3 days ago · Iowa’s delegation in Washington, D.C. backed legislation this week aimed at combatting fentanyl trafficking and improving access to child care. U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst also played roles this week in the confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks. Senators heard from several of Trump’s nominees to fill leadership positions in the new administration ...

5 days ago · Sen. Chuck Grassley, the Iowa Republican, has been in the Senate longer than most Americans have been alive. Now he holds an important key to Donald Trump's second-term agenda. The 91-year-old ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Congress Trump’s agenda rests in the hands of a 91-year-old With the gerontocracy under a microscope, Chuck Grassley is a key GOP gatekeeper as Senate Judiciary chair.

Dec 11, 2024 · Senator Chuck Grassley (R - Iowa) is chiming in on the confirmation process of President-elect Donald Trump's picks for the next cabinet. He said he and Senator Joni Ernst (R - Iowa) are...

3 days ago · Updates on the Senate confirmation hearings as RFK Jr., Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard undergo questions on their qualifications to join Trump's Cabinet.

Jan 8, 2025 · As next week’s confirmation hearings for potential members of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet approach, Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley still is meeting with nominees ahead...

Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for confirmation under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution.

Dec 6, 2024 · The presumptive incoming Judiciary Committee chairman, the Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, said he could sign off on a third-party check. "I believe that it would speed things up...

Nov 18, 2024 · Republicans in the Senate, including incoming Leader Thune and our senators, Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, should also feel the need to challenge actions that run counter to the Constitution and accepted political norms in Washington.

Dec 2, 2024 · Sen. Chuck Grassley (Iowa), the incoming Republican chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Monday he had a “good meeting” with President-elect Trump’s pick for …