The long-serving Senator from Iowa set a record yesterday, though one many won't be happy about. Tuesday marked 125 days since President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, with Senator Chuck Grassley still refusing to hold a hearing for...
While the media's spotlight will be solely fixed upon the Republicans and Democrats' conventions this week and next, the behind-the-scenes campaign efforts go forward on the ground in Iowa. And like in many other swing states key to winning the presidency, Hillary...
By the time Iowa Senator Joni Ernst finally took the stage at the RNC convention last night, the crowd in the arena was smaller than what she would typically find at a Montgomery County chili dinner. Ernst began her speech around 11:10 PM Eastern, missing out on...
When news emerged last week that Iowa Congressman Steve King displays a Confederate flag on his desk in his official office, most had a pretty good idea why. King removed all doubt in an interview today on MSNBC. The seven-term Congressman from Western Iowa,...
After weeks of discussing Tom Kaine, Elizabeth Warren, Tom Perez and Sherrod Brown, a familiar Iowa name emerged in the vice president nominee debate for Democrats: Tom Vilsack. The current Secretary of Agriculture and former two-term Iowa Governor has reportedly...
"Have you caught anything good?" It's an easy conversation starter with any stranger out on the street that's looking down at his or her phone this week. So it should be no surprise that political campaigns and issue groups are quickly taking advantage of the...
Finally, it has happened. Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton for president this morning in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. "Hillary Clinton understands that we must fix an economy in America that is rigged and that sends almost all new wealth and income to the top...
Iowa Republican Congressman Steve King appeared on a story on Sioux City's KCAU TV this Friday, talking about the bill he introduced named "Sarah's Law." King explains how his law would change ICE deportation policies in honor of Sarah Root, a young woman killed by...
For those who have been watching Senator Chuck Grassley's tenure as the new chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, his Supreme Court blockade wasn't a big surprise. It was merely the culmination of a clear trend of obstruction of President Barack Obama's nominees...
Guest Post from Sean Bagniewski Voting for the class clown for president hasn't been funny since middle school. Apparently our Republican friends didn't get the memo when they voted for Donald Trump as their nominee. He promises a decree banning all Muslim...
