Iowa has a crisis for mental health care. That was the consensus of three Democratic candidates for statewide office. Thursday evening the National Association of Social Workers, Iowa Chapter and the Grand View University Social Work Club hosted a town hall for the...
Franken: Grassley Needs to Denounce ‘Big Lie,’ Commit To Investigations
Today marks the grim anniversary of rioters storming the United States Capitol to halt the democratic tradition of counting electoral votes and a peaceful transfer of power. The insurrectionists weren’t successful, but Senate candidate and retired admiral Michael...
GOP Quickly Shoots Down Senate Dems Legal Marijuana Proposal
Support for legalized marijuana is only getting higher in Iowa as Democratic legislators want to give voters the chance to make it happen. Iowa Senate Democrats announced Tuesday they will move to pass an amendment to the Iowa Constitution to regulate marijuana sales...
Grassley: Biden’s Border Policy Could Kill 1/4 of World’s Population
The day after Halloween, Sen. Chuck Grassley was spreading some fear of his own on Twitter. Grassley tweeted about the amount of fentanyl that had been seized at the US-Mexico border, claiming it was enough to kill more than a fourth of the world's population. He...
Grassley Revealed Why He’s Really Accepting Trump’s Endorsement
Sen. Chuck Grassley gave a stirring, 25-second explanation of why he was accepting former President Donald Trump's endorsement last night: solely because it would help him politically. The 88-year-old senator briefly took the stage with Trump before a crowd of...
Who Will Lead Iowa Democrats’ Ticket In 2022?
Iowa Democrats are eager to set their sights on the future following yet another poor election showing in 2020, one that saw the party again fail to win the top statewide race on the ballot. To get that effort moving, they'll need candidates to take on Gov. Kim...
Farmer Dave Muhlbauer Launches Senate Run, First Democrat In Against Grassley
A farmer from Crawford County with a family history of winning as a Democrat in rural Western Iowa announced his campaign for the U.S. Senate seat held by Chuck Grassley today. Dave Muhlbauer, 37, a recent county supervisor and fifth-generation family farmer, kicked...
Gillibrand Wins Over Ernst On Military Sexual Assault Reform, Breaks Logjam
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, one of Congress’s largest roadblocks during former attempts at passing military sexual assault legislation, is now set to vote on an influential, Democratic-led bill that would bar military commanders from involvement in prosecuting service...
Report: Grassley Starts Fundraising For 2022 Race
Sen. Chuck Grassley has begun fundraising for a possible Senate reelection campaign that some are still skeptical will actually happen. Punchbowl News reported this afternoon the longtime senator had started fundraising for his 8th term in office. Grassley would be 89...
MAGA Conspiracy Theorist Declares For Chuck Grassley’s Seat
A Western Iowa legislator who believes Democrats stole the 2020 election from Donald Trump and called America's current political situation a "war" will announce his candidacy for longtime Sen. Chuck Grassley's seat on Monday. It's unclear yet whether Grassley, 87,...