Videos
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WATCH: Iowa has a monopoly problem
State Rep. JD Scholten, a Democrat from Sioux City, is taking his anti-monopoly argument on his run against Republican US Sen. Joni Ernst.
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WATCH: Woman who confronted Joni Ernst at town hall reacts to viral response
At a Parkersburg town hall, Senator Joni Ernst faced fierce pushback as she defended the Trump Administration’s cuts to Medicaid. India May was in the audience when she shouted at Ernst that “people will die” if kicked off Medicaid. Ernst responded, “Well, we all are going to die.” The exchange went viral and prompted an…
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WATCH: More Iowans leave the state for abortion care as demand for help surges
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WATCH: Meet Justin Putzier, a motor sports content creator from Iowa
Justin Putzier, an Iowa content creator, loves racing and motor sports. He’s been to race tracks all over the Midwest, and interviews current and former racers on his YouTube show “Full Throttle with JP.” And he does it all with cerebral palsy, a disorder that affects body movement and muscle coordination. “I do have CP,”…
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WATCH: How Joni Ernst’s ‘cruelty’ nudged JD Scholten toward a Senate run
US Sen. Joni Ernst’s viral moment last weekend also helped launch her opponent’s campaign. State Rep. JD Scholten, a Democrat from Sioux City, is running in 2026.
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Watch: FINALLY: The secret report on deadly Davenport building collapse (Part 2) -Cornhole Champions #27
A six-story Davenport apartment building collapsed, killing three people two years ago. And we can finally read an investigation into the fall that the Scott County Attorney tried to keep secret. Inside: cash workers, altered reports, and a runaway landlord. On this episode of Cornhole Champions, Zachary Oren Smith, Amie Rivers, and Avery Staker examine…
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WATCH: Sen. Joni Ernst says “We’re all going to die” to Medicaid cut fear (Part 1) – Cornhole Champions #27
This week, US Sen. Joni Ernst and her Senate colleagues will consider major cuts to Medicaid. Over the weekend, she was confronted about the cuts by an angry constituent who said, “People will die.” “Well, we’re all going to die,” Ernst said. Since then, she doubled down with a bizarre apology video filmed in a…
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WATCH: Trump cuts Iowa cancer and defense research funding (Part 3) – Cornhole Champions #27
The Trump Administration has terminated over 1,600 research grants nationwide, cutting more than $1.5 billion in federal funding and leaving Iowa’s research universities scrambling to save critical projects. On this episode of Cornhole Champions, Zachary Oren Smith, Amy Rivers, and Avery Staker talk about how these massive cuts are devastating Iowa’s scientific infrastructure. Cornhole Champions…
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WATCH: What happened after Ernst said ‘we all are going to die’
You probably heard about Sen. Joni Ernst’s insensitive remark during her Parkersburg town hall on Friday. But did you catch her “apology?” Or know the woman who prompted her remark is running for Iowa legislature? Subscribe at new.iowastartingline.com/newsletter to avoid the algorithm and get the news you want.
