September 21, 2025

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst says her decision not to run for reelection is the “right one,” for several reasons. Ernst spoke with Radio Iowa this weekend and brought up her 2014 campaign pledge to serve no more than two terms in the U.S. Senate. She said it weighed heavily on her mind. “I felt I […] View Full Story

The legacy of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was at the center of conversation at this weekend’s Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition gathering in Des Moines. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the former South Dakota governor, urged the crowd of evangelical Christians to “take up the mantle” from Kirk and “spread light and hope.” “We […] View Full Story

President Trump has appointed a farmer and long-time state legislator from Rockwell City to serve as State Director for USDA Rural Development. Mike Sexton, a fourth generation farmer, resigned from his seat in the Iowa House on Friday. Sexton and his wife raise grain-fed sheep on their Calhoun County Farm, without hormones or antibiotics, and […] View Full Story