Sioux City ready to host Grassley-Judge debate
Sen. Chuck Grassley responds to a question during a town hall meeting earlier this month at the Jones County Courthouse in Anamosa.
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Emails show concern over Bill Clinton’s Wall Street speech
Hillary Clinton's campaign asked former President Bill Clinton to cancel a speech to a Wall Street investment firm last year because of concerns that the Clintons might appear to be too cozy with Wall Street just as the former secretary of state was about to announce her White House bid, newly released emails show. Clinton aides say in hacked emails released Friday by the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks that Hillary Clinton did not want her husband to cancel the speech, but after a "cool down period" was eventually convinced that canceling was the right step.
Email: Clinton campaign sought to cancel Wall Street speech
Hillary Clinton's campaign asked former President Bill Clinton to cancel a speech to a Wall Street investment firm last year because of concerns that the Clintons might appear to be too cozy with Wall Street just as the former secretary of state was about to announce her White House bid, newly released emails show. Clinton aides say in hacked emails released Friday by the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks that Hillary Clinton did not want her husband to cancel the speech, but after a "cool down period" was eventually convinced that canceling was the right step.
Iowa Democratic Senate Hopeful: I’m Not Clear On What A Sanctuary City Is [VIDEO]
Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence , Representative Kevin McCarthy , U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan and Representative Steve Scalise laugh when a reporter Ryan called on began to ask Pence a question about his criticism of Donald Trump, during a joint news conference following a House Republican party conference meeting in Washington, U.S. September 13, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Iowa Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate Patty Judge, who is running against GOP incumbent Sen. Chuck Grassley, said she was unsure of what a "sanctuary city" is during an interview.
BAML: These 3 policy concerns ‘keep us up at night’ ahead of…
With the presidential election just over five weeks away, economic strategists are trying to prepare for all possible outcomes and the respective risks they present. The election has become one of the "most significant near-term risks" for the economy and markets, according to a note by Bank of America's macro team led by Lisa Berlin.
Early votes: High interest buoys Clinton in key states
WASHINGTON – More people are seeking or casting early ballots in the critical states of North Carolina and Florida than at this point in 2012, with Hillary Clinton the likely benefactor, as early voting shows signs of surging nationwide. Clinton also might benefit from an increase in ballot requests in Georgia, a traditionally Republican state where Democrats have made inroads.
GOP lawmaker: FBI gave immunity to top Clinton aide
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says a fatal shooting at an East Tennessee plant occurred while an employee was meeting with his supervisors. A man who fatally shot two supervisors and then killed himself at an electrical components plant in eastern Tennessee had a state-issued permit to carry handguns in public, law enforcement officials said Friday.
Burlington officials bring ideas back from League of Cities meeting
Three Burlington city officials joined more than 450 representatives of Iowa's cities at an annual conference in Des Moines last week and returned with ideas about how to make Burlington better. Nick MacGregor, assistant city manager for public works, said tours of Des Moines during the League of Cities annual conference gave him ideas for what Burlington could do with its riverfront redesign.
Gaming the Six-Week Election Day
Election day starts this week. Beginning on September 23, any Minnesotan can go to a local election office and complete an absentee ballot.
Iowa senators tour Iowa City VA hospital
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley were in Iowa City Friday to tour the Iowa City VA Hospital. The visit came two months after the two Iowa Republicans joined a state senator asking the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to investigate the circumstances surrounding the suicide of veteran Brandon Ketchum.
Campaigns look to lock in support before Election Day
Hillary Clinton's campaign will be in barber shops and beauty salons, at rec centers on college campuses and outside African-American churches running "souls to the polls" programs. Donald Trump's backers will be collecting names and contact information from thousands of supporters at his massive rallies, as party foot soldiers plan massive door-knocking operations.
Campaigns pin hopes on turnout efforts in closing weeks
In this photo taken Sept. 7, 2016, University of Iowa students listen during a Hillary Clinton for President organizing event in Iowa City, Iowa.
Trump delivers hard-edged immigration speech in Iowa
Trump delivers hard-edged immigration speech in Iowa Trump's appearance follows a week in which he indicated a possible "softening" of his immigration stance. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2bOE1su Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump welcomes the family of Sarah Root, who was killed by immigrant in the United States illegally, onto the stage at Joni Ernst's Roast and Ride Aug. 27, 2016.
Clinton Keeps Stay-the-Course Strategy on Foundation, Emails
Hillary Clinton is sidestepping new questions about nearly 15,000 recently discovered emails or her family's charitable foundation - a stay-the-course strategy sure to be tested in the sprint to Election Day. Clinton has no immediate plans - in an interview or a news conference - to explain the FBI's discovery of another batch of emails or personally clarify how her administration would wall off the organization founded by her husband, former President Bill Clinton , if she's elected president.
Senate Judiciary Committee To Hold Hearings On Ag Company Mergers
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO HOLD HEARINGS ON AG COMPANY MERGERS Aug. 24, 2016 Des Moines Register reports: Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley said Tuesday he will hold a hearing next month to discuss a wave of consolidation among seed and chemical producers, including the merger of Dow and DuPont. The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said he is calling the hearing because some producers have expressed a "great deal of concern" about the mergers.
The U.S. Government Just Approved an Enormous Oil Pipeline
It took seven years of organizing to stop the Keystone XL oil pipeline from being built up-and-down the U.S. - and now a new mega-pipeline "has quietly received full regulatory permission to begin construction," reports Mother Jones. Known also as the Bakken Pipeline, the project is slated to run 1,172 miles of 30-inch diameter pipe from North Dakota's northwest Bakken region down to a market hub outside Patoka, Illinois, where it will join extant pipelines and travel onward to refineries and markets in the Gulf and on the East Coast.
A Hillary Clinton impersonator, Adam Corky, being pulled
Iowa parade float depicts Hillary Clinton behind bars Parade watchers were encouraged to throw water balloons at the float. Check out this story on ruidosonews.com: http://usat.ly/2aTF9MV A Hillary Clinton impersonator, Adam Corky, being pulled in a makeshift prison cell by an ATV driven by Kyle Julin in Arcadia on Saturday.
Her turn now: Hillary Clinton makes her case for presidency
After three days of Democratic stars, including a pair of presidents, asserting she is ready for the White House, Clinton must make that case for herself on her nominating convention's final night. The first woman to lead a major U.S. political party toward the White House, Clinton will be greeted Thursday by a crowd of cheering delegates eager to see history made in the November election.
As Biden Steps Into DNC Spotlight, A Lingering ‘What If’
Vice President Joe Biden talks to students from Eagle Academy for Young Men during a walk at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday. He speaks Wednesday night.
Deadline extended: Grassley fall internship applications due Aug. 1
WASHINGTON - " Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said the deadline for fall internships for college-age Iowans has been extended.