Former Republican Governor Terry Branstad has donated to a Republican challenging Congressman Steve King's bid for reelection. Branstad and King had been long-time allies. Two of Branstad's top 2010 campaign staffers went on to help steer King's 2012 reelection. Now, Branstad has donated $1000 to … [Read more...]
Congressman Loebsack says seventh term to be his last
Iowa Congressman Dave Loebsack announced this afternoon that he will not seek reelection in 2020. Loebsack was a Cornell College political science professor, living in Mount Vernon, Iowa, when he was first elected to congress in 2006. He beat a 30-year incumbent -- Republican Jim Leach -- that … [Read more...]
King says Trump’s border threat a negotiating tactic
Republican Congressman Steve King says he'll support President Trump if the president follows through on his threat to close the southern border. "But I think it was more a message than it was a policy," King told reporters in Le Mars on Saturday. King believes Trump's threat was meant to … [Read more...]
Man accused of throwing water at Congressman King charged
A Colorado man accused of throwing a glass of water on Iowa Congressman Steve King has pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault and one count of disorderly conduct. Twenty-six-year-old Blake Gibbins of Lafayette, Colorado made an appearance Saturday in Webster County Magistrate Court in Fort … [Read more...]
House GOP leader criticizes King for comments about Katrina victims
The Democratic governor of Louisiana and a Republican congressional leader are criticizing Iowa Congressman Steve King for King's remarks about hurricane victims in their state. King was in Charter Oak for a town hall meeting Thursday and compared victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to Iowans … [Read more...]
King votes ‘present’ on House resolution condemning hate
Iowa Congressman Steve King voted "present" as the U.S. House passed a resolution condemning "hateful expressions of intolerance." The resolution mentioned "imputations of dual loyalty." That addressed comments from a Minnesota Congresswoman who suggested U.S. backers of Israel exhibit dual … [Read more...]
In 2020 reelection bid, King plans to tout ties to Trump
Iowa Congressman Steve King says he'll run for re-election in 2020 and he says the controversies surrounding him recently were amplified by cyber bullies. David Yepsen, moderator of IPTV's "Iowa Press" program, had this question for King when the show was taped today. "Are you sorry for … [Read more...]
King holds first event in Iowa after being bumped off House committees
Republican Congressman Steve King's town hall meeting in Primghar on Saturday was his first public event in Iowa since House GOP leaders stripped King of his committee assignments. "It is stunning and astonishing to me that four words in a New York Times quote can outweigh 20-some years of public … [Read more...]
Scholten launches ‘Working Heroes Iowa” to boost EITC usage
J.D. Scholten, the Democrat who gave Republican Congressman Steve King a surprisingly close race in November, was at the statehouse this morning to launch a new campaign. "I would like to introduce our new non-profit WorkingHeroIowa.org," Scholten said. The group's aim is to increase the … [Read more...]
House condemns King’s quote, with King’s ‘yes’ vote
Facing calls for his resignation and a 2020 primary challenge from his fellow Republicans, Iowa Congressman Steve King has voted for a resolution condemning white supremacy and white nationalism -- a resolution "of disapproval" drafted in response to comments from King that were published in The New … [Read more...]