The Trump Inauguration and the Rising Tide of Far-Right Nationalism in America
At noon on the eve of Inauguration Day, a few short hours after arriving in Washington DC on an overnight road trip from Ames,...
GOP Budget Cuts Might Shutter State Transparency Board
The Des Moines Register's Jason Clayworth reported yesterday that included in Iowa Republicans' plan to slash $110 million from the state's current fiscal year...
The Trumpstad Report: China
Part of a series on the ties that bind Iowa’s governor and the president.
Shortly after his Jan. 20 inauguration, Donald Trump signed paperwork to...
Trump Greenlights Dakota Access Pipeline [Updated]
This post has been updated with comments from groups opposed to and supportive of the Dakota Access pipeline.
Less than a week after being sworn...
Photos: Protest Signs of the Inauguration
Last week, the Informer road-tripped to Washington DC for the inauguration of America’s new Dark Lord, Donald J. Trump. Here's a look at some...
Photos: The Informer Hits DC to Witness the Dawn of Trump’s America
Last week, the Informer road-tripped to Washington DC for the inauguration of America's new Dark Lord, Donald J. Trump. Here's our first of several...
Grassley Frets Trump Too Focused on Diversity Before Confederate Sympathizer Nominated to Head USDA
On Wednesday, before news broke that the Trump administration has tapped former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to head the US Department of Agriculture, Chuck...
The Time Trump’s Energy Secretary Nominee Let an Innocent Man Die on Death Row
Editor's note: This story was originally published on my personal blog in August 2014, when I was a reporter at the Ames Tribune assigned...
Paul Pate Plays the Press on Voter ID Push
Nearly two weeks after Secretary of State Paul Pate announced his proposal on Jan. 5 to finally bring voter ID to Iowa with a...
Former GOP Lawmaker Kent Sorenson Gets 15 Months for Caucus Payoff Scandal
Former state Sen. Kent Sorenson, R-Milo, has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for secretly accepting a $73,000 bribe from three Ron...
