It was early Saturday morning, and Jessica Birch didn't feel like getting out of bed. Hungover and tired, the 21-year-old University of Northern Iowa student could easily have turned off her...
Questions on gun violence and the 2nd Amendment dominated a contentious town hall forum with Senator Joni Ernst in Johnston this morning. Over half the audience members who asked Ernst about...
For Iowans, politics at the State Fair is as inevitable as enjoying fried food on a stick. Like it or not, it's there, and nearly inescapable. On Saturday, fairgoers won't bump into many people...
Just hours after Congressman Steve King made offensive comments about rape and incest this morning, he was confronted by a constituent over a real-life example of incestuous rape in his district....
Congressman Steve King's comments this morning on rape and incest drew quick and widespread condemnation from across the political world. "What if we went back through all the family trees and...
Climate change and environmental advocates flew a banner over the Iowa State Fairgrounds today, calling on Sen. Joni Ernst to acknowledge climate change and to act on policy. "We're out here...
Sen. Joni Ernst came to the U.S. Capitol in 2015 on a promise to make Washington "squeal." She vowed to "cut wasteful spending," telling voters in her infamous 2014 campaign ad she "knew how to...
In the wake of Saturday's mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, news outlets, political commentators and everyday Americans have drawn connections between the alleged shooter's racist past and the...
J.D. Scholten is in for round two for Iowa's 4th Congressional District, eyeing a rematch with U.S. Rep. Steve King. He announced his candidacy this morning with a video narrated by Kevin Costner...
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...
