From Press Release   In today’s Des Moines Register and in a new video, Marco Rubio is detailing his plans to overhaul higher education in America. The video and op-ed come as President Obama visits Des Moines today to discuss the growing costs of higher education in America. Scroll down to see […]

From Press Release   Last month, Rand Paul for President launched a student organization effort across the nation with the goal of establishing 300 new college chapters within 30 days. During an address last Friday evening at Iowa State University, Sen. Rand Paul announced that he has surpassed the set […]

From Press Release   Friday, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) pressed Secretary of State John Kerry to clarify the administration’s plans to increase the number of refugees allowed into the United States in fiscal 2016, including up to 10,000 additional refugees from the war torn country of Syria. […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor Today, we are taking the day off from reporting on the news, because we think you should be spending your time doing something much important. On this, the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, we hope you will join us in remembering the day’s […]

From Press Release   Gun Owners of America, a premier Second Amendment and gun-rights advocacy organization, endorsed U.S. Senator Ted Cruz for President. In a statement released by Tim Macy, Chairman of GOA, the group lauded Cruz’s consistent record of consistently fighting to protect the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens. “Cruz has […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor   Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has a message for CNN boss Jeff Zucker: give the proceeds from the upcoming GOP presidential debate to veterans. In a letter written to Zucker, Trump (as usual) takes the credit for a 4,000-percent increase in advertising rates for the […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor   Tuesday afternoon, Rowan County (KY) Clerk Kim Davis was released from jail by U.S. Judge David Bunning after spending five days behind bars for contempt of court after refusing Bunning’s order to issue marriage licenses. At her side as she emerged from the jail facility […]

From Press Release   Citing the unique information he may possess, Senate Judiciary Committee and Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee chairmen Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson are considering next steps to obtain the testimony of former State Department and Clinton family employee Bryan Pagliano, who was reportedly paid to […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor   Rowan County (KY) Clerk Kim Davis, a devout Christian, was sent to jail Thursday morning after she continued to refuse to issue marriage licenses to those who wished to participate in homosexual “marriages.” The federal judge who sent her to jail said he had “no […]

By The Iowa Statesman   The Center for Medical Progress has released three new videos that continue to expose the horrors happening inside Planned Parenthood abortion clinics. The videos also introduce a new player in the unfolding story. The first of the three, the ninth video in the Planned Parenthood […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Sometimes, when you’re conducting an investigation, luck flies with you. Such was the case for a Project Veritas journalist who was conducting an investigation into a Hillary Clinton campaign rally. In the video, recorded with a hidden camera at the launch of her campaign, Clinton’s […]

From Press Release   Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has announced the endorsement of former two-term governor and current U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) for his campaign for president. Sen. Mike Rounds joins Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) as the second U.S. Senator to endorse Gov. Huckabee. In a […]

From Press Release   State Department ethics officials were not included on recently-released es in which top Clinton aides debated potential conflicts that former President Bill Clinton’s speaking engagements may have posed for Hillary Clinton in her role as the nation’s top diplomat.  In some es, Bill Clinton aides and […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor   If either the Hillary Clinton campaign or the Obama Administration thought U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) was going to get cold feet after a little media backlash over his investigation of the U.S. State Department, they need to think again. In two separate actions, the […]

From Press Release   U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is continuing his efforts to learn about the process that allowed top secret classified information to be sent on unsecure communication s and the subsequent possession of this classified material on improperly secured storage […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor   Republican presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has been methodically, with very little media attention, locking up every corner of the GOP base. This morning he secured another big piece of the puzzle with the endorsement of another longtime leader of the conservative movement. Ron […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor   The Center for Medical Progress has released the eighth video resulting from its three-year investigation into Planned Parenthood’s sale of aborted baby body parts. In it, the CEO of Planned Parenthood’s baby body parts buyer, StemExpress, admits the company gets “a lot of intact cases,” […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor   Overnight, key markets around the world were correcting themselves following big losses triggered by the continued freefall of the Chinese market. Analysts this morning were predicting a full rebound in the U.S. markets from what was termed “China’s Black Monday.” But the volatility caused some […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor   The latest video released by the Center for Medical Progress was meant to be a “trailer” — a preview of sorts — for its “Human Capital” investigative series loing at Planned Parenthood’s trafficking of body parts and tissue taken from aborted babies. But for those […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor   In immediate response to the Center for Medical Progress’ first Planned Parenthood video, while campaigning in New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker quickly and as an apparent matter-of-fact, stated that he had already defunded Planned Parenthood in his state. “We defunded Planned […]

From Press Release   Republican presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has released a new web video highlighting the contrast between his bold plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare with a solution that gives all Americans freedom over their health care decisions and Hillary Clinton’s bren promises in defense of […]

From Press Release   Republican presidential candidate former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum addressed The National Press Club in Washington, DC, Thursday, outlining his proposals to fix America’s bren immigration system. In his address, Santorum discussed the need to secure the border, reform our visa programs, reduce current legal immigration levels […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor   According to a report Wednesday afternoon by The Associated Press, Iran will be allowed to use its own inspectors to investigate the Parchin nuclear site, which the Islamic Republican has been long accused of using to develop nuclear arms. AP, quoting a secret “side deal” […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor   The Center for Medical Progress released the third episode of its “Human Capital” web series, the seventh in which Planned Parenthood’s supply of aborted fetal tissue is documented, this morning. And while perhaps not as graphic as some of the earlier videos, this one is […]

From Press Release   Reiterating concerns about national security information being properly secured from foreign governments and other entities, Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is asking Hillary Clinton’s private attorney, David Kendall, about his security clearance in conjunction with his representation of the former secretary of […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor   For months, the chief complaint many long-time political observers have made is that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, the clear frontrunner for the GOP nomination, was long on description, but short on specifics, about his plans to “Make America Great Again.” Not any. And it’s […]

