CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 15 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * American Library Association announces slate of petition council candidates for 2026 election * CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) announces that the following individuals have filed petitions for the Councilor-at-Large position on the ALA Council for the 2026 ALA Election: John Clexton Library Director Gladwin County District Library Michigan   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Mourns Iowa National Guard Troops Murdered in Syria and Prays for Those Injured * HULL, IOWA U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement mourning the loss of the Iowa National Guard troops who were murdered in Syria and praying for those injured. "Iowa and our nation mourns the brave Iowans who were murdered by terrorists in Syria and pray for those injured. Members of  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Praises Unanimous Passage of Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act * HULL, IOWA - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which would allow Iowa schools to offer whole and 2% milk to their students. "I am excited that the U.S. House unanimously passed the Whole Milk f  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following floor remarks: * * * Grassley Exposes Jack Smith's Lack of Candor to the Court "Jack Smith's Duty of Candor to the Court" If you hear the term "Arctic Frost" from those of us in Washington, D.C., it's not a meteorological term - it's a name that the Biden administration put on the efforts through Special Counsel Jack Smith to put then-citizen Trump in prison, so he could   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing for judicial nominees: * * * Grassley Opens Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting, Discusses Committee's 2025 Achievements Judiciary Committee has advanced 84 Trump nominees in 2025, including six circuit judges, 24 district judges and 36 U.S. Attorneys. * On today's agenda, we have seven nominations listed. We'll vote today on al  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * IN THE STATES: "People Are Hurting" After Republicans Block Affordable Care Act Tax Credit Extension and Premiums Skyrocket * Iowa Voter : "People are hurting right now, there's an affordability crisis on our hands" After Senate Republicans once again blocked efforts to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies with just weeks to go until they expire, voters in Senate battleground st  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Four U.S. Attorneys and Three Judicial Nominations The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * David Clay Fowlkes, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, by a vote of 15-7; * Nicholas Jon Ganjei, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Leads Republican Plan to Lower Healthcare Costs for All Americans * WASHINGTON Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), a physician and the only former State Director of Public Health in Congress, alongside House Republican Leadership released the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act legislation that lowers health care premiums, increases health care access, expands he  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * New Records Reveal DOJ's Yearslong Efforts to Shut Down Investigation into Clinton Foundation * WASHINGTON - Department of Justice (DOJ) records provided to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) offer a behind-the-scenes look at how top leadership during the Obama-Biden administration repeatedly interfered to prevent DOJ prosecutors and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2025: * * * New Records Reveal DOJ's Yearslong Efforts to Shut Down Investigation into Clinton Foundation Department of Justice (DOJ) records provided to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) offer a behind-the-scenes look at how top leadership during the Obama-Biden administration repeatedly interfered to prevent DOJ prosecut  more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Dec. 16 -- The University of Iowa College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Did you know engineers help fight heart disease? Biomedical engineering students at the University of Iowa don't just learn theory, they roll up their sleeves to understand tools of medicine by building them. Meet Nora VanHorn and David Sollenberger. Together, they created a functioning electrocardiogram (ECG), which measures heart activity so doctors can monitor and detect heart dise  more