2019
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Cindy Axne Touts USMCA Passage, Presses Senate In Guthrie Center
Iowa Rep. Cindy Axne faced constituents in one of the reddest parts of her district Saturday afternoon, just two days after the U.S. House passed the new trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada and three days after the impeachment vote. “I would like to make one thing perfectly clear,” Axne told the…
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Booker Bus Tour, Day 1: Sing-A-Longs, Bowling And So Many Jokes
Sen. Cory Booker set off on his four-day bus tour of Iowa yesterday morning, loading into his newly-wrapped ride that was adorned with the names of voters from around the country who donated to his campaign. Now off the debate stage, Booker is devoting even more time to stumping in Iowa in the hopes of…
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What Iowans Thought Of The Wine Cave Debate
Yet another Democratic debate is in the books, the sixth one featuring several more contentious moments between the candidates that many expected to finally come. Elizabeth Warren faced off with Pete Buttigieg over fundraising strategies, while Amy Klobuchar got in some points on the candidates’ varied levels of experience. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden…
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Senate Confirms More Judges, Though Not As Bad This Time
While the country’s focus is on the impeachment vote in the House of Representatives, the Senate yesterday and today is in the midst of confirming 13 more federal judges for district courts across the country. None of these nominees have drawn the same controversy as some of the others and most have reasonable experience for…
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Ernst-Backed ACA Lawsuit Closer To Ending Preexisting Conditions Coverage
The long, legal battle over the Affordable Care Act will continue after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the individual mandate unconstitutional yesterday, then sent the rest back to a lower court to decide the fate of the rest of it. That could well result in the entire law getting gutted, including the measure…
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How “Eco-Anxiety” Plagues Young People In The Climate Movement
Eighteen-year-old Amalia Hochman is a challenging teenager to get ahold of. As a senior in high school, she’s busy, but not with extracurricular activities or studying for chemistry tests. Hochman is consumed by her work as a Sunrise Movement youth organizer. After returning from a national training session held last week in Durham, North Carolina,…
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White House, EPA Won’t Change Course on Biofuels
After months on months of back-and-forth, frustration, deals negotiated for, backed out of, proposals made, and a month-long review period, sources from the White House are now starting to comment on the administration’s stance, going forward, on biofuels. Drumroll… The EPA and Trump administration will continue their course and proceed with the deal originally announced…
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Poll: Joni Ernst Under 50% For Reelection
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst faces a challenging path to her first reelection in 2020, according to a poll published yesterday. The first-term incumbent holds only a 47% to 41% lead over likely Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield. Ernst also has a 45% favorable and 43% unfavorable rating from Iowa voters. When voters were informed about how…
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Ep137: How Many Winners In The Caucus, Khizr Khan Interview
Pat Rynard sits down with Des Moines Register Chief Political Reporter Brianne Pfannenstiel to talk about her article on whether new reporting from the Iowa Caucus could produce multiple winners. In the second half, Pat chats with Khizr Khan about endorsing Vice President Joe Biden, and his trip to the state.
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Iowa Democrats Vote With House Colleagues To Impeach Trump
Iowa’s three Democratic members of the House of Representatives voted tonight on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, voting with their colleagues to set up a Senate trial for only the third time in U.S. history. On Tuesday, U.S. Reps. Abby Finkenauer, Dave Loebsack and Cindy Axne each announced their support for impeachment.…
