WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 [Category: Political] -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * David Dawson Pledges to Support Term Limits on Congress U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the non-partisan national movement to limit terms for elected officials, praises 2026 U.S. House candidate for Iowa, David Dawson (District 4), for signing the pledge for an amendment to term limit Congress. Previously, candidate Stephanie Steiner also signed the pledge. Note that incumbent Rep. Ra  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Exposes Exact Cost of Schumer Shutdown * WASHINGTON - As the Schumer Shutdown puts taxpayers on the hook to pay bureaucrats approximately $4.8 billion not to work, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is introducing new legislation to expose the exact cost of the Schumer Shutdown. The Congressional Budget Office revealed to Ernst that it costs taxpayers $400 million per workday to pay 750,000 "non-es  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 16 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Grand View (Iowa) Grabs Top Spot in Men's Wrestling Preseason Rankings * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Grand View (Iowa) takes the top spot in the NAIA Men's Wrestling Preseason Top 25 with 225 total points and four wrestlers ranked at No. 1. Life (Ga.) falls in line at No. 2 with 190 points and two wrestlers ranked at No. 2, while Southeastern (Fla.) com  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement at an executive business meeting on Oct. 16, 2025: * * * Grassley Opens Executive Business Meeting, Calls on Democrat Colleagues to Reopen the Government On today's agenda we have six nominations listed. We'll vote on Thomas Albus and Adam Mildred to be U.S. Attorneys. Both nominees are highly qualified and I look forward to supporting them. We'll hold  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Nunn Joins Speaker Johnson and House Leadership, Slams Democrat Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) joined Speaker Johnson, House Leadership, and House Main Street Caucus Leadership to highlight the impact of the ongoing government shutdown on members of the U.S. Armed Forces and call on Senate Democrats to pass the clean continuing resolution the House of Representative  more

AMES, Iowa, Oct. 17 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * ISU students design custom adaptive fashions for children with brain-based disabilities Designing a dress fit - and functional - for a princess. * As soon as Adeline Heilman, an Iowa State apparel merchandising and design student from Correctionville, learned about the needs and tulle-wrapped dreams of Cielo, a 10-year-old girl who uses a motorized wheelchair for mobility and an abdominal tube for nutritio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Two U.S. Attorney Nominees * WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * Thomas Albus, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, by a vote of 12-10; and * Adam Mildred, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana by a vote of 12-10. Watch the executive business meeting   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2025: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Two U.S. Attorney Nominees The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * Thomas Albus, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, by a vote of 12-10; and * Adam Mildred, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana by a vote of 12-10  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 16 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Marcel Cornis-Pop, a leader in VCU humanities education, dies at 79 * By Sian Wilkerson Marcel Cornis-Pop, the author, literary critic, theorist and educator whose ingenuity propelled interdisciplinary humanities education at Virginia Commonwealth University, died Sept. 23 at age 79. When Cornis-Pop, Ph.D., arrived at VCU in 1988, his career in academia was already marked by excellence despi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks and Nunn Silent As Trump Screws Iowa Soybean Farmers While Bailing Out Argentina * Iowa Farmers Union: "Our farmers are angry" Donald Trump, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, and Zach Nunn's reckless tariffs are worsening the crisis facing Iowa soybean farmers - devastating soybeans sales, farmers' profits, and markets available to American farmers. Instead, Argentina has  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Hosts Telephone Town Hall with Over 10,000 Iowans * Washington, D.C. \- Last night, Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) hosted her third telephone town hall of the 119th Congress, where she was joined (link is external) by 10,700 Iowans for a wide-ranging discussion on the ongoing Democrat Government Shutdown. "I'm always grateful for the opportunity to hear direct  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 16 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * NAIA Football Weekly Notebook, Oct. 16-18 * NAIA Football Weekly Notebook (Click The Blue Text, PDF) * Featured Games * Players of the Week * Top 25 Poll * Standout Performances Note: Team stats, standings, and composite schedule will be updated after the Oct. 16 Grand View-Peru State game. NAIA-UEN Featured Games (Oct. 16-18) (  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 16 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * The 2025-26 NAIA Women's Wrestling Season is Here with Life (Ga.) Locking in the Top Spot * Kansas City (Mo.) - The preseason NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Rating is here, and the defending national champions, Life (Ga.), will open the season at No. 1 with eight wrestlers ranked in the top five. Grand View (Iowa) and Providence (Mont.) w  more