Biden signs burst of virus orders, requires masks for travel
President Joe Biden is putting into play his national COVID-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and businesses and increase the use of masks.… Continue Reading
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Biden condemns violent protests, Trump tells protesters its time to go home
(AP/WGEM) — Wednesday afternoon President-elect Joe Biden called the violent protests on the U.S. Capitol “an assault on the most sacred of American…
Iowa lawmakers react to U.S. Capitol protests
As protests erupt in Washington, D.C. forcing a lockdown of the U.S. Capitol during a joint session of Congress, Iowa lawmakers are reacting to the…
Pence defies Trump, says he can’t reject electoral votes
Defying President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence says he doesn’t have the power to discard electoral votes that will make Democrat Joe Biden…
Republican Joni Ernst sworn in for her second term in US Senate
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) says she’s humbled to serve in the 117th Congress.…
Bill Brady resigns from Illinois Senate
llinois Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady announced Thursday morning he is resigning from office at 11:59…
Rita Hart asks House to review 6-vote race, cites errors
Democrat Rita Hart is asking the U.S. House to investigate and overturn the race that Iowa says she lost by six votes, arguing that 22 ballots were…
LaHood among 106 House Republicans to back Texas election lawsuit
Congressman Darin LaHood has joined a list of 106 House Republicans on an amicus brief in support of a Texas lawsuit challenging the election as…
Former Iowa state senator from Lee County dies at 88
A southeast Iowa man who served nearly three decades as a state senator has died of COVID-19 related complications, according to Radio Iowa’s O. Kay…
Special election ordered to fill Fort Madison council seats
Lee County officials have certified a petition for a special election to fill two Fort Madison city council…