Politics

Included in the COVID-19 relief bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Saturday was a provision first proposed by Rep. Cindy Axne and Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin. The measure would waive the first $10,200 of unemployment benefits earned in 2020 from taxes for households earning less than $150,000 this season. It seemed last month unlikely…

Provisionally-seated Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is already facing one of her first big tests in Congress with the coming COVID-19 relief package. Just this Friday, the House advanced the portion of the bill that provides $1,400 direct payments to most Americans and up to $3,600 for every child in a family. Many Republicans have signaled their…

A Western Iowa legislator who believes Democrats stole the 2020 election from Donald Trump and called America’s current political situation a “war” will announce his candidacy for longtime Sen. Chuck Grassley’s seat on Monday. It’s unclear yet whether Grassley, 87, will seek an eight term. Most in Iowa politics had expected that any Republican interested…

Gov. Kim Reynolds is turning her actions during Iowa’s deadly pandemic into a moneymaker for her reelection campaign. Earlier today, Reynolds’ political account tweeted out a fundraising link with a video of her appearance on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show where she promoted her rollback of many of Iowa’s COVID safety measures. In it, the…

During an Iowa Caucus season packed with multi-candidate forums, Rep. Abby Finkenauer’s labor-focused Fish Fry in Cedar Rapids was easily overshadowed in the national press by the state party’s flashy Liberty and Justice mega-event held the day previous. But last year’s Nov. 2 forum held by the first-term member of Congress may have been the…

Iowa’s canvassing board on Monday certified the results of each race held in Iowa during the 2020 general election, including the 2nd Congressional District contest, where Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks held a six-vote margin over Democrat Rita Hart out of nearly 400,000 cast. The AP has decided to not officially call the race until the legal…

The race for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District is down to single digits with late developments from Jasper and Scott counties, while one final county has several thousand ballots to recount on Saturday. No matter who ends up the victor in the nation’s closest federal race, whether by a single-digit vote advantage or the winner being chosen…

The race between Democrat Rita Hart and Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks may come down to single digits as Iowans and politics watchers across the country wait for counties to certify their recount results in the closest U.S. House race in the country. The margin between the 2nd Congressional District candidates has narrowed considerably since election night…

The race between Democrat Rita Hart and Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks may come down to single digits as Iowans and politics watchers across the country wait for counties to certify their recount results in the closest U.S. House race in the country. The margin between the 2nd Congressional District candidates has narrowed considerably since election night…

The race between Democrat Rita Hart and Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks may come down to single digits as Iowans and politics watchers across the country wait for counties to certify their recount results in the closest U.S. House race in the country. The margin between the 2nd Congressional District candidates has narrowed considerably since election night…