by John Cole, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 13, 2024 BUTLER — Former President Donald Trump was recovering Saturday after a shooting at a campaign rally in Butler that left a rally-goer and the gunman dead, authorities said. Two people were critically injured in the incident, according to the U.S. Secret Service. Shortly after Trump took […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 11, 2024 Two Iowa Democratic congressional candidates, Christina Bohannan and Sarah Corkery, called Thursday for President Joe Biden to leave the 2024 presidential race. Bohannan, who is running against U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks for Iowa’s 1st District in the Nov. 5 general election, said in a statement that “America […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 2, 2024 Federal health officials have commissioned Moderna to develop a vaccine to protect people from an avian influenza that has been circulating in dairy cattle in recent months. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services officials said Tuesday the agency would devote about $176 million to the […]
by Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 28, 2024 The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a precedent Friday that had for decades limited judicial power to strike executive branch regulations, in a decision immediately criticized for potentially undermining decisions by scientists and agency experts. The 6-3 and 6-2 decisions in two cases brought by fishing operators in […]
by Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 28, 2024 WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden touched on a flood of criticism of his debate performance during a rally on Friday, while Democrats interviewed on Capitol Hill said the party must figure out a way to reassure voters after what they described as a “terrible” showing and […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 27, 2024 President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump debated at CNN’s studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday night, the first showdown of the 2024 general election season for the presumptive presidential nominees. The debate was heated, with candidates accusing one another of lying about their and their opponent’s […]
by Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 27, 2024 President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump pitched to undecided voters Thursday night during the first debate of the presidential campaign — trading insults over their policy differences, immigration and who represents a threat to democracy. During the debate from CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta, the […]
by Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 20, 2024 TikTok and its parent company argued Thursday in a federal court in the District of Columbia that the recently enacted law forcing a nationwide ban or sale of the popular platform violates the First Amendment. TikTok Inc., which operates the video-sharing service in the United States, […]
by Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 19, 2024 WASHINGTON — Scientists debated the origins of COVID-19 this week, trading barbs over whether the bulk of evidence available points to a natural spillover event from a wild animal or a virus designed in a lab and then let loose through an inadvertent leak. The hearing […]
by Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 17, 2024 Weeks after the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration proposed loosening a federal prohibition on marijuana, the next phases of policy fights over the drug’s status are starting to take shape. Public comments, which the DEA is accepting on the proposal until mid-July, will likely include an analysis […]
