Iowa

Chris Petersen looks at a Berkshire hog in a pen on his farm on April 17, 2020, near Clear Lake, Iowa. COVID-19 has created problems for all meat producers, but pork farmers have been hit especially hard. The federal government announced Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, a program that will provide $1.3 billion in debt relief for about 36,000 farmers who have fallen behind on loan payments or face foreclosure.

Faith, Freedom & Self-Reliance

California, back off our bacon

Sen. Joni Ernst · April 14, 2025 12:35 pm

Kim Reynolds’s retirement in Iowa has House Republicans eyeing governor’s seat

Rachel Schilke · April 11, 2025 5:30 pm

Hinson introduces bill to codify Trump order protecting ‘America’s bank account’ from waste

Brady Knox · April 3, 2025 9:00 am

Iowa lawmakers approve bill removing transgender civil rights protections

Elaine Mallon · February 27, 2025 10:41 pm

Bernie Sanders takes his anti-rich campaign on the road

Samantha-Jo Roth · February 22, 2025 3:55 pm

Georgia Republicans submit DOGE-style bill as states follow Trump’s lead

Jack Birle · February 20, 2025 3:16 pm

Faith, Freedom & Self-Reliance

Linda McMahon is the right choice for secretary of education

Gov. Kim Reynolds · February 20, 2025 6:00 am

Iowa Democrat pulls off upset in state special election contest

Jack Birle · January 29, 2025 8:56 am

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) listens at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing for Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD), President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of Homeland Security, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.

Ernst says DOGE initiative isn’t a ‘passing fancy’

Ross O'Keefe · January 29, 2025 1:00 am

Energy and Environment

Shut-down Iowa nuclear plant could come back online by 2028

Callie Patteson · January 24, 2025 10:25 am

Kim Reynolds announces Iowa DOGE initiative

Ross O'Keefe · January 15, 2025 5:51 pm

Iowa Republicans reintroduce Sarah’s Law as GOP zeroes in on border

Rachel Schilke · January 13, 2025 10:02 am