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February 28, 2022

Sen. Grassley: Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings won't be 'in the gutter' like Dems did with Kavanaugh

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, vowed on Monday Republicans will be “polite” when questioning Biden Supreme Court pick Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Senate confirmation process and not “get down in the gutter” like Democrats did with Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

February 18, 2022

Pentagon IG report says 50 Afghan evacuees brought to US had 'potentially significant security concerns'

A Pentagon inspector general report released this week found that officials identified at least 50 Afghan evacuees who were brought to the United States in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan whose information indicated "potentially significant security concerns" --and were unable to locate dozens of those who it said had "derogatory information" that would make them ineligible for parole.

February 15, 2022

Grassley, Johnson say DOJ 'failed' to follow order to declassify Trump-Russia records, demand production

FIRST ON FOX: Senate Republicans are blasting Attorney General Merrick Garland, saying he has “failed” to follow former President Trump’s order for the Justice Department to declassify all records related to the FBI’s original Trump-Russia probe, and demanding that he “produce those records to Congress and the American people without improper redactions.”

December 21, 2021

Grassley demands briefing from DHS, DOJ on strategy to combat spike in smash-and-grab attacks across US

Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley is demanding the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security explain its strategy to address the spike in organized retail theft and “smash-and-grab” attacks on businesses across the nation.

November 17, 2021

Senate Republicans to formally challenge Biden OSHA vaccine mandate

All 50 Senate Republicans on Wednesday morning are expected to formally challenge the Biden administration's vaccine rule for private businesses under the Congressional Review Act – the official process for Congress to eliminate an executive branch rule.

November 4, 2021

McConnell, Grassley demand AG Garland clarify reported plan to pay millions to illegal immigrants

FIRST ON FOX: Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell and Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley on Thursday wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland, calling on the Justice Department to clarify its stance on reported plans to pay millions to illegal immigrants separated during the Trump administration.

October 11, 2021

Iowa’s Grassley lines up with Trump as Senate’s most senior Republican runs for reelection

Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley gladly accepts the endorsement and support of former President Trump as the longtime lawmaker from the Iowa runs next year for an eighth six-year term in the Senate.

September 8, 2021

Dem Senate candidate to campaign with liberal donor who boasted about '8-hour dinner' with Fidel Castro

Former Rep. Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa, is set to campaign with a liberal donor who boasted online about dining with communist Cuban dictator Fidel Castro for eight hours while on a trip to Cuba in 2002.

July 22, 2021

Democrats get high-profile contender in Iowa Senate race

Former Rep. Abby Finkenauer of Iowa on Thursday declared her candidacy for the Senate, giving the Democrats a high profile contender in the 2022 race for the seat currently held by seven-term Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley.

June 30, 2021

Grassley, 87, cranks out 22 push-ups at Iowa event

Sens. Chuck Grassley R-Iowa., and Tom Cotton R-Ark., showed off their push-up skills during a fundraising event in Iowa to call attention to the mental health of U.S. veterans.