in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson threw his support behind Republican Iowa U.S. Rep. Marianette Miller-Meeks ahead of the 2026 midterm elections in Iowa’s competitive 1st Congressional District.

The House passed a bill Wednesday to end the nation's longest government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature after a historic 43-day funding lapse that saw federal workers go without multiple paychecks, travelers stranded at airports and people lining up at food banks to get a meal for their families.

Zach Wahls and Nathan Sage blast Senate Democratic leader over deal to end federal government shutdown without health care subsidy extension guarantees.

Although Chuck Grassley has filed paperwork to run for his eighth re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2028 – when he’ll be 95, pushing him over 100 by the end of the term should he win – UNI is preparing to receive his Senate papers once he finally retires.

At a Cedar Rapids church, three Democratic U.S. Senate candidates — Josh Turek, Zach Wahls, and Nathan Sage — reflected on the Black national anthem’s lessons of unity, hope and perservearance, sharing personal stories that shape their priorities on healthcare, equity, and economic justice.

Rob Sand, Randy Feenstra and Zach Wahls all announced new endorsements

At his 98th county stop, Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Nathan Sage told supporters Iowa needs fighters from the working class, not the wealthy. Supporters said his life story and plainspoken style make him “real and relatable” in a red state.

As the shutdown disrupts food aid and open enrollment begins, Iowa Democrats Zach Wahls and Josh Turek urged Republicans to act on health care and hunger. Hinson’s campaign countered that Democrats are “using vulnerable Iowans as leverage” in the standoff.

Speaking to a suburban Des Moines conservative group, Carlin shared his views on abortion, marriage equality, the 2020 presidential election, and campaign finance reform

Iowa’s all-Republican U.S. House delegation is urging Senate Democrats to back a bipartisan plan to reopen the government, warning that the 20-day shutdown is hurting families, farmers and veterans across the state. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Republicans are refusing to negotiate over what he called a looming health care crisis at the center of the government shutdown stalemate.

At Lion Bridge Brewery in Cedar Rapids, U.S. Senate candidate Nathan Sage shared his story of growing up poor in Mason City, serving three tours in Iraq, and leading a local chamber of commerce — arguing those experiences shaped his fight for workers, unions and rural Iowans.

Highlights from recently filed campaign fundraising reports for Iowa’s candidates in the state’s 2026 U.S. Senate election