Iowa Farm Bureau members lobbied Iowa's congressional delegation in Washington, D.C. on key issues, including trade, year-round E15 sales and opposition to regulations like California's Proposition 12.
- Jared McNett
Monday, Iowa State Rep. J.D. Scholten (D-Sioux City) announced he's running for Joni Ernst's U.S. Senate seat in 2026. He's the second Democratic candidate to declare a bid.
- SARAH WATSON
Sen. Chuck Grassley said there needs to be further review of the Secret Service and accountability for agents who "screwed up" during the July 13 attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
- ERIN MURPHY Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
The State Objection Panel upheld challenges to the candidacies of Nicholas Gluba, Marco Battaglia and Charles Aldrich during a meeting at the Iowa Capitol.
- Jared McNett
Kevin Virgil, who unsuccessfully ran against Rep. Randy Feenstra in the GOP 4th Congressional District primary, is now asking western Iowans to consider voting for Democrat Ryan Melton in the November House race. Feenstra's campaign has slammed the move.
- ERIN MURPHY Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
A state panel will meet at the end of the month to determine whether three Libertarian Party candidates for Congress in Iowa should appear on the ballot in November’s election.
- GAZETTE-LEE DES MOINES BUREAU
Iowa Workforce Development Executive Director Beth Townsend testified this week in front of a U.S. House subcommittee on work and welfare.
Two-term Rep. Randy Feenstra and primary challenger Kevin Virgil deliver their opening speeches during a rural and renewable fuels issue forum for the Fourth Congressional District Republican Primary at the Western Iowa Tech Community College satellite campus in Cherokee.
On the latest episode of the "On Iowa Politics Podcast," featuring SCJ's Jared McNett, QCT's Sarah Watson and Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Caleb McCullough: Brenna Bird goes to New York, government transparency advocates warn the governor, and early voting is underway in June 4 primary.
Mayor: Progress has been made in the five years after Hornick flooded but still more work to be done
Scott Mitchell, Mayor of Hornick, Iowa, talks about the progress of recovery efforts in the five years since a bomb cyclone resulted in devastating flooding in the town.
"A scammer will want to introduce a Threat, they're going want to bring Immediacy, and they're going to ask for Payment," said Iowa Attorney General's Office Investigator Al Perales.
Over the past year, the Sioux City Journal has had sit down interviews with five candidates running to be the GOP's presidential nominee in 2024: Ryan Binkley, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Asa Hutchinson and Vivek Ramaswamy. View them all in one collection.
Ryan Binkley, a Texas businessman and pastor, stopped in Sioux City on Friday, June 9 to talk about his run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. The 55-year-old talked about divisiveness, the border, former President Trump, abortion and more.
GOP presidential candidates Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Asa Hutchinson and Vivek Ramaswamy tell the Sioux City Journal Editorial Board what they've learned about Iowa while on the campaign trail.
Vivek Ramaswamy, 2024 presidential hopeful and Ohio businessman, answers questions from the Sioux City Journal Editorial Board during a meeting Monday, Jan. 8 ahead of the Iowa Republican caucuses.
With just more than a week to go until the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, GOP hopefuls have ramped up their campaign schedules in the state.
As Congress prepared to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud.
Ron DeSantis, 2024 Republican presidential hopeful and governor of Florida, meets with the Sioux City Journal's Editorial Board and talks: immigration; abortion; the carbon-capture pipeline; division in America; and more.
Former Arkansas Gov. and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson sits down with Sioux City Journal's editorial board, Thursday.
Former President Donald Trump was scheduled to make a stop at Dordt University but the event has been moved because "the vision of the Trump campaign and Dordt were incongruent."
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, a 2024 Republican presidential hopeful, answers questions about abortion, education, eminent domain, disagreeing with Donald Trump, and more during a Sioux City Journal editorial board during a meeting on Dec. 8, 2023.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife, Casey, chat with Rep. Randy Feenstra and his wife, Lynette, during at a “Faith and Family” event on the Dordt University campus in Sioux Center, Iowa on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023.
Long gone are the days where impulse buying meant grabbing an unplanned candy bar or magazine in the checkout line. Now, social media makes it quick and easy for us to purchase just about anything with the click of a button, whether or not it’s in the budget. And for some Americans, it’s hurting them...
Black Friday is fast approaching, and shoppers are gearing up. The National Retail Federation expects more than 183 million people to shop over the weekend spanning Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday this year. But fraudsters are preparing for Black Friday too, looking for opportunities to steal your money or personal information. Before you dive into holiday...
Holiday shopping season is upon us, and the pressure is on, or at least it feels that way for some parents. A new NerdWallet survey, conducted by The Harris Poll, finds that 48% of parents with children under 18 feel pressure to spend more money on holiday gifts than they’re comfortable spending.According to NerdWallet’s annual...
Buying things takes less time these days — you can have your week’s groceries, a new outfit and a used car headed to your front door in a matter of hours, thanks to technology. But this convenience comes with a price. New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals fewer people are shopping on...
Vivek Ramaswamy, a 2024 Republican presidential hopeful, said Mike Pence "did the honorable thing" when the former vice-president ended his presidential campaign. Ramaswamy's remarks came Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, during a campaign stop at the Pizza Ranch restaurant in Sioux Center, Iowa. The O…
Vivek Ramaswamy, a 2024 Republican presidential hopeful, speaks Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, during a campaign stop at the Pizza Ranch restaurant in Sioux Center, Iowa. The Ohio businessman's Sioux Center stop was part of a string of northwest Iowa appearances Monday that included stops in Rock Ra…
Watch the full speech from former President Donald Trump at the Sioux City Orpheum Theatre.
Holocaust historian Rebecca Erbelding speaks at the Sioux City Holocaust Rails exhibit about her work on the topic, its continued relevance and how a Sioux Falls/Omaha native helped save European Jews during World War II.
Wednesday, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem were in Sioux City to talk about their respective records and hear from local business leaders.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem highlights her record in office and draws comparisons to the show “Yellowstone” during the 18th Tri-State Governors’ Conference in Sioux City on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023.
During the 18th Tri-State Governors’ Conference in Sioux City on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen shares a story from visiting with tribal groups of Northeast Nebraska.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds gives opening remarks during the 18th Tri-State Governors' Conference in Sioux City on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023.