BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Medicare Open Enrollment in Iowa, 2026 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offers seniors, people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and people with disabilities several insurance options, including Medicare Fee-for-Service, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare prescription drug plans. The costs and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Walmart for Disability Discrimination * Federal lawsuit says Wisconsin location tolerated harassment and failed to accommodate employee with intellectual disability MILWAUKEE -- Walmart Inc. violated federal law when it refused to accommodate an employee who required a job coach due to his intellectual disability and subjected him and a coworker to a hostile work environme  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Statement on Comey Indictment * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA -- U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement regarding the indictment of former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey: "At the time of Comey's alleged false statements and obstruction, my colleagues and I had active investigations. If the facts and the evidenc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 2nd Quarter 2025 and Personal Consumption Expenditures by State, 2024 * Today, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released new quarterly statistics on gross domestic product and personal income for all 50 states and the District of Columbia for the second quarter of 2025 (April, May, and June), along with   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE arrests criminal alien serving as Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent; prior weapons charges and in possession of loaded handgun at time of arrest * DES MOINES, Iowa -- Today, ICE Des Moines arrested Ian Andre Roberts, a criminal illegal alien from Guyana in possession of a loaded handgun, $3,000 in cash and a fixed blade hunting knife. At t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Iowa's Rural Communities * DES MOINES, IA -- Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Don Davis (NC-01) today introduced the Revitalizing Rural Communities Act, bipartisan legislation to extend the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant (REDLG) program to boost community development and job creation in rural Iowa and acro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Red Flags in Farm Economy * Q: What red flags are catching your attention in the U.S. farm economy? A: As a lifelong family farmer, I understand Iowa farm families weather the storms of cyclical markets and natural disasters. Managing risk is central to the job. As harvest season gets into full swing, I'm keeping a close eye on dark clouds looming on the horizon, inching too close to hom  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Moody Demands Answers from Meta Following Bombshell Whistleblower Allegations Senator Ashley Moody, along with a group of colleagues from the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, is demanding answers from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the use of its platforms by users under the age of 13. Senator Moody and the group are demanding Zuckerberg provide all i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senate passes Wyden, Kennedy, Peters bill to end government payments to deceased Americans The U.S. Senate unanimously passed Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., John Kennedy, R-La., and Gary Peters' D-Mich. Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act, which would save hard-earned taxpayer money by curbing erroneous payments to individuals who have passed aw  more