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Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press Jun. 14, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Des Moines Register. June 11, 2021. Editorial: Stop messing around with congressional bipartisanship and move on infrastructure ...

Bill would permanently expand telehealth services

Jun. 13, 2021 03:18 PM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A new bill in Washington would permanently expand telehealth services under Medicare and allow patients in rural areas without access to...

Elesha Gayman, Democratic chairwoman in Scott County, Iowa, stands outside her office, Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Davenport, Iowa. Iowa's 2nd Congressional District race last year might have ignited a rally from Democrats whose six-vote loss was the narrowest for any U.S. House seat in almost 40 years. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
'Past the point of no return'? Iowa Dems feel hopes fading

By Thomas Beaumont Jun. 01, 2021 12:03 AM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, May 20, 2021 file photo, President Joe Biden speaks in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington. Biden is asking U.S. intelligence agencies to “redouble” efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. He says there is insufficient evidence to conclude “whether it emerged from human contact with an infected animal or from a laboratory accident.” (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden orders more intel investigation of COVID-19 origin

By Zeke Miller And Aamer Madhani May. 27, 2021 12:10 AM EDT

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing Wednesday, May 26, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool via AP)
Biden orders more intel investigation of COVID-19 origin

By Zeke Miller And Aamer Madhani May. 26, 2021 01:00 PM EDT

First lady Jill Biden speaks to gathered employees and media during a visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture with Lonnie Bunch, Secretary of the Smithsonian, center, and National Museum of African American History and Culture director Kevin Young, left, Friday, May 14., 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Let's face it: Washington adjusts to new mask guidance

By Darlene Superville May. 15, 2021 12:38 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 13, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden responds to questions from the media after delivering remarks about the Colonial Pipeline hack, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that fully vaccinated people — those who are two weeks past their last required dose of a COVID-19 vaccine — can stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings. Across Washington, the government is adjusting in a variety of ways to new federal guidance easing up on when face masks should be worn. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Let's face it: Washington adjusts to new mask guidance

By Darlene Superville May. 14, 2021 04:58 PM EDT

People gather outside the House Chamber at the Capitol in Austin on Thursday May 6, 2021, to protest House Bill 6, a bill that would create new election-related crimes, boost penalties for existing crimes and raise the profile of partisan poll watchers. (Jay Janner /Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Some Republicans worry voting limits will hurt the GOP, too

By Christina A. Cassidy And Ryan J. Foley May. 06, 2021 04:10 PM EDT

Rep. Grace Meng D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Senate breaks filibuster on Asian-American hate crime bill

By Lisa Mascaro And Mary Clare Jalonick Apr. 14, 2021 12:03 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press Mar. 29, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Des Moines Register. March 25, 2021. Editorial: Iowa Republican lawmakers make a stand for freedom — well, one freedom (to get and carry...

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press Mar. 15, 2021 02:00 PM EDT
Des Moines Register. March 11, 2021. Editorial: Iowa GOP can’t get enough of voter suppression. It’s a national craze, and Congress needs...

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press Feb. 15, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Des Moines Register. Feb. 11, 2021. Editorial: A silver lining of this pandemic: Iowans are connecting with health care providers ...

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press Feb. 08, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Des Moines Register. Feb. 7, 2021. Editorial: Inexplicable and irresponsible: Iowa governor lifts mask mandate while 180,000 doses of COVID...

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press Feb. 01, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Dubuque Telegraph Herald. Jan. 29, 2021. Editorial: Lundgren’s work on grant program will help keep Iowa businesses afloat ...

Republican candidates for U.S. Senate Sen. David Perdue leads Sen. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, off the stage during a campaign rally on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Cumming, Ga. Perdue and Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff are in a runoff election for the Senate seat in Georgia. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Loeffler to return to campaign after negative COVID-19 test

By Jeff Amy Nov. 23, 2020 09:02 PM EST

Republican Senate candidate Sen. Mitch McConnell, second from right, and his wife, Elaine Chao, right, look on as aides show him the election results in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Democrats' Senate drive halted by GOP; key races undecided

By Lisa Mascaro And Mary Clare Jalonick Nov. 05, 2020 12:28 AM EST

Democratic Senate candidate Jamie Harrison thanks his supporters at an election watch party in Columbia, S.C., after losing the Senate race to incumbent Lindsey Graham, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Jeff Blake/The State via AP)
Democrats' Senate drive halted by GOP; key races undecided

By Lisa Mascaro And Mary Clare Jalonick Nov. 04, 2020 12:41 PM EST

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, an Alaska Republican seeking reelection, waves a sign at a busy intersection Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, in Anchorage, Alaska. Sullivan in the Nov. 3, 2020, election faces Dr. Al Gross, an independent who won the Alaska Democratic primary. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
Alaska Senate race too early to call

By Becky Bohrer Nov. 04, 2020 04:40 AM EST

AP VoteCast: Iowa voters sour on state of nation

Nov. 03, 2020 07:53 PM EST
Voters in Iowa made their pick for president while holding negative views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American...

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., prepares to speak to supporters with his wife Cindy during his election watch party in Bozeman, Mont., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Tommy Martino)
Senate Latest: Kelly win gives Arizona 2 Democratic senators

Nov. 03, 2020 07:33 PM EST