Sen. Chuck Grassley snapped a photo of Elon Musk, while Gov. Kim Reynolds attended alongside her husband, Kevin.

Ernst, an Army veteran and rape survivor, had previously expressed concerns over Hegseth’s past comments about women in combat roles and the allegations of sexual misconduct leveled against

Lawmakers advance legislation creating harsher penalties for assaults on corrections officers and sports officials

The artwork hanging behind President Donald Trump during his inaugural luncheon is a work from an Iowa artist.The piece called, "American Horizon," is on loan t

On Friday, 156 people signed up for slots to read a 30-minute portion of Scripture out loud in the Iowa Capitol. She said an Iowa governor has given a proclamation at every marathon since it started in 2016. "Well, anytime you have support, I think it's a good feeling," she said. "I can't imagine any other way of feeling about it."

The treatment of Hegseth — the most high-profile of Trump’s nominees to face senators — will also set the tone for how the rest of the picks will fare. This includes how hard Democrats are willing to push the nominees, and whether Republicans will come to their defense or let them squirm.

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst announced that she would vote for Pete Hegseth to become Defense Secretary, making his path to Senate confirmation much easier.

Donald Trump is roaring up to speed seven days from returning to the Oval Office, while Joe Biden seeks last-ditch hostage deals as his administration says goodbye in his last week in office.

Committees will hear from nominees hoping to lead the Treasury, Interior Housing and Urban Development departments and the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Supreme Court has agreed to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed to open in Oklahoma.

Collin, 85, died of complications from a collapsed lung Jan. 22 at Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview, said her nephew, Philip Collin. She had been a Lincoln Park resident for the past two decades.

A federal judge on Friday barred Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes from entering Washington, D.C., without the court's approval after President Donald Trump commuted the far-right extremist group leader's 18-year prison sentence for orchestrating an attack on the U.S. Capitol four years ago.