WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: After she led the charge to permanently debar the Wuhan Institute of Virology and defund EcoHealth Alliance (EHA) from receiving U.S. taxpayer dollars, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is continuing her work and following up with other agencies that have provided grants to support EcoHealth's projects to confirm suspension of all grants and ensure access to all project data. In letters to the National Institutes   more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-founder and co-chair of the U.S. Senate Whistleblower Caucus, is calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to implement concrete recommendations to reform its security clearance review process, following reports the agency has unlawfully used it to retaliate against whistleblowers. "The Justice Department's failure to follow the law only serve  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Q: Is Iowa having an unusual start to severe weather season? A: According to preliminary data from the National Weather Service (NWS), Iowa is on pace for one of the most severe and deadliest tornado seasons in recent history. From records going back to 1950, Iowa has had more tornados sweep across the state through the month of May, at least 80, in 2024. That surpasses the previous record of 64 tornados  more