Liam Halawith, Politics Reporter
• November 27, 2022
Content Warning: This article mentions references to self-harm and suicide as well as transphobia.
Growing up in Dubuque, Iowa, Simon Reichel said he faced harassment and violence because of his...
Liam Halawith, Politics Reporter
• November 23, 2022
The White House announced Tuesday it will extend the pause on student loan debt payment to the middle of 2023.
This extension comes amid legal battles over President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness...
Auditor Rob Sand is the only Democrat to win a statewide race in Iowa’s 2022 elections. In a close race, Sand won reelection against Republican Todd Halbur. According to the Iowa Secretary of State’s...
Liam Halawith, Politics Reporter
• November 17, 2022
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley voted against a bill codifying same-sex and interracial marriages into federal law. Grassley was joined by 36 other senators in opposing the measure, while 62 senators in a...
Former President Donald Trump is making a run for the White House again, he announced on Tuesday night in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
“In order to make America great again I am announcing my candidacy,”...
Liam Halawith, Politics Reporter
• November 13, 2022
Among a national rise in election denial and death threats toward election officials, Iowa election officials sought to prove to voters that the state’s elections are safe and secure.
The falsehoods...
Liam Halawith, Politics Reporter
• November 11, 2022
A Federal District Court Judge based in Fort Worth, Texas struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program on Thursday. The plan would give up to $20,000 in debt forgiveness for...
Governor
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will remain in power after winning her reelection bid on Tuesday night. She beat a challenge from Democrat Deidre DeJear and Libertarian Rick Stewart, winning with...
Lauren White, Politics Reporter
• November 10, 2022
Republicans swept nearly all statewide races on Tuesday night in what many candidates and voters called a “red wave” this midterm election. Despite the results, elected officials said that Iowa...
Emily Delgado, Politics Reporter
• November 10, 2022
More than 1,220,000 Iowans voted in the midterm election on Tuesday — the second-highest turnout nationwide. The 2018 midterm election still takes first place where 1,329,930 Iowans voted.
"My...
Republican Zach Nunn defeated two-term incumbent Democrat Cindy Axne for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District.
Nunn edged out Axne by just over 2,000 votes, according to unofficial results from the...
Iowa Republicans are projected to flip several state office seats from blue to red.
Statewide offices including the secretary of state, treasurer, secretary of agriculture, and attorney general...