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by Ashley Murray, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 29, 2024 WASHINGTON — Before he leaves the Oval Office in January, President Joe Biden wants to see Congress take up a constitutional amendment restoring criminal liability for U.S. presidents in response to the recent Supreme Court decision granting the chief executive broad immunity. Biden announced the “Not Above the […]
Jul 31 2024 | Posted in
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by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 29, 2024 Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Attorney General Brenna Bird pledged Monday to provide $5.5 million in one-time bridge funding to keep services available for Iowa crime victims after Congress made budget cuts to federal victims services funding. Earlier this year, Congress lowered the spending cap on […]
Jul 31 2024 | Posted in
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by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 25, 2024 Editor’s note: This story links to video containing images that may be upsetting to some viewers. U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley released additional videos and documents Thursday related to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Grassley said in a news release that the bodycam videos […]
Jul 27 2024 | Posted in
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by Ariana Figueroa, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 25, 2024 WASHINGTON — The U.S. House Thursday passed a Republican-led resolution condemning the president and Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic presidential nominee, for the administration’s immigration policies. Republicans announced they would move forward with the resolution hours after President Joe Biden suspended his reelection campaign and threw […]
Jul 27 2024 | Posted in
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by Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 24, 2024 WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden explained his decision not to seek reelection during a prime-time address from the Oval Office on Wednesday, saying now is the time to turn over power to the next generation. “I’ve made it clear that I believe America is at an […]
Jul 25 2024 | Posted in
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by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 22, 2024 The Iowa delegation for the Democratic National Convention unanimously endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday to become the 2024 presidential nominee. The Iowa’s DNC delegates made the decision during a virtual meeting Monday evening in the aftermath of President Joe Biden’s Sunday announcement that he […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (July 22, 2024) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this […]
Jul 23 2024 | Posted in
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by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 18, 2024 All parts of Iowa — for the first time in more than four years — have sufficient soil moisture to not be considered “abnormally dry” by national climate experts, according to a U.S. Drought Monitor report on Thursday. That dryness designation can indicate an area is […]
Jul 20 2024 | Posted in
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by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 15, 2024 Iowa Republicans played important roles during the first day of the Republican National Convention Monday. Iowa GOP Chair Jeff Kaufmann kicked off the process of nominating former President Donald Trump as the official 2024 Republican presidential candidate. Later, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird presided over the […]
Jul 16 2024 | Posted in
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by Ariana Figueroa, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 14, 2024 WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden called Sunday for unity and pledged an independent review following the campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday where former President Donald J. Trump was shot and injured. “An assassination attempt is contrary to everything we stand for as a nation,” […]
Jul 15 2024 | Posted in
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