SIOUX CITY, Iowa, June 5 -- Briar Cliff University issued the following news: * * * Briar Cliff University Welcomes Four Presidential Scholars from the Class of 2030 During Freshman Orientation on May 29, Briar Cliff University formally recognized four incoming students as members of its 2026 Presidential Scholars. The students were recognized by Briar Cliff President Dr. Matthew Draud as they committed to joining the University in the fall. The Presidential Scholarship is Briar Cliff Univer more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney at NDAA Markup: The Trump Battleship Is the Exact Opposite of Every Lesson We've Learned * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, during the House Armed Services Committee markup of the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, spoke in support of an amendment (link is external) to the FY27 NDA more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene on the Newest Additions to Coveted Red to Blue Program * "Authentic, independent minded" and "Focusing on what we can do to help lower costs" After the DCCC announced the third round of candidates added to its Red to Blue program, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene joined MS NOW's Morning Joe to talk about the candidates who will power Democrats to the House majori more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * What You Need to Know about Iowa Republican Nominee and Kansas Carpetbagger Zach Lahn While Rob Sand is entering the general election with momentum - including Sabato's Crystal Ball shifting the Iowa gubernatorial race to a toss-up and announcing another 100-town hall hour - career political operative and Kansas carpetbagger Republican Zach Lahn just barely survived a bruising GOP primary. Here are 3  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on June 3, 2026: * * * WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: "Stars Aligning" After Turek Primary Victory Makes Iowa Senate Race "More Competitive" in "Increasingly Favorable" Environment Turek's primary victory caused Cook Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball to move Iowa toward Democrats - Iowa Republicans are "sounding the alarm" after Josh Turek won the Democratic nomination for Iowa's open Senate sea more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following statement: * * * DGA Statement on Iowa GOP Primary Results DGA Executive Director Meghan Meehan-Draper released the following statement in response to Zach Lahn becoming the Republican nominee for governor in Iowa: "Zach Lahn is a career political operative and Kansas carpetbagger who would continue all of Kim Reynolds' biggest failures. He only re-registered to vote in Iowa in 2024 in order to barely meet the re more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * DNC Congratulates Christina Bohannan on Her Victory in the Democratic Primary for Iowa's 1st Congressional District The DNC congratulates Christina Bohannan on tonight's victory in the Democratic primary for Iowa's 1st Congressional District -- a critical race that will help flip the House of Representatives in November. Democratic voters throughout Iowa turned out to back candidates like Bohannan more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * DNC Congratulates Lindsay James on Her Victory in the Democratic Primary for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District The DNC congratulates Lindsay James on tonight's victory in the Democratic primary for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District -- a race that will help flip the House of Representatives in November. Democratic voters throughout Iowa turned out to back candidates like James who are focused on lo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * DNC Congratulates Sarah Trone Garriott on Her Victory in the Democratic Primary for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District The DNC congratulates Sarah Trone Garriott on tonight's victory in the Democratic primary for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District -- a race that will help flip the House of Representatives in November. Democratic voters throughout Iowa turned out to back candidates like Trone Garriot more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on June 5, 2026: * * * IN THE STATES: While Democrats Go On Offense to Expand the Map, Trump and His Extremist Republicans Continue Jacking Up Costs and Hurting Working Families This week once again proved that Democrats are going on offense across the country. From Iowa and Montana to California and New Jersey, Democratic candidates -- for Governor, Senate, and House -- are expanding the map and forcing more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following statement: * * * DSCC Statement on the Iowa Senate Race Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement at the start of the general election in Iowa: "Josh Turek is a two-time Paralympic gold medalist who has represented his country on the world stage and has built a reputation in the legislature for working more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DSCC Releases New Digital Ad on Ashley Hinson: "Looking Out for Herself" New ad warns Iowans multimillionaire Ashley Hinson only looks out for herself - At the start of the general election in Iowa, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is launching a new digital ad on Republican Senate nominee Congresswoman Ashley Hinson: "Looking Out for Herself." The spot highlights  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Cancels the Viral Fraud-Fluencers Scamming Taxpayers * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is cracking down on fraud-fluencers, social media personalities who are making fleecing taxpayers a lifestyle and flagrantly flaunting to their followers how easy it is to scam Uncle Sam. From podcasts on fraud and YouTubers rapping about ripping off welfare programs to a TikTok creator bragging ab more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Cracks Down on Foreign Influence in National Security Contracting * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), members of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, are building on their efforts to prevent the Pentagon from contracting with consulting firms that simultaneously advise the United States, Russia, China, and other countries of concern. The consulting firm Mc more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley in Washington Post Letter to the Editor: Here's what coastal elites don't get about California's Prop 12 * WASHINGTON - In a Washington Post Letter to the Editor, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, outlined his opposition to California's Proposition 12, which oversteps constitutional boundaries and curtails pig produce more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Statement on the Secure America Act * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement