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Sen. Grassley visits with Trump's second AG pick

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River to River, hosted by Ben Kieffer

This week state leaders announced a lawsuit against the federal government and President Joe Biden backtracked over previous statements by issuing a pardon for his son Hunter.

On this Politics Day episode, political scientists Jonathan Hassid and Donna Hoffman discuss Iowa's certification of the 2024 election results, as well as a lawsuit Secretary of State Paul Pate and Attorney General Brenna Bird are filing against the Biden Administration for declining to provide the state with a list of noncitizens registered to vote shortly before election day.

They also discuss Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley meeting with President-elect Donald Trump's latest nominee for attorney general, Pam Bondi, as well as what Trump's nomination to head the FBI could mean for the agency and the repercussions of a short-lived declaration of martial law from South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Guests:

  • Jonathan Hassid, associate professor of political science, Iowa State University
  • Donna Hoffman, Chuck and Barbara Grassley Professor of political science, University of Northern Iowa
Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River
Samantha McIntosh is a talk show producer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from St. Cloud State University. Since 2022, McIntosh has worked with IPR's talk team to bring news and features to IPR's listening audience.