By The Iowa Statesman   According to a report from a mainstream media source, Attorney General nominee U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch’s office in the Eastern District of New York pursued 58 cases against “John Doe” defendants since her appointment. Only two of those were terror suspects, the NBC News investigation […]

By The Iowa Statesman   President Obama is using executive actions to impose gun control on the nation, targeting the top-selling rifle in the country, the AR-15 style semi-automatic, with a ban on one of the most-used AR bullets by sportsmen and target shooters. According to The Washington Examiner, the […]

By The Iowa Statesman   According to a report from The Washington Times, a group of conservatives is planning to stage a protest “walk-out” when former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush takes the stage later today at the Conservative Political Action Conference. William Temple, a member of the Golden Isle Tea […]

By The Iowa Statesman   During a recent town-hall meeting about immigration in Miami, President Obama challenged Republicans in Congress to go ahead with a bill to declare his actions illegal. While taking questions from the audience, some of whom were illegal entrants, the president threw down a gauntlet to […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Perhaps the third time will be the charm for FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler with today’s 3-2 decision to implement “Net Neutrality.” The rules have not yet been made public, but Wheeler has pledged they will be published “as soon as possible” on the FCC’s website. […]

By The Iowa Statesman   After than eight hours of debate, the Wisconsin Senate passed an historic right-to-work bill, 17-15, and moved the bill on to the Assembly, where Republicans hold a much larger majority. Gov. Scott Walker has said he will sign the bill, if it comes to […]

By The Iowa Statesman   The Federal Communications Commission is set to meet at 9:30 a.m. this morning for its regular monthly meeting. The agenda includes two action/discussion items: Community Broadband: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order addressing petitions filed by two municipal broadband providers asking that […]

By The Iowa Statesman   U.S. lawmakers got a slap of reality in their faces yesterday when a Navy admiral told them China is surpassing the U.S. in terms of the number of a very lethal naval weapon it has at its disposal. He also told them China is deploying […]

From Press Release   U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley recognizes the outstanding military service of returning Iowa veterans and the challenges they can face after leaving military service.  Senator Grassley wants to offer an opportunity that taps into their civic-minded call to duty and helps veterans transition into their next chapter […]

By The Iowa Statesman   The U.S. Senate voted today 98-2 to go forward with debate of a “clean” Department of Homeland Security funding bill this afternoon. The Senate bill will be at odds with a bill approved by the House, which frequently happened when Republicans and Democrats split control […]

By The Iowa Statesman   The end of open, unrestricted Internet access and content is about to end. Tomorrow, the Federal Communications Commission is about to assume broad authority over the Internet in the U.S., treating it as a regulated utility, in what proponents call “Net Neutrality.” The proposal is […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Illegal immigrants who are able to obtain Social Security Numbers and work permits as a result of President Obama’s “executive amnesty” could reap huge financial windfalls, at taxpayer expense. According to Caro May of Breitbart.com, a recent Congressional Research Service report backs up the Internal […]

By The Iowa Statesman   The nation’s governors may not have any plan to deal with the fallout of a Supreme Court ruling that strikes the ObamaCare subsidies, but U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch says he’s got that covered. According to the Associated Press, the Senate Finance Committee chairman, who is […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Ever the per player when it comes to what he will or won’t do with pending legislation, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is now leaning toward offering an alternative to the House-approved Department of Homeland Security funding bill that would pulled out the […]

