Guest op-ed by Sarah Melhado, an Iowan and Survivor Fellow with Everytown for Gun Safety Survivor Network Close to 30 years have passed, but the day my husband held our daughter hostage while threatening me will always be seared in my memory. I arrived home from work...
In addition to the complaints filed with the Federal Election Commission, the Internal Revenue Service also has been asked to investigate the "dark money" group Iowa Values that has been helping Sen. Joni Ernst's reelection. End Citizens United, a political action...
In addition to the complaints filed with the Federal Election Commission, the Internal Revenue Service also has been asked to investigate the "dark money" group Iowa Values that has been helping Sen. Joni Ernst's reelection. End Citizens United, a political action...
Under the Trump Administration, the Republican-controlled Senate is known more for confirming judges than debating legislation. But today, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell teed up two procedural votes on abortion-related bills to make them eligible for passage....
Under the Trump Administration, the Republican-controlled Senate is known more for confirming judges than debating legislation. But today, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell teed up two procedural votes on abortion-related bills to make them eligible for passage....
Under the Trump Administration, the Republican-controlled Senate is known more for confirming judges than debating legislation. But today, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell teed up two procedural votes on abortion-related bills to make them eligible for passage....
Joni Ernst was elected to the Senate on the promise she would "make Washington squeal," a slogan she has stuck with over the last five years. In a press release Feb. 11, Ernst's team said she was "known as the Senate's leading foe of wasteful government spending." The...
And we're off. The official filing period for Iowa elected offices has begun. Between today and March 13, state and federal candidates looking to put their name on the June 2 primary ballot are dropping off their signature-filled petition sheets with the Secretary of...
With a weighty stack of papers in hand, baring the names of 45,000 people, Lilly Steil visited Sen. Joni Ernst's Des Moines office to tell her why she supported the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. The pile of signatures was so large they made an...
Senate candidate Theresa Greenfield unveiled a detailed policy proposal today to "end political corruption" and ban "dark money" groups from influencing elections. The first in her "Jobs that Need to Get Done" series, Greenfield's "Plan to End Political Corruption" is...
