WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * A Message from Joni Ernst * RED OAK, Iowa - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following video message: Watch Joni's full video message here. Background: Joni Ernst, a native of Red Oak, Iowa, was elected to the United States Senate in 2014. She is the first woman to serve in federal elected office from the state of Iowa and the first female combat veteran to serve in the United S more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * Democrats' Streak of Overperformances and Victories in 2025 Continues After Huge Win in Iowa This Week This week, Democrat Catelin Drey clinched a huge victory in the Iowa Senate District 1 race, breaking the Republican supermajority in the Iowa state Senate. Drey's win -- in a traditionally red district that went for Donald Trump by 11 points in 2024 -- marks the third major Democratic overperf more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * DNC on Joni Ernst's Decision to Forgo Running for Reelection Arrow * Democrats have the momentum in Iowa and across the country, Republicans are afraid to face the music with their voters Today, on the heels of the fourth double-digit Democratic overperformance in Iowa this year, Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst announced that she is forgoing running for reelection. A few months ago, Ernst more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DSCC Statement On Ashley Hinson Senate Campaign Launch * In response to Rep. Ashley Hinson announcing her campaign for Senate in Iowa, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesperson Maeve Coyle released the following statement: "Republicans failed to convince Joni Ernst to run for reelection, and now they may be stuck with Ashley Hinson, who has repeatedly voted to raise cost more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DSCC Statement on Iowa Senate Race * Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) Chair Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement in response to Senator Joni Ernst's announcement she will not seek reelection in 2026: "Donald Trump and Senate Republicans' devastating agenda has put their majority in jeopardy. Republicans can see t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Holds Q&As with Iowans in 35 Counties During August Work Period * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) held question-and-answer sessions with Iowans in 35 counties during the month of August, as part of his annual 99 county meetings. Grassley met with a cross section of Iowans at local businesses, hospitals, schools and community organizations, learning about their priorities, list more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Statement on Ernst Announcement * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement after Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced she would not seek another term in the U.S. Senate: "It has been an honor to serve Iowans alongside my friend and colleague, Joni Ernst, since Iowans elected her in 2014. As the Senate's first female combat veteran and Iowa's first woman more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2025: * * * Grassley, Blackburn, Hawley Demand Answers on Meta's Emotional Targeting of Children, Repeated Alleged Failures to Comply with Child Privacy Law Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and committee members Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) are demanding answers from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg followin more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 2 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * Iowa Enhances State Energy Security Posture through Assessment and Strategy Workshop * On August 14, 2025, the Iowa Economic Development Authority's (IEDA) State Energy Office convened the state's first Assessment of Capabilities in Energy Security (ACES) workshop--led by the State Energy Office and supported by the U.S. Department o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * New Research Overlays High Flood Risk With Vulnerable Drinking Water Systems * More Than One Third of Nation's Largest Systems Hold Significant Risk Washington - As the frequency and scale of extreme flooding events have increased dramatically throughout the country in recent years, new research from the national advocacy organization Food & Water Watch details the alarming risk to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * NEW: In windy Iowa, a GOP lawmaker faces a reckoning over Trump's clean energy war [Politico] * Mariannette Miller-Meeks wants a participation trophy for jacking up Iowans' energy costs. After months of claiming she was working to protect energy tax credits that allow " Iowa's power costs [to be] among the lowest in the nation," Miller-Meeks voted to gut them: " throwing Iowa's 5 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump's Leadership Delivered Historic Child Care Improvements * Congresswoman Ashley Hinson The Hill August 11, 2025 Access to child care is a women's issue, a family issue and a workforce issue. When I found out I was pregnant with my second child 12 years ago, one of the first calls I made was to my daycare center to ensure they had a spot available when my son was born. That ex more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Senate Majority PAC, an organizations that works to elect Democratic senators who are committed to an economy that provides opportunity and security for America's working families and who stand up to protect the rights of all Americans, issued the following statement on Sept. 2, 2025: * * * SMP Statement on Ashley Hinson Entering the U.S. Senate Race in Iowa Senate Majority PAC Spokesperson Lauren French released the following statement after Ashley Hinson announced she more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * WATCH: "Zach Nunn is facing growing calls to hold in-person town halls" [KGAN] * Zach Nunn is refusing to hold town halls because he knows his voters aren't happy with him. But as Nunn dodges Iowans and refuses to make public appearances, the local pressure on him just keeps mounting. KGAN reports that Nunn "is facing growing calls to hold in-person town halls" as Iowans question more PR