WASHINGTON — Contests for Senate majority leader and the suddenly open House Republican conference chair position headline GOP leadership elections on Capitol Hill this week, with open jockeying for both posts.
National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chair Steve Daines (R-Mont.) is telling colleagues that he will support Senate Republican Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) in the race to become next Senate Republican leader, according to sources familiar with the private conversations. Daines’s public support would be a promising development for Thune, who is locked in a tough [...]
The House Small Business Committee is issuing another attempt before Election Day to compel the Small Business Administration to cooperate with its oversight of Michigan electioneering claims.
Sen. Joni Ernst is demanding answers from the Biden administration following a watchdog's report that found Taiwan received shipments of moldy body armor, expired ammunition and other "substandard" military equipment.
Sen. Joni Ernst sent a letter demanding answers after a government report found the Defense Department sent body armor covered in mildew and equipment from the 1980s to Taiwan.
A group of GOP senators are pressing the Small Business Administration (SBA) for answers after officials said its disaster loan program exhausted its funds earlier this week in the aftermath of a pair of major hurricanes. The letter, addressed to SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, featured signatures from four Republicans on the Senate Committee on [...]
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) has tried to mend his relationship with former President Trump, but newly reported comments reveal how deeply his personal animosity toward Trump ran after the 2020 election and signal the challenges GOP senators could have in working with Trump if he is elected again. Many Republican senators who have [...]
A roundup of news from this past week in Iowa, including the latest Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll and a group recruiting additional pro-Trump candidates in key congressional districts.
Ruth Richardson, president and chief executive officer of Planned Parenthood North Central States, said the organization has seen an influx of out-of-state patients, including from Iowa, at its Minnesota clinics.
The first night of the Republican Jewish Coalition’s Leadership Summit in Las Vegas underscored top GOP leaders’ support for Israel as they seek to boost former President Donald Trump’s chances in the upcoming presidential election. The Sept. 4 dinner also showcased the lasting legacy of the late Sheldon Adelson, the major pro-Israel Republican donor who [...]
The Small Business Administration is not sufficiently complying with a subpoena for records relating to alleged electioneering in Michigan, House Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams said.
Friday’s announcement of key Harris agenda items coincides with the second anniversary of the reconciliation law that provided for the Medicare price negotiations.
CEDAR RAPIDS — Iowa Republicans hammered Vice President Kamala Harris and her selection on Tuesday of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate for the White House, lambasting them as “radicals” whose policy agenda threatens the nation should voters...
WASHINGTON — When a federal fund for crime victims’ services was running low on cash several years ago, lawmakers thought they had come up with a financial fix.
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, slammed the "gun-grabbing" DOJ following the ATF responding to her concerns about its "knock and talk" policy nearly two years after she demanded answers.
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, slammed the "gun-grabbing" DOJ following the ATF responding to her concerns about its "knock and talk" policy nearly two years after she demanded answers.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's call for new elections in Israel has sparked intense reactions from political leaders across party lines, with many calling him a "hypocrite."
Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst introduced legislation Thursday that would track to what extent American taxpayers are subsidizing federal employee unions. The Daily Caller first obtained a copy of the legislation, which is titled the Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Transparency Act. The bill would specifically require federal agencies to produce annual time reports to document the […]
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced Monday she will run to serve as the next chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, which will be vacated by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who is running to become Senate GOP conference chair. “The Republican Policy Committee plays a critical role as the policy and legislative ideas factory [...]
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced Monday she will run to serve as the next chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, which will be vacated by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who is running to become Senate GOP conference chair. “The Republican Policy Committee plays a critical role as the policy and legislative ideas factory [...]
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced Monday she will run to serve as the next chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, which will be vacated by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who is running to become Senate GOP conference chair. “The Republican Policy Committee plays a critical role as the policy and legislative ideas factory [...]
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced Monday she will run to serve as the next chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, which will be vacated by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who is running to become Senate GOP conference chair. “The Republican Policy Committee plays a critical role as the policy and legislative ideas factory [...]
Senate Republican Policy Committee Chair Joni Ernst (Iowa) will run for Senate Republican Conference chair, the No. 3-ranking position in the Senate Republican leadership, setting up a race between her and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). Ernst, who declined to say last week whether she would run for a higher leadership position, told Politico in an [...]
Senate Republican Policy Committee Chair Joni Ernst (Iowa) will run for Senate Republican Conference chair, the No. 3-ranking position in the Senate Republican leadership, setting up a race between her and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). Ernst, who declined to say last week whether she would run for a higher leadership position, told Politico in an [...]
Senate Republican Policy Committee Chair Joni Ernst (Iowa) will run for Senate Republican Conference chair, the No. 3-ranking position in the Senate Republican leadership, setting up a race between her and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). Ernst, who declined to say last week whether she would run for a higher leadership position, told Politico in an [...]
Senate Republican Policy Committee Chair Joni Ernst (Iowa) will run for Senate Republican Conference chair, the No. 3-ranking position in the Senate Republican leadership, setting up a race between her and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). Ernst, who declined to say last week whether she would run for a higher leadership position, told Politico in an [...]
Senate Republican Policy Committee Chair Joni Ernst (Iowa) will run for Senate Republican Conference chair, the No. 3-ranking position in the Senate Republican leadership, setting up a race between her and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). Ernst, who declined to say last week whether she would run for a higher leadership position, told Politico in an [...]
Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) is emerging as a rising star within the GOP, with her Republican response to President Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday offering the Alabama Republican her first national introduction to voters. Britt, the youngest female Republican elected to the Senate, has rapidly notched several accolades with just over two [...]
Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) is emerging as a rising star within the GOP, with her Republican response to President Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday offering the Alabama Republican her first national introduction to voters. Britt, the youngest female Republican elected to the Senate, has rapidly notched several accolades with just over two [...]
Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) is emerging as a rising star within the GOP, with her Republican response to President Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday offering the Alabama Republican her first national introduction to voters. Britt, the youngest female Republican elected to the Senate, has rapidly notched several accolades with just over two [...]
