U.S. Rep. Brad Ashford and U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley released copies Monday of a two-year-old audit report on the Omaha Housing Authority that the federal government previously had refused to make public. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development had rejected public records requests from The World-Herald and others for the report, which was completed in 2013. Read More
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, enjoys widespread support for his re-election, from Republicans and Democrats. A Quinnipiac University poll released on Monday shows Grassley has a 68 percent approval rating, and voters favor his re-election by a 54-33 percent. Read More
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, who recently issued controversial vetoes to slash an education funding bill and reject plans to keep open the Mount Pleasant Mental Health Institute, has had a dip in his approval rating, according to a statewide poll released Monday. The Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll says Iowa voters give Branstad a 48-43 percent job approval rating, which is the lowest approval rating for the long-time governor since Quinnipiac University began surveys there in 2013. Read More
The big man from New Jersey entered the race with all the chutzpah and hullaballoo that’s marked his five-and-a-half years as governor of the Garden State. Read More
The Justice Department is facing bipartisan criticism for clamping down on government watchdogs' access to documents, in a decision lawmakers say defies Congress and undermines those tasked with rooting out government misconduct. The DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel issued a 68-page memo last week that said the department's inspector general would be required to get permission from the agencies it oversees to obtain wire taps, grand jury testimonies, and credit information. IGs are assigned to audit and conduct internal reviews of federal agencies. Read More
Senator goes inside push for cities to cooperate with federal immigration officials Read More
WASHINGTON — Legislation is starting to move through Congress that would crack down on so-called sanctuary cities where local law enforcement officers have a policy of leaving immigration enforcement up to the feds. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, held a high-profile hearing this week that featured a panel of witnesses who had lost a loved one to crimes by people in the country illegally. Read More
This year's bird flu outbreak has devastated the egg and poultry industry. In Iowa alone, nearly 32 millions birds have died because of avian influenza. It's been a long-fought battle for poultry producers, but things are starting to improve. There hasn't been a new case in the state for three weeks. The Senate Ag Committee will hold a hearing Tuesday afternoon to talk about the impact of the bird flu and what's being done to prevent another outbreak. Read More
As Sen. Chuck Grassley, (R) Iowa, brings his 99-county tour to Wilton on Thursday, spectators like Dave Watkins worry about immigration reform. “We need to figure out a way to get legal immigrants into this country and illegal immigrants out of this country,” said Watkins, Moscow, Iowa. Sen. Grassley says he supports some reforms to immigration. Read More
Senator Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is demanding that the Department of Justice answer questions about Hillary Clinton’s role in the 2010 deal that gave the Russian government, through its wholly owned nuclear energy company known as ARMZ, a controlling 51 percent interest in Uranium One, the Canadian company that at the time owned 20 percent of U.S. uranium deposits. Read More
