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Opinion: Republicans want to repeal the modern family
From Project 2025 and JD Vance all the way down to state lawmakers, a growing number of far-right Republicans are waging war on modern families. Whether it’s attacking child care programs, encouraging women to stay in abusive marriages, or making it harder for same-sex couples to adopt, the modern right is fighting to repeal the…
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Meet Christina Bohannan, candidate for Iowa’s 1st District
Christina Bohannan, a Democrat from Iowa City, is running for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District with hopes to defeat Republican US Rep. Marriannette Miller-Meeks of Davenport. Bohannan, who first ran against Miller-Meeks in 2022, is a law professor at the University of Iowa, mom, and former representative of Iowa House District 85. If you live in…
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VIDEOS: Meet the advocates ensuring Iowans have abortion access
As more Americans are forced to travel out-of-state for abortions, abortion funds and the people who work there are only getting more important. What happens when you have to leave your home for health care? Qudsiyyah Shariyf, deputy director of the Chicago Abortion Fund, sees people in that situation every day. Shariyf talks about what…
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How to vote on Election Day in Iowa
It’s Election Day, and you have done literally nothing to prepare for this. Don’t worry: You can still vote! Here’s how. Iowa’s general election is Tuesday, November 5, 2024. If you’re reading this on Nov. 5, don’t freak out: You can still register AND vote today. REGISTER TO VOTE See if you’re already registered to vote: …
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Inside Project 2025’s secret training videos
One centerpiece of that program is dozens of never-before-published videos created for Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy. The vast majority of these videos — 23 in all, totaling more than 14 hours of content — were provided to ProPublica and Documented by a person who had access to them.
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Biden-Harris administration wants to make it easier to cancel subscriptions and bypass chatbots
The White House wants to end corporate practices that it says wastes consumers’ time and money, such as forcing customers to wait on hold for refunds, placing unnecessary barriers on canceling subscriptions, and making it difficult to access or submit health insurance claims.
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JD Vance says he wants to help families, but missed vote to expand child tax credit
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance proposed more than doubling the federal child tax credit to $5,000 over the weekend, but recently missed the chance to vote for an expanded credit—an effort his fellow Senate Republicans blocked.
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VIDEO: How to register to vote in 30 seconds
Want to vote? Still need to register? Watch this. @iowastartingline How to register to #vote in #Iowa in (roughly) 30 seconds. #voterregistration ♬ original sound – Iowa Starting Line Head to the Iowa Secretary of State’s website or Voterready.iowa.gov for voter registration, absentee ballot requests, important dates, and more.
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Millennial Iowan: ‘With Trump, I only see dictatorship’
Not everyone can have their ideal candidate for president, especially about 100 days out from the election. But Colleen Hunkele, a millennial Iowan, believes while Harris isn’t their ideal candidate, they still agree with a lot her administration would put forward. “I do have a lot of faith that marginalized groups will be seen, women…
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Early voting in Iowa: Where, when and how to vote
A step-by-step guide to early voting in Iowa. If you want to vote, but you don’t have the time or ability to go to your polling location for whatever reason, an easy solution is to vote early. In Iowa, the process involves a few steps, but let’s start with a quick explanation. Am I eligible…
