As we inch closer to the end of 2019, campaigns for the U.S. House and Senate are coming into focus. Since Starting Line last reported on fundraising numbers, more candidates were added to the races against Sen. Joni Ernst and Congressman Steve King, and for an open...
Since Iowa's House Democrats announced their support on Sept. 24 for the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, the Republican National Committee has blanketed congressional districts with TV ads slamming their decision. One 30-second ad even targeted Rep....
State Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a physician from Ottumwa, has announced her campaign to try for a fourth time to represent Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District. Miller-Meeks, in the midst of her first term representing Senate District 41 in the Iowa Legislature,...
Two of Iowa's U.S. House Democrats laid out their concerns Monday about the possibility President Donald Trump threatened to withhold aid to Ukraine if its leaders didn't investigate former vice president and presidential candidate Joe Biden. "This is not where we...
Rita Hart earned a new endorsement from End Citizens United, which announced its support for her on Thursday. Hart, a farmer from Clinton County, is running for Congress in Iowa’s Second Congressional District after serving in the Iowa State Senate from 2013 to 2018....
While summer is beginning to wind down for most Americans, for members of Congress, it's just getting started. The U.S. House of Representatives began its summer recess Monday and will return to Washington Sept. 9. In the Senate, lawmakers adjourn Friday and will...
Iowa's Democratic Reps. Abby Finkenauer, Cindy Axne and Dave Loebsack were among the 231 House members to vote in favor today of a bill raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. "It has been over a decade since the minimum wage has been increased, the...
With this week's 2nd quarter campaign finance reports out, we now have a clearer look at where Iowa's federal races stand. Some potential candidates have seen what they'd be up against and decided against a run. Others have added their names to a 2020 primary. Here's...
Republican Bobby Schilling launched his candidacy for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District this week with a message of "fighting for Iowa values." Schilling, 55, now has a home in Le Claire, but previously lived in Rock Island, Illinois, and represented that state's 17th...
Former Illinois Congressman Bobby Schilling is running for office again, this time in Iowa's 2nd District. Schilling, a Republican who served one term in west-central Illinois' 17th District, was defeated in 2012 and again in 2014 by Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos, who...
