WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley's Big Tech Investigation Yields Child Safety Results NCMEC reports Grassley's oversight of major tech companies led to "significantly improved" child safety reporting. - BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley's (R-Iowa) investigation into eight major tech companies has prompted "significantly improved"  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 25, 2026 Mehmet Oz, MD Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 445-G 200 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20201 Ref: CMS-1850-P. Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgic  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn, Subramanyam Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Modernize Reserve Organization of America Charter * DES MOINES, IA -Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) today introduced the Reserve Organization of America Charter Amendments Act of 2026 to ensure federal law recognizes both enlisted servicemembers and commissioned officers serving in America's reserve forces. Founded in 1922, t  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 28 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * New H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rates Up in Air as Court Orders DOL to Try Again: What Agricultural Employers Need to Know A federal court in California just ordered the US Department of Labor (DOL) to quickly come up with a new methodology for calculating the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for H-2A job orders, just weeks after the agency released long-awaited new H-2A farmworker rates  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * "Rep. Ashley Hinson's Husband 'Arranged' a Meeting Between Lobbyists and Iowa Lawmakers -- Including His Wife" [NOTUS] NOTUS: "Officials at the insurance industry group credited [Ashley Hinson's husband Matt] Arenholz for helping them gain access to Hinson and other Iowa lawmakers" Watchdog: "Right off the bat that's not normal" NOTUS: "Over the years, the [Insurance industry] PAC co  more