By The Iowa Statesman   The U.S. government asked a federal judge Monday to lift a temporary hold on President Obama’s executive action to protect millions of immigrants from deportation, Fox News has confirmed. According to FOX News contributor Judge Andrew Napolitano, Justice Department lawyers requested a “stay” to ay […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Millions of people could lose health insurance subsidies in the coming months if the Supreme Court sides with opponents of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. And one thing was clear this weekend as the nation’s governors gathered in Washington: Many of the states that […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker backed a surprise move Friday by Republican legislators to quickly vote on making Wisconsin a right-to-work state, an action the likely 2016 presidential candidate initially said should be ayed to avoid re-igniting massive pro-union protests. According to an Associated Press report, […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Democrats are struggling to answer a simple question — “What’s a Democrat?” — and must do a better job of explaining their core values to voters, according to a task force formed after the party’s dismal showing in the 2014 election. “I am here to […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Somali terrorists urged Muslims in a video Saturday to attack shopping malls in the U.S., and other countries, specifically naming the Mall of America in Minnesota. U.S. Homeland Security officials, however, don’t seem to be taking the threat seriously. According to the Associated Press, the […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Senate Democrats are likely to filibuster a Republican bill to fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The vote, which is expected to come late this afternoon, will likely leave Senate Majority Leader with “messy options,” according to a report over the weekend by Politico. […]

By The Iowa Statesman   If you don’t believe the “settled science” of man-made climate change/global warming, prepare to endure the wrath of the liberal-socialist-progressive-statist intelligentsia. That’s the message The New York Times reinforced Saturday when it smeared astrophysicist Willie Soon. In its report, The Times suggested Soon’s skepticism was […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Foreign affairs reporters and conservative members of the blogosphere won’t have State Department speswoman Jen Psaki to kick around much longer. Psaki, frequently the butt of Internet memes and self-inflicted negative attention, is getting a new job soon. Today, the White House announced she will […]

By The Iowa Statesman   President Barack Obama’s nominee for attorney general is defending her office’s handling of a money-laundering investigation involving British bank HSBC, saying the deal carried stern penalties even though no individual executives were prosecuted. According to the Associated Press, Senate Republicans have ayed a vote on […]

By The Iowa Statesman   As much of the focus on donations to the Clinton Foundation of late has focused on donations accepted from overseas governments, including, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and even Canada, another donation has perhaps opened the eyes of quite a few conservatives. According […]

From CNS News   The United States has “a long tradition of welcoming refugees,” and it expects to welcome thousands of them from Syria in 2015 and 2016, despite concerns about foreign fighters, the State Department said. “The United States has admitted 524 Syrians since 2011. We’re likely to […]

By The Iowa Statesman   According to California health officials, the strain of measles currently spreading through that state may not have been caused by anti-vaxxers — parents who refuse to vaccinate their children over concerns about the safety of vaccines — after all. In a report filed last week […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Just within the past half-hour, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a federal judge has granted an injunction against the U.S. government, prohibiting the execution of any part of the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, also known as President Obama’s “executive […]

By The Iowa Statesman   As little as a week ago, it seemed President Obama’s pick for Attorney General was sailing smoothly to a U.S. Senate confirmation, much to the astonishment of conservatives in the Republican Party, which now controls that chamber. Things have changed a bit in the last […]

By The Iowa Statesman   That’s right, we’ve had our fifth Cantoreasm over “thundersnow” — a weather phenomenon not too uncommon in Iowa — posted to The Weather Channel’s YouTube channel. As he indicated in his celebration, which former New Hampshire Gov. Howard Dean deemed “blase,” this is the fifth […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Many Americans are now discovering just how expensive ObamaCare has become, whether you have it or not. According to published reports, a group of Democrats has approached President Obama about taking executive action to extend the dead for enrollment into ObamaCare. Wynton Hall of Breitbart.com […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor   In honor of Presidents Day, we have compiled a list of 43 facts about our U.S. Presidents that you may not have already known. Enjoy!   George Washington, in his will, provided for the immediate freedom of all his slaves at his death, and provided […]

By The Iowa Statesman   U.S. Representative Steve King had a busy day on Capitol Hill, offering three bills that addressed courtroom transparency, English as the official language of the United States, and repealing federal laws that require the use of “prevailing wages” on government contracts. First, the Fourth District […]

From Press Release   U.S. Rep. Rod Blum (R-IA) continued to take a leading role in calling for a solution to the West Coast port slowdown. Blum participated in a bipartisan press conference calling for a swift resolution to the dispute between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshoreman […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Steve King (R-IA) offered a new immigration bill in the House of Representatives. The bill has a bit of the Golden Rule tucked into it. HR 899, the Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act, would require the country of origin of certain special […]

