Iowa Legislature reconvenes as presidential caucuses loom
The Iowa Legislature reconvened Monday at the state Capitol in Des Moines, marking a somewhat subdued start to the 2024 session given last year's flurry of legislation and a one-week countdown to the Republican presidential caucuses. Before capitulating, the Iowa Republican Party has made several demands, including control of the House, Senate and governor's mansion, […]
House, Senate release bipartisan agreement on government funding as shutdown deadlines loom
Negotiators from the House and Senate reached an agreement on the top line of government funding Sunday, taking a key step toward averting a government shutdown later this month. The bipartisan agreement would provide the federal government with up to $1.59 trillion in funding, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said in a letter to colleagues. […]