May 16, 2021 Mollie Tibbetts' accused killer to stand trial soon in Iowa The trial for the man accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts, a 20-year-old Iowa college student, will start Monday in Scott County, Iowa, nearly three years after her alleged murder, according to reports.
May 14, 2021 Over a dozen states report half of adults fully vaccinated against coronavirus More than a dozen states are reporting over 50% of their residents 18 and older are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, with a number of others nearing the feat.
May 12, 2021 Ernst introduces bill to reduce size of federal bureaucracy, keep political appointees from 'burrowing' Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst plans to introduce the Reduce Bureaucracy Act on Wednesday to limit the size of the federal government while making sure that federal appointees "cannot ‘burrow’" into their agencies by taking a life long career role, according to a press release obtained by Fox News.
May 10, 2021 Grassley's 2022 decision anxiously awaited as GOP bids to regain Senate majority All eyes are on Chuck Grassley as the Republican Party aims to win back the Senate majority in 2022. One of the biggest questions hovering next year's midterms is whether the 87-year-old Grassley will run for an eighth six-year term in the Senate
May 9, 2021 Ernst presses China on whether COVID originated from Wuhan lab: 'The world deserves answers' Iowa Republican Joni Ernst demanded Saturday that China "stop their cover-up" of the origins of the coronavirus and called for a complete investigation to prevent a "recurrence."
May 2, 2021 Tim Scott's turn in the White House spotlight — and other 2024 campaign buzz 2024 may be a long way off, but the early moves - and plenty of speculation - are already underway in the next race for the White House. Here's a look at all the action this past week.
April 29, 2021 Man charged with threatening Iowa governor cites free speech An Iowa man charged with leaving a threatening voicemail telling Gov. Kim Reynolds she should be "hung for treason" defended his comments Thursday as free speech, saying he was expressing opposition to COVID-19 restrictions.
April 29, 2021 Tim Scott speech buzzing in Iowa and New Hampshire Sen. Tim Scott’s GOP rebuttal to President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress is getting a thumbs-up from some influential Republicans in the two states that kick off the presidential nominating calendar.
April 26, 2021 Iowa asks for additional COVID-19 vaccine doses to be withheld as demand wanes: report Officials in Iowa have reportedly asked for nearly 22,000 additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine set to be shipped to the state this week to be withheld due to waning demand for the product, per a local report.
April 23, 2021 Sen. Daines & Rep. Newhouse: Obama-Biden water rule – here's why we must stop this overreach... again We have a vested interest in how the federal government’s regulations impact water, agriculture and natural resources across the country – especially when these regulations burden the rural communities we represent.
