by Caleb Lillquist | Jun 21, 2022 | Congress
Republicans express outrage after the FBI declined to press charges against agents who failed to respond to sexual abuse claims by prominent U.S gymnasts committed by disgraced Physician Larry Nassar. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind) and ranking members of the Senate...
by Luke Martz | Jun 17, 2022 | Campaigns, Congress
In recognition of “National Flip Flop Day,” which falls on the third Friday of every June, Republican officials trolled Rep. Cindy Axne by delivering a pair of flip flops to her West Des Moines district office. “Cindy Axne’s been putting in the footwork for a big...
by Luke Martz | Jun 14, 2022 | Campaigns, Congress
Yesterday, Cindy Axne launched her first ad of the cycle, attacking Zach Nunn for a baseless claim exploiting a local tragedy. Last summer, a child died at Des Moines’ Adventureland amusement park. Axne’s ad tries to tie this tragedy to an unrelated...
by Luke Martz | Jun 10, 2022 | Campaigns, Congress
Inflation and rising costs may be consuming the news headlines, but it has fallen to the bottom of Democratic Iowa Senate candidate Mike Franken’s priority list on the campaign trail. According to new data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the prices of...
by Luke Martz | Jun 10, 2022 | Campaigns, Congress
Retired Navy Admiral Mike Franken clinched a decisive victory in this week’s Democrat senate primary over former Rep. Abby Finkenauer. Franken won over 55 percent of the vote, with Finkenauer winning 40 percent and physician Glenn Hurst winning just under five...
by Luke Martz | Jun 9, 2022 | Campaigns, Congress
State Sen. Zach Nunn’s decisive win in Iowa’s third congressional district’s Republican primary earlier this week has energized efforts by Republican activists and officials to flip the seat in November. Nunn swept the primary with nearly two-thirds of the vote....
