Videos
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WATCH: Zach Wahls: ‘We’re All Going to Die’ Isn’t a Healthcare Plan (PT 4) – Cornhole Champions #28
Iowa State Senator Zach Wahls officially launched his 2026 U.S. Senate campaign, taking aim at Joni Ernst and calling for a new generation of leadership to challenge Washington’s failed establishment. Wahls, known for his viral 2011 testimony supporting his two moms’ marriage rights, is positioning himself as a champion for working-class Iowans struggling with housing…
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WATCH: Can JBS Foods replace what Tyson took? 500 jobs come to Perry, Iowa (PT 2) – Cornhole Champions #28
Brazilian meat giant JBS is bringing 500 jobs back to Perry, Iowa, right where Tyson Foods pulled out. The $135 million sausage production facility offers hope to a community still reeling from the loss of 1,300 Tyson jobs, but questions remain about whether this corporate giant can deliver long-term stability. On this episode of Cornhole…
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WATCH: Zach Wahls, JD Scholten, Nathan Sage and the race against Joni Ernst (PT 1) – Cornhole Champions #28
Tthree Democrats have officially entered the race to challenge Joni Ernst’s Senate seat in 2026, setting up what could be Iowa’s most consequential election in years. On this episode of Cornhole Champions, Zachary Oren Smith, Amy Rivers, and Avery Staker break down the growing field of Senate candidates – from Zach Wahls’ viral 2011 gay…
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WATCH: Trump anti-DEI push supercharges Iowa Pride (PT 3) – Cornhole Champions #28
Corporate America is pulling back from Pride Month as Iowa LGBTQ+ organizations feel the financial squeeze from Trump’s anti-DEI push. Des Moines Capital City Pride lost nearly $70,000 when Nationwide and Mid-American Energy walked away, while Iowa City Pride saw $15,000 in support disappear. But record individual donations and packed attendance prove the queer community’s…
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WATCH: Waverly, Iowa’s first ever Pride event
Waverly, Iowa, had never before held a Pride event, and wanted to do something unique. Organizers decided to showcase an important part of the town—the Cedar River—along with celebrating the area’s LGBTQ+ community. “The current political landscape is messy and unpredictable,” the Waverly Human Equity and Diversity Commission said in announcing the event on the…
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WATCH: Davenport building collapse investigation reveals years of ignored warnings
Running from the police and changing your name is exactly something someone who is not guilty would do.
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WATCH: Trump’s federal cuts don’t stop at cancer research
The Trump Administration’s crusade against DEI and “waste” in federal spending has hit its latest mark: cancer research. Learn more about it on the most recent episode of Cornhole Champions here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4utzL8Qt3I0
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WATCH: Iowa has a monopoly problem
State Rep. JD Scholten, a Democrat from Sioux City, is taking his anti-monopoly argument on his run against Republican US Sen. Joni Ernst.
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WATCH: Woman who confronted Joni Ernst at town hall reacts to viral response
At a Parkersburg town hall, Senator Joni Ernst faced fierce pushback as she defended the Trump Administration’s cuts to Medicaid. India May was in the audience when she shouted at Ernst that “people will die” if kicked off Medicaid. Ernst responded, “Well, we all are going to die.” The exchange went viral and prompted an…
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WATCH: More Iowans leave the state for abortion care as demand for help surges
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