WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Nov. 20, 2025: * * * It's Time for AI Policy to Get Serious About the AI Adoption Gap By Shiva Goel and Matt Pearl "If you build it, they will come" may have worked for a fictional farmer building a field of dreams in 1980s Iowa. But as a strategy for successful technology diffusion, it has failed more often than it has succeeded. Consider the early automobile industry. Decades of eng  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Touts Trump Efforts to Make America Affordable Again * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) delivered opening remarks during a hearing highlighting how the Trump administration's unprecedented $907 billion regulatory rollback is unleashing Main Street to keep more money in hardworking Americans' pockets and make life more afforda  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra, Hinson Introduce Legislation to Lower Fertilizer Costs for Iowa Farmers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Ashley Hinson (R-IA) introduced the Fertilizer Research Act, which aims to provide greater certainty and transparency for Iowa farmers navigating high input costs. It would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct a study of the marke  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Donates Shutdown Paychecks to Local Churches * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement: "After 43 long days, the government shutdown is finally over. Dysfunction in Washington does not serve Iowans. Iowans deserve common sense, not partisan nonsense. As we approach the holiday season, I hope my colleagues are inspired to bring more bipartisanship and c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson, House Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Fertilizer Research Act * Washington, D.C. \- Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) introduced the bipartisan Fertilizer Research Act alongside Representatives Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), Randy Feenstra (R-IA-04), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-03). This legislation aims to provide greater certainty and transparency for Iowa farmers navigating high input  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Seven Leading Whistleblower Groups Praise Grassley's 'Proven' Record of Support for Whistleblowers * WASHINGTON - Seven major whistleblower groups told Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) his whistleblower advocacy "has changed the course of history for freedom of speech and government accountability to taxpayers." This year alone, Grassley has helped secure reinstatement and restitution for a  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Nov. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa posted the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025: * * * Illinois Felon Who Distributed Fentanyl and Possessed a Firearm Sentenced to Federal Prison Second federal conviction involving a firearm * A man who sold fentanyl and possessed a gun in Dubuque, Iowa, was sentenced on November 19, 2025, to 77 months in federal prison. Friday Deel Gardner, age 28, from Markham, Illinois, received the pris  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Nominations for Assistant Attorney General, Mississippi and Louisiana District Courts and Four U.S. Attorneys * WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * Tysen Duva, to be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, by a vote of 12-10; * Robert P. Chamberlin, to be United States District Judge for the Nort  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Nominations for Assistant Attorney General, Mississippi and Louisiana District Courts and Four U.S. Attorneys The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * Tysen Duva, to be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, by a vote of 12-10; * Robert P. Chamberlin, to be   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * McSCUSE You? Ernst Exposes Blue States Wasting $500 Million of SNAP Funds on Fast Food * WASHINGTON - After the Biden administration massively expanded the number of restaurants eligible to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is releasing bombshell data exposing that $524 million has been spent, almost exclusively on fast food, in nine states  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Introduces Bill to Codify Trump Executive Order Supporting Foster Youth * WASHINGTON, D.C. Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Greg Landsman (OH-01) today introduced the Fostering the Future for American Children and Families Act, bipartisan legislation to codify President Donald J. Trump's recent Executive Order aimed at improving outcomes for children in the foster care system. "As a father and  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement at an executive business meeting on Nov. 20, 2025: * * * Grassley Opens Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting, Highlights Proven Quality of Trump Judges On today's agenda, we have eleven nominations listed. We'll vote today on: * Tysen Duva to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division. * William Crain and Alexander Van Hook   more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Nov. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa posted the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025: * * * Sioux City Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy Babb had two previous felony drug convictions * Todd Babb, 62, from Sioux City, Iowa, pled guilty November 19, 2025, in federal court in Sioux City to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Evidence at the plea hearing showed that Babb was previously convicted of two prior felony drug o  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Nov. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa posted the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025: * * * Sioux City Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Possession With Intent to Distribute Meth Planned to distribute near elementary school * Jon Waugh, 55, from Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced November 17, 2025, to 188 months' imprisonment for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a protecte  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Nov. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa posted the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025: * * * Sioux City Man to Federal Prison for Meth Conspiracy Christiansen was convicted in 2012 for a similar offense. * Dean Christiansen, 64, from Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced on November 18, 2025, in federal court in Sioux City. Christiansen pled guilty July 1, 2025, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Christiansen was previously c  more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Nov. 21 -- The University of Iowa's International issued the following news: * * * UI Study Abroad receives $100,000 grant from Freeman Foundation to support student internships in Asia By Katie Ron, Director Communications and Relations The University of Iowa (UI) Study Abroad office has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Freeman Foundation to provide scholarships to students who pursue summer internships in Asia. The Freeman Foundation aims to strengthen the bonds bet  more