by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 2, 2025 Since July, grantees of AmeriCorps program funding, including one group in Iowa, have been waiting for
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Trump 2.0 at 100 Days: An Onslaught Against Workers
Trump has gutted labor rights, slashed the federal workforce, and opposed a minimum wage hike. But resistance is brewing. By Sarah Anderson Director of the
Trump and Musk Are Trying to Kill Social Security
While Trump pretends he wants to save Social Security, Elon Musk is strangling the program with bureaucratic red tape. By Jim Hightower How ironic: The most
Members of Congress Refused Entry to USAID Agency Shuttered by Trump Administration
WASHINGTON — Democratic members of Congress were denied entry Monday to the U.S. Agency for International Development, after billionaire Elon Musk, empowered by President
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst pitches Elon Musk on $1 trillion in federal spending cuts
by Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch November 25, 2024 WASHINGTON — Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst began proposing ways to cut government spending to the
Trump taps Project 2025 co-author to lead White House budget office
by Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch November 22, 2024 WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday invited Russell Vought to once again run the White

