ALTOONA, Iowa — Kelly Nieuwenhuis, a third-generation family farmer in northwest Iowa, said he’s been fighting daily to increase and grow the biofuels industry in the state, and it’s the No. 1 topic he’s considering when he goes to caucus on Jan. 15. “It’s absolutely the most important thing that ever happened in my farming […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is looking at potential travel to New Hampshire ahead of the first-in-the-nation Republican primaries to campaign against former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, against whom he issued an anti-endorsement Friday. “We’re gonna make a decision next week based on what happens in Iowa,” Paul said in an interview with the Washington Examiner. […]
Conservative attorney George Conway called Donald Trump a sociopath in response to a social media post the former president made Saturday. Conway appeared on CNN to discuss, among other things, Trump’s post in which he thanked mobster Sammy Gravano, also known as Sammy the Bull, for calling him “a legitimate guy.” “Thank you to Sammy […]
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is in second place in the latest Iowa poll, surpassing Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), but former President Donald Trump is still in the lead, raising questions about whether either of his opponents has any chance to catch up. The Iowa poll shows 48% of Republicans chose Trump as their first choice for the GOP […]
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) criticized Senate Republicans seeking to secure a deal on border security and aid for Ukraine and Israel, accusing those lawmakers of “basically caving on everything to the Democrats.” “I’m sick of Republicans, you see what they are doing right now in Washington with these senators doing […]
Former President Donald Trump took aim at fellow Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Saturday because he is “not MAGA.” Trump posted his attack on Ramaswamy on his social media platform Truth Social ahead of his rally in Iowa. Ramaswamy similarly toured the state, as its caucus, the first nominating contest in the nation, is […]
President Joe Biden commented on Taiwan’s election results by reiterating support for China. “We do not support independence,” Biden said of Taiwan on Saturday. Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te declared victory in the island’s presidential election on Friday evening despite disapproval from the Chinese Communist Party. Lai was the pro-sovereignty candidate. The White House did not endorse any candidate […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), whose district runs along the state’s border with Mexico, said blame for the deaths of three immigrants who perished while crossing the border lies solely on the shoulders of Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX). Cuellar, who has been a strong critic of the Biden administration’s border policies for three […]
House and Senate leadership have agreed to another short-term continuing resolution to keep the government funded until the beginning of March as they work to pass appropriations bills. The short-term continuing resolution will keep in place Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) two-part approach, in which four appropriations bills would be funded until March 1, and the […]
An All Nippon Airways flight was forced to turn back to its departure airport after a crack was discovered in a cockpit window of the Boeing 737 aircraft. The plane was headed to Toyama Airport but reverted to New Chitose Airport outside Sapporo, Japan, after a crack showed up in the outermost of the four […]
