Chuck Grassley

Iowa Public Radio and The Gazette in Cedar Rapids combine forces for a night of political commentary about the most important issues shaping our state and nation.

Host Ben Kieffer talks with political analysts from the University of Iowa and Cornell College about political reaction to the shooting at an elementary school in Texas.

IPR Morning Edition host Clay Masters sits down with another one of the Democratic U.S. Senate candidates for a conversation about federal college loan forgiveness, climate change and connecting with rural voters.

IPR Morning Edition host Clay Masters sits down with one of the Democratic U.S. Senate candidates for a conversation about federal college loan forgiveness, climate change and connecting with rural voters.

Iowa's highest court reversed the lower court's decision Friday with just enough time for Abby Finkenauer to appear on the June Democratic primary ballot.

Former President Donald Trump held a campaign-style rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Saturday, October 9, 2021, where he endorsed U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley for an eighth term.

A big week for Iowa Politics as Iowa's 88-year-old senator announces he's back on the campaign trail.

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley has ended speculation on whether he will run for reelection, announcing he will seek an eighth term in 2022.

Misinformation surrounding the outcome of the last presidential election is already being discussed in the early stages of the 2022 midterm election in Iowa. The field of candidates is still getting set, with a gubernatorial and U.S. Senate race at the top of the Iowa ballot.

After months of negotiations, the Biden administration's signature spending package made it through the Senate. Analysts discuss what it could do for Iowa streets, bridges and rail lines.