From Press Release   Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) launched a contest for supporters to choose the campaign’s first radio advertisement. Supporters of the Santorum for President campaign are being given the choice between two advertisements: “Take Back America” features the campaign theme song and […]

By The Iowa Statesman   In modern politics, it’s become almost as American as apple pie. At least one politician — if not all of them — make a pledge to senior citizens that they won’t touch their Social Security checks. Well, 2016 isn’t going to see a change. Thursday, […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s campaign released a new advertisement Wednesday morning, to not only promote his own struggling campaign, but to also attack one of his competitors. In the ad, which will run through the weekend in both Iowa and New Hampshire, […]

By The Iowa Statesman   The Center for Medical Progress has released the second installment of its “Human Capital” series. In this episode, a former procurement technician for Planned Parenthood’s partner, Stem Express, discussed the procurement consent process and how it was oftentimes circumvented when highly desired babies — usually […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Tuesday, there were two major developments in the investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s e server. U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is loing into the matter, commented on both developments. The first was a report from the […]

From Press Release   Last week Iowa Congressman David Young accepted the “Hero of Main Street” award from the National Retail Federation. The award is given to Members of Congress who show outstanding support of the retail industry’s public policy proposals. Congressman Young said, “I was honored to accept this […]

By The Iowa Statesman   U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has the largest amount of cash on hand of any candidate in the Republican presidential primary campaign. And now he’s showing signs he intends to use it. The Cruz for President campaign today released a 30-second TV spot called ‘Values’ […]

From format to finished product, the Fox News Republican presidential debates on Thursday were a certifiable hot mess. There were no winners, and only the American people were the losers. But, The .Gif Shop staff decided to break it down anyway. •  •  • After just missing out of the […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor   According to the Washington Times, three of former presidential hopeful Ron Paul’s 2012 campaign staffers were charged in an indicted unsealed today that accuses them of paying off former Republican state Sen. Kent Sorenson to switch allegiance in the last presidential race. “Federal campaign finance […]

From Press Release   Since media reports of videos describing in detail Planned Parenthood’s role in the harvesting of fetal tissue, Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary, has opened an inquiry into the organization’s facilitation of activities described in the videos. Grassley previously made an inquiry to the […]

From Press Release   The fifth undercover video in the controversy over Planned Parenthood’s sale of aborted baby parts shows the Director of Research for Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, Melissa Farrell, advertising the Texas Planned Parenthood branch’s track record of fetal tissue sales, including its ability to iver fully intact […]

From Press Release   New undercover footage shows Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains’ Vice President and Medical Director, Dr. Savita Ginde, negotiating a fetal body parts deal, agreeing multiple times to illicit pricing per body part harvested, and suggesting ways to avoid legal consequences. Planned Parenthood of the Rocky […]

Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee needed a shot in the arm if he hoped to break back into the top four or five of the GOP primary race, especially as a previous winner of the Iowa Republican Caucus. As one well-known political commentator pointed out last […]

From Press Release   Congressman Steve King released the following statement after introducing H.R. 3251, the End-of-Life Counseling Bill. “On July 8, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its plan to pay doctors to counsel patients about end-of-life care, effective January 1, 2016,” said King. “Americans […]

Three days ago, when the conservative/liberty wing of the Senate Republican Caucus attempted a measure to defund Planned Parenthood, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s response was, “Nope. Not going to happen.” And, shockingly, a majority of Senate Republicans agreed. Public response was, well … predictable. Then a key McConnell ally, […]

In what has been an ongoing and unfolding horror story for the past several weeks, the Center for Medical Progress has released yet another video of Planned Parenthood executives discussing the sale of body parts and tissue taken from aborted babies. In the latest video, released this morning, a former […]

From Press Release   U.S. Rep. Rod Blum (R-IA) has joined 20 of his colleagues serving on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to formally request the President remove the Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen from his position. Over the last two years, the OGR Committee has […]

Polling and the crowds that have d up both at his campaign event in Oskaloosa and with the Team Trump bus on RAGBRAI over the past week show Donald Trump to no damage from his about U.S. Sen. John McCain. And one straw poll result in northern Iowa indicates […]

In a year when Republicans are trying to establish a reason why they should be trusted to control two of the three branches of government, leadership in the U.S. Senate showed Americans it doesn’t matter if you put Republicans or Democrats in charge. In rare Sunday votes, the Senate blocked […]

From Press Release   Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz tonight received the endorsement of Brent Bozell, conservative stalwart and president of the Conservative Victory Committee. Bozell released a video announcing his support of Cruz’s candidacy for President. Scroll down to see the video. The article continues after the […]

In the wake of a second Planned Parenthood video showing a top official haggling over the sale of body parts taken from aborted babies, and the subsequent release of full-length videos, the Left is still standing by the beleaguered organization. After the first video, the White House said federal funding […]

Donald Trump vs. John McCain. Donald Trump vs. Rick Perry. Donald Trump vs. Lindsey Graham. Donald Trump vs. The Des Moines Register. For as much as NBC is covering The Donald’s presidential campaign, it’s difficult to understand why network execs cancelled “The Apprentice.” The lamestream media has been completely focused […]

From Press Release   Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has introduced legislation to hold accountable sanctuary jurisdictions that are harboring illegal immigrants who have criminal records. Grassley’s legislation would withhold federal funding from sanctuary jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate on criminal aliens and other high priority […]

In the hours following the explosive reveal of video that shows Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s director of medical services, Dr. Deborah Nucatola, talking about the sale of body parts from aborted babies, Planned Parenthood said the video was “heavily edited” to create the impression body parts were being sold […]