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During a town hall meeting Wednesday afternoon in Clear Lake, Iowa, Congressman Steve King was asked how the Trump Administration would respond if the Affordable Care Act was dismantled and millions of Americans lost their health insurance. King, representing Iowa’s 4th Congressional District, said he was not “privy” to any plan the administration might have…

Steve King returned to Grundy County today for his first town hall of 2020. Turnout this time around was larger — about a dozen — than when he drew just a single attendee in that county back in 2019. But that lone 2019 attendee, Jessica Birch, was back for round two with her congressman. While…

Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, represented by Democratic Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer, is one of 11 battleground districts getting hit with anti-impeachment television ads paid for by the “dark money” group American Action Network. What makes this $2.5 million ad campaign unusual, however, is the woman featured in the 30-second spots. “Stacy,” according to the ad, is…

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, running her first reelection race since going to Washington, D.C., is kicking off the new year as one of America’s most unpopular senators. Morning Consult’s latest Senator Approval Rankings, unveiled Thursday, show Ernst with only a 37% approval rating among Iowa voters. According to the survey, 42% of Iowans disapprove of…

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst on Thursday told Iowa reporters she would ask President Donald Trump to “fire” Andrew Wheeler, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, if he did not comply with the Renewable Fuel Standard rule to blend 15 billion gallons of ethanol into the nation’s fuel supply this year. Ernst, who voted in…

It’s official: Iowa Rep. Cindy Axne was the most accessible House member of the freshman class in 2019. Axne, elected to represent the 3rd District in 2018, held 57 public town halls in 2019, according to her staff. An analysis of Congress members’ schedules by Town Hall Project found Axne topped the list among freshmen…

Democrat Theresa Greenfield raised more money in the last off-year fundraising quarter than any previous Iowa U.S. Senate challenger, according to figures released today by the Greenfield campaign. Greenfield, a Des Moines businesswoman and one of five Democrats vying to take on Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, raised more than $1.6 million between Oct. 1 and…

Democrat Theresa Greenfield raised more money in the last off-year fundraising quarter than any previous Iowa U.S. Senate challenger, according to figures released today by the Greenfield campaign. Greenfield, a Des Moines businesswoman and one of five Democrats vying to take on Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, raised more than $1.6 million between Oct. 1 and…

Democrat Theresa Greenfield raised more money in the last off-year fundraising quarter than any previous Iowa U.S. Senate challenger, according to figures released today by the Greenfield campaign. Greenfield, a Des Moines businesswoman and one of five Democrats vying to take on Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, raised more than $1.6 million between Oct. 1 and…

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst joined 10 of her fellow Republicans this week in sponsoring a resolution to allow for dismissal of the articles of impeachment if they don’t reach the Senate on the GOP’s timeline. The resolution, brought forward Monday by Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, knocks Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for what he…