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October 9, 2021 at 8:43 pm

Iowa’s GOP leaders stand by Trump as he repeats false claims

Republican Sen. Charles Grassley and Gov. Kim Reynolds have embraced Donald Trump’s return to Iowa

October 5, 2021 at 9:19 pm

Virginia GOP candidate tests school fight message for 2022 VIEW

When Democrat Terry McAuliffe said during the Virginia governor’s debate last week that he doesn’t believe “parents should be telling schools what they should teach,”...

FILE – In this June 29, 2019, file photo, Charles Koch, chief executive officer of Koch Industries, is shown at The Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs, Colo. As conservative political groups mobilize to ban what they call critical race theory in schools, one prominent backer of Republican causes and candidates is notably absent. Leaders in the network built by the billionaire Koch family say they oppose government bans and efforts to recall school board members over teaching about race and history in schools.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) WX107 WX107

September 28, 2021 at 9:11 pm

Conservative Koch network disavows critical race theory bans

A prominent backer of Republican causes and candidates is absent from the conservative political groups backing efforts to ban in schools what they call critical...

FILE – In this Tuesday, June 8, 2021 file photo, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, listens during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the IRS budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington. Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator, announced Friday, Sept. 24, that he will seek an eighth term in 2022. The 88-year-old, who has been in the Senate for 40 years, said in an announcement posted on Twitter that there is â€œa lot more to do, for Iowa.â€ (Tom Williams/Pool via AP, File) NY107 NY107

September 24, 2021 at 4:25 am

Iowa GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley seeking reelection for 8th term

Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley says he will seek an eighth term in 2022. Should he win, he would be 95 at the end of...

September 12, 2021 at 2:53 pm

3 GOP prospects for 2024 criticize Biden at political event

Three Republican presidential prospects have sharply condemned President Joe Biden’s handling of the end of the war in Afghanistan

September 12, 2021 at 4:49 am

Vulnerable Democrats push for local priorities in budget VIEW

Congressional Democrats have set out to pass ambitious bills with historic expansions of the social safety net and long-sought new programs

Supporters to recall the entire Mequon-Thiensville School District board wave at cars outside Homestead High School Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, in Mequon, Wis. A loose network of conservative groups with ties to major Republican donors and party-aligned think tanks is quietly lending firepower to local activists engaged in the culture war fights in schools across the country. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) WIMG901 WIMG901

August 31, 2021 at 9:08 pm

Tea party 2.0? Conservatives get organized in school battles VIEW

A loose network of conservative groups with ties to major Republican donors and party-aligned think tanks is quietly lending firepower to local activists engaged in...

August 10, 2021 at 4:39 pm

GOP’s DeVos says she will not seek Michigan governorship

Former U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says she will not run for Michigan governor in 2022, putting an end to speculation about the onetime Trump...

August 6, 2021 at 10:23 pm

Packed Democratic primary looms for Pennsylvania Senate seat

Democrats see one of their best chances to pick up a Senate seat during next year’s midterms in Pennsylvania

FILE – In this Sept. 9, 2013 file photo, Richard Trumka, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations president, addresses members during the quadrennial AFL-CIO convention at Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles. Richard Trumka, the powerful president of the AFL-CIO labor union, has died, according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Schumer, an ally of the union boss, announced Trumkaâ€™s death from the Senate floor Thursday. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) WX103 WX103

August 5, 2021 at 9:25 am

Richard Trumka, longtime president of AFL-CIO, dies at 72 VIEW

Richard Trumka, the powerful president of the AFL-CIO who rose from the coal mines of Pennsylvania to preside over one of the largest labor organizations...

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