State Senator Catelin Drey (D-Sioux City) was sworn in today, breaking the Republican supermajority in the state legislature.
Drey and Senate Minority Leader Janice Weiner spoke with press after the swearing in ceremony, expressing optimism that the increase in Democratic representation will mean more checks on Republican power.
WATCH: Fact-checking Trump’s claims that Iowa farmers are doing well
Um actually☝️
WATCH: Trump says other countries ‘screwed’ Iowa farmers. Farmers say it’s tariffs.
During a visit to Iowa, Trump said farmers' woes were the result of Biden-era policy and foreign countries. The New York Times reports the...
WATCH: Trump asks Iowa crowd if he should run for president a fourth time
Last we checked, that's against the Constitution.
WATCH: US Rep. Miller-Meeks said she’d give the ‘one-finger salute’ to protesters outside Trump event
US Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, in an opening speech for a Trump event in Iowa, said she wanted to give the crowd of protesters gathered outside...
WATCH: Iowans protest Trump visit
A crowd of Iowans protested outside of the Horizon Events Center in Clive on Jan. 27, 2026, where Trump delivered a speech on energy and the economy.
WATCH: Iowa Sen. Catelin Drey reveals cancer diagnosis on Senate floor
Iowa state Sen. Catelin Drey has Stage 1 uterine cancer. Announcing her upcoming hysterectomy from the Senate floor, she vowed to document her...
