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Iowa Argues Open-Records Law Is Not 'Well-Recognized' Policy

The department says it would not be appropriate for former officials to claim executive privilege forbids them from testifying before Congress.

The House select committee on the Jan. 6 insurrection is holding its first hearing.

"For most people, Jan. 6 happened for a few hours," U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell said in the select committee hearing. "But for those of us who were in the thick of it, it has not ended."

Pedati Talks COVID Vaccine, Demands Of Public Health, Test Iowa Closings And More

Former one-term Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer has become the first major Democrat to challenge Republican Senator Chuck Grassley. The Cedar Rapids Democrat announced her bid for Senate on Thursday.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., scored a major victory with her years-long effort to transform how major criminal cases are handled for service members. But hurdles remain.

Democrat Abby Finkenauer, a former congresswoman, is running for Republican Chuck Grassley's U.S. Senate seat, hoping her blue-collar credentials will propel her forward in a state that has grown more conservative over the years.

A Des Moines voting-rights activist and small business owner made the first stop of her statewide listening tour after launching an exploratory committee to consider running for governor Monday. Her first conversation was with Des Moines area small business owners.

Iowa’s premier public opinion researcher unpacks this summer’s Iowa Poll. What we expected and what we didn’t.