DES MOINES, Iowa, June 5 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * ACLU of Iowa Warns Iowa Communities That Their Drag Ordinances Are Unconstitutional Des Moines, Iowa -- Today the ACLU of Iowa sent letters to city councils in Carroll, Harlan, Mt. Pleasant, Polk City, and Webster City, advising them that their ordinances that restrict performances by "female impersonators" and "male impersonators" by classifying them as adult entert  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Cruz Scrutinize NPR Funding * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) are demanding transparency from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) over a $1.9 million grant it provided National Public Radio (NPR) last year. As Congress evaluates whether to continue trusting CPB with taxpayers' hard-earned money, the pair highlighted the need for the first rescission  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Supports Legislation to Combat SBA Loan Fraud * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the 7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act, which would require the U.S. Small Business Administration to provide annual reports to Congress on loan agents, which serve as intermediaries, for the SBA 7(a) program. "Ensuring that our smal  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Thanks Trump Administration for Arresting Chinese Nationals Who Smuggled Dangerous Fungus into the United States * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) released the following statement after FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the FBI had arrested two Chinese nationals who smuggled a dangerous pathogen into the United States to conduct research at the University of M  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on June 3, 2025, at a hearing by the subcommittees on the Constitution and Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights entitled "The Supposedly 'Least Dangerous Branch': District Judges v. Trump": * * * Grassley Outlines Ongoing Efforts to Combat Universal Injunctions As Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, I am pleased that two of its Subcommittee  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Oversight Unveils Disturbing Extent of FBI's Anti-Catholic Bias * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) records revealing the Biden FBI's anti-Catholic Richmond Memo was widely distributed to over 1,000 FBI employees across the country before it was publicly disclosed by a whistleblower in 2023. Per  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Grassley, Republican Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Bolster Violent Crime Laws WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today led 10 Republican colleagues in introducing legislation to strengthen violent crime statutes and help prevent future crime. The Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act would resolve con  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Discusses AI Whistleblower Protection Act During "A Starting Point" Interview * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined "A Starting Point" to share details about his AI Whistleblower Protection Act. The legislation provides explicit whistleblower protections to those developing and deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI). Currently, some AI  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Discusses AI Whistleblower Protection Act During "A Starting Point" Interview WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined "A Starting Point" to share details about his AI Whistleblower Protection Act. The legislation provides explicit whistleblower protections to those developing and deploying Artifici  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Says Cuts to Medicaid to Fund Tax Breaks for Billionaires Are "Necessary," "Perfectly Reasonable" [Southeast Iowa Union] * New reporting highlights how Mariannette Miller-Meeks is further twisting herself into a pretzel to defend her vote to slash Medicaid and kick nearly 22,000 people in IA-01 off their health insurance. Southeast Iowa Union reported that Miller-Meek  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Bill to Expand Community Recovery Services Passes House * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Legislation led by U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) to strengthen recovery resources for individuals battling addiction passed the U.S. House of Representatives as part of the bipartisan SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization (SUPPORT) Act of 2025. The Communities of Recovery Reauthorization Act is biparti  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Zach Nunn: So Useless, He's Selling the End to the Ottumwa Job Corps as a Win for IA-03 * "Ottumwa Job Corps, which serves 33 counties, has been one of the highest-performing in the country, consistently in the top five in terms of job placement after leaving the program." This week, the Trump administration announced the closure of the Ottumwa Job Corps: a program that provides v  more