Amid AG Hearings, Grassley Defends Sessions’ Record on Civil Rights
Editor's note, 2/8: On Tuesday night, as a confirmation vote on Jeff Sessions for attorney general drew nearer, Senate Republicans voted to rebuke Democratic...
In Ames, State Rep. Abdul-Samad Says GOP Control Presents Opportunity for Progress
At the “theologically progressive” United Church of Christ in downtown Ames Saturday, local artists held a listening session for “troubled times,” discussing the importance...
Paul Pate Sets Voter ID Plans in Motion
On Thursday, days ahead of the new legislative session set to begin Jan. 9, Secretary of State Paul Pate announced plans for a voter...
Former Iowa DNR Director Rich Leopold Is First Dem to Enter 2018 Gubernatorial Race
Rich Leopold, a former director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Dickinson County Conservation Board member, became the first Democrat to officially...
GOP Super-PAC Targets Iowa City over Sanctuary City Talks
Phones have been “ringing off the hook” at City Hall in Iowa City this week, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reported last night, because of...
Steve King Met with Leaders of Trump-Friendly Austrian Party with Nazi Roots
The New York Times reported earlier this week that Donald Trump's national security adviser Michael Flynn recently met with Heinz-Christian Strache, the leader of...
Rastetter Visits Trump Tower as Ag Secretary Speculation Continues
Iowa Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter, whose name earlier this year was floated as a possible secretary of agriculture contender in a Trump...
Joni Ernst to Deliver Iowa State’s Fall 2016 Commencement Address
Iowa State University has chosen freshman Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Red Oak, a graduate of the university, the first woman to serve the state in...
Gronstal Announces Bid for Iowa Democratic Party Chair, May Face Resistance from Progressives
In an email Thursday to members of the Iowa Democratic Party’s State Central Committee, ousted state Senate majority leader Mike Gronstal announced his intentions...
Nazi Party Poster Displayed on Iowa State Campus
A Nazi Party propaganda poster from 1936 Germany was found placed outside Iowa State University's Student Services Building Tuesday morning near a gay pride...