regarding the Senate's consideration of the Secure America Act : "Today, the Senate is voting on the Secure America Act. This is a bill to fund federal law enforcement officers and border security. There is no funding for the Department of Justice in this bill outside of enf more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Votes to Fund Federal Law Enforcement and Border Security * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued a statement following Senate Republicans' passage of the Secure America Act by a vote of 52-47. The Secure America Act pays federal law enforcement officers, secures the border and protects American communities from violent criminals, illicit drugs and contraband. Grassley helped  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2026: * * * Grassley Votes to Fund Federal Law Enforcement and Border Security Senate Republicans pass the Secure America Act while Democrats cling to open border, defund-the-police policies - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued a statement following Senate Republicans' passage of the Secure America Act by a vote of 52-47. The Secure America Act pa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Secures Investments for Iowa in FY27 Agriculture and Rural Development Funding Bill * Washington, D.C. -Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) released the following statement following the House passage of the FY27 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Ag-FDA) Appropriations Bill. "This bipartisan bill will strengthen Iowa agriculture, support Iowa f more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH AGAIN JOINS EFFORT TO INCREASE PENALTIES FOR 'SMASH-AND-GRAB' GUN THEFTS * 'Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act' Reintroduced to Crack Down on Criminals Who Target Licensed Gun & Ammo Dealers WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is again supporting legislation to increase the prison penalties for "smash-and-grab" thefts from federally licensed firearms  more PR

VERMILLION, South Dakota, June 5 -- The University of South Dakota posted the following news: * * * Inside the Class of 2026: A Conversation with Three USD Knudson School of Law Graduates * Graduate Holly Tofte, J.D. '26, took an upper-level position working in trust administration following graduation last month. Graduates Rodney Axson, J.D. '26, and Alee Lewis, J.D. '26, plan to begin their professional careers upon passing the bar exam this coming July. Lewis will return to her hometown more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 5 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Iowa DNR to host an open house on the Pecan Grove State Preserve * MUSCATINE, Iowa - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is holding an open house on June 16, from 6-7:30 p.m., at the Discovery Park Environmental Learning Center, 3300 Cedar St., Muscatine, to discuss a newly developed forest stewardship plan, and to answer questions on habitat management and other topics of more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 6 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa posted the following news release: * * * Iowa Supreme Court Blocks University of Iowa from Redirecting Donor's Scholarship Fund for Black Students to Others The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the University of Iowa may not change the way it distributes a scholarship that a donor specified should go to Black students. - Iowa City, Iowa -- Today, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the University of Iowa may not repurpose a p more PR

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, June 5 -- The University of the Ozarks posted the following news: * * * Monfrey Joins U of O as Resident Director * Angelina Monfrey has been hired as the resident director for the New Student Residence Hall at University of the Ozarks. Her first day was June 1, 2026. A native of Anchorage, Alaska, Monfrey recently completed an MBA with an emphasis on leadership from Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa. She also earned her undergraduate degree in psychology from U more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 5 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Natural Resource Commission to meet June 11, 2026, in Clear Lake * LEAR LAKE, Iowa - The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold its monthly meeting on June 11, beginning at 9:30 a.m., in the Best Western Holiday Lodge, 2023 7th Ave. N., in Clear Lake. The meeting is open to the public. The public may also participate remotely e more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Grassley Speaks at Greater Des Moines Partnership Breakfast During Group's Annual Advocacy Trip to Washington * Click HERE for photos. WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) answered questions at the Greater Des Moines Partnership's Congressional Breakfast on Thursday as part of the group's annual advocacy trip to Washington, D.C., alongside other members of Iowa's congressional dele more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Investment Opportunity for Kids * Q: How do the new Trump Accounts work? A: The Working Families Tax Cuts Act signed into law last July 4 included a new investment benefit for U.S. citizens under age 18. Moms and Dads work tirelessly to provide for their families and make ends meet. Putting food on the table, filling the gas tank, paying for child care and pinching pennies to take a summer more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 5 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Secretary Naig Issues Statement on USDA Confirmation of New World Screwworm in Texas * DES MOINES, Iowa (June 5, 2026) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today issued the following statement after the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) confirmed a detection of the parasitic New World Screwworm in Texas: "I a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Legislation to Extend Rural Hospital Program * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate recently passed the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act, introduced by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.). The bipartisan, bicameral legislation would extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD) program for another five years more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, June 6 -- The University of Iowa International Programs issued the following news: * * * UI research associate helps strengthen speech-language services through Kosovo partnership The partnership connects UI graduate students and faculty with international partners to expand early identification and support for communication disorders Written by Daniel Vorwerk, International Programs Charlotte Hilker (MA speech pathology and audiology '23), a research associate and lab mana more PR