By The Iowa Statesman   U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald — who has been on the job less than a year — may have been trying to score points in the “soundbite game” during today’s Veterans Affairs Committee hearing in the House of Representatives. If so, he failed […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Whomever said God doesn’t have a sense of humor hasn’t seen a platypus or the latest images released from NASA. The Hubble Space Telescope recently snapped a photo of a galaxy cluster that provides — from Earth’s perspective — a constellation that most people will […]

By The Iowa Statesman   The legislature in an “early state” will be considering a bill to close one of its public universities, which has come under enormous financial stress in recent years. The closure would be temporary, likely for only one fiscal year. According to WIS-TV in Columbia, SC, […]

By The Iowa Statesman   UPDATE — Drudge is now reporting at The Drudge Report that NBC News’ Managing Editor and “Nightly News” Anchor Brian Williams has been suspended without pay for six months while the company continues to investigate concerns he is a serial liar. Drudge published an internal […]

From Press Release   U.S. Rep. Steve King released the following statement after introducing his New IDEA Act, the Illegal Deduction Elimination Act: “I believe we must shut off the job magnets that encourage illegal immigrants to come to the United States. I have authored New IDEA, the Illegal Deduction […]

By The Iowa Statesman   According to Bill Gertz of The Washington Free Beacon, war hawks in the Chinese military are pushing to arm one secessionist movement in the U.S. in retaliation for U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and recently threatened to challenge American sovereignty by making legal claims to […]

From Press Release   FROM: RNC Communications Director Sean Spicer TO: Interested Parties RE: Hillary’s Hiding We’ve noticed it. You’ve noticed it: Hillary Clinton is hiding. Potential Republican presidential candidates are out in public, speaking to voters, and sharing their ideas. But Hillary Clinton is nowhere to be found. Well, we do […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Update: We had a late-breaking addition that just had to be included. Scroll to the end to see it. Ever since NBC and its VOG had to back-pedal on his 2003 claim of having been in a helicopter forced down by enemy fire over Iraq, […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Another potential 2016 presidential contender is coming to Iowa later this week, according to published reports, which have been confirmed by the candidate-to-be’s staff. No, it won’t be another Republican, but it will be someone with high name recognition. Vice President Joe Biden will be […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Those who have been predicting a 5-4 “Roe v Wade” decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on the issue of homosexual “marriage” this summer may be in for even greater heartbreak than they currently imagine. The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, has decided […]

By Joel Kurtinitis Correspondent   Nobody thought that former US Representative Ron Paul would show up in Iowa this week to stump with his son, Kentucky Senator and likely 2016 presidential candidate Rand Paul; but when Rand to the stage to iver the keynote at an “Audit the Fed” rally […]

By The Iowa Statesman   In an ongoing sign of the times for the retail industry, RadioShack has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and announced yesterday that it will be selling off or closing all of its stores in the U.S. The New York Stock Exchange stopped trading RadioShack […]

By The Iowa Statesman   That the United States have been negotiating directly with Iran over its nuclear program has been troubling to many, but the latest news coming from Tehran may be even concerning. In fact, it just might fuel conservative concerns that President Obama’s foreign policy is […]

By Joel Kurtinitis Correspondent   Nearly two weeks ago, just prior to his appearance at Steve King’s Iowa Freedom Summit, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz carved out some time to meet with leading liberty activists from around Iowa. The low-key meeting, held in Des Moines, was many activists’ first time to […]

By The Iowa Statesman   New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s quest for the Republican presidential nomination may already be sinking — fast. Having sho off “Bridgegate” last year, the governor now faces a federal criminal investigation over allegations he and his staff quashed grand jury indictments of his supporters. The […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Who won’t Speaker of the House John Boehner invite to speak to joint sessions of Congress? That’s question we’re left to ponder after the latest news from Capitol Hill today. This morning, FOX News bre the story that Pope Francis will speak to a joint […]