WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * An East Coast Elitist's "Winning Message" in Iowa * President Trump carried Iowa's First Congressional District by more than 8 points last year, giving him a clear mandate from Iowans. But out of touch Democrat Taylor Wettach is running on one message: his own refusal to work with President Trump or support the policies Iowans overwhelmingly voted for. According to a new report, Wettach q  more

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Aug. 8 -- Briar Cliff University issued the following news: * * * Briar Cliff University Awarded $1.75 Million Federal Grant to Enhance Student Support Services (Sioux City, Iowa - August 7, 2025) Briar Cliff University has been awarded a five-year federal Student Support Services (SSS) grant though the U.S. Department of Education, totaling an expected $1.75 million. The initial funding for year one is $346,845 and will allow the University to launch a comprehensive initiat  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 8 -- Alliant Energy issued the following news release: * * * Communities receive over $530,000 from Alliant Energy and Alliant Energy Foundation Grants awarded to 138 organizations across Iowa and Wisconsin * MADISON, Wis. (August 7, 2025) - In its second Community Grant cycle of the year, Alliant Energy and the Alliant Energy Foundation awarded over $530,000 to various causes and nonprofits across Iowa and Wisconsin. To date in 2025 Alliant Energy has awarded nearl  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen American Biomanufacturing * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced the Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act to expand domestic manufacturing of renewable, biobased products - materials made from agricultural commodities like Iowa-grown corn and soybeans - in orde  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Pushes to Remove Regulatory Roadblocks, Expand Consumer Access to Homegrown Biofuels * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is working to eliminate unnecessary barriers and make it easier for Americans to fuel their vehicles with homegrown E15. She introduced her bipartisan Ethanol for America Act with Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), which w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following floor remarks ahead of the nomination of Jeanine Pirro for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia: * * * One of the next two votes will be for Ms. Pirro [and] her nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. Ms. Pirro is a trailblazer. It's shameful for Democrats to oppose this trailblazing woman. Her qualifications speak for themselves. She graduated fro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Ernst, Klobuchar Introduce Legislation to Expand Consumer Access to Homegrown Biofuels * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Senate Agriculture Committee members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), along with the committee's Ranking Member, Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), introduced the bipartisan Ethanol for America Act to make it easier for Americans to fuel their vehicles with homegrown E15.  more

MANHATTAN BEACH, California, Aug. 8 -- The Independent Book Publishers Association issued the following news: * * * IBPA Joins Amicus Brief Opposing Iowa Book Ban Law New legal filing reflects IBPA's expanding role in national publishing advocacy Manhattan Beach, CA -- As part of its growing commitment to defend the freedom to publish and the freedom to read, the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) has joined a coalition of literary and publishing organizations in filing an amicus  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Grassley, Cortez Masto, Pfluger and Panetta Call for Action on Illicit Xylazine Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Reps. August Pfluger (R-Texas) and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) co-authored an op-ed in The Hill calling for immediate congressional action on their Combat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Iowa Rural Hospital Leaders to Miller-Meeks: Medicaid Cuts Will Have a Negative Impact on Rural Hospitals * Mariannette Miller-Meeks seems to have forgotten that last month, she voted for the largest cuts to Medicaid in history. Miller-Meeks attended a roundtable with rural Iowa hospitals leaders, where the big question was: " how can we minimize [Medicaid cuts'] impact to rural h  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Support Small Businesses in Rural Iowa * DES MOINES, IA -- Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and John Mannion (NY-22) today introduced the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program Act, bipartisan legislation to support small businesses and spur job creation across rural Iowa. The Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program Act of 2025 would strengthen the U.S. Dep  more