Iowa’s longest-serving member of Congress forgot that every mic is potentially a hot mic. What Senator Chuck Grassley blurted out during a Judiciary Committee hearing this week highlighted an unwritten rule for Republicans: they must humor President Donal... See more
I literally shook my head as I read Alex Isenstadt’s scoop for Axios this week: Vice President JD Vance plans to come to Iowa on April 30 to campaign with U.S. Representative Zach Nunn. Isenstadt wrote that the vice president’s appearances with Nunn and a... See more
Iowa’s 2026 ballot access controversies lacked the drama of the last midterm election cycle, when one statewide official almost missed the Democratic primary ballot, and a leading candidate for U.S. Senate had to go to the Iowa Supreme Court to keep her c... See more
It’s that time of year: days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer, and transparency advocates are celebrating open government and freedom of information. To mark Sunshine Week, I decided to examine how open the Iowa House and Senate are to th... See more
Veteran Democratic strategist Joe Trippi has worked Iowa for decades. He’s criss-crossed the state, talked to voters, organized rallies, fought for coverage — in election years, it’s been a home-away-from-home. And now he’s going back to look at the races... See more
