Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) has told reporters Democrats and Republicans negotiating a $1 trillion spending bill should be able to reach a compromise on the healthcare reform law and avoid another ...

As former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin was preparing to retire after serving 40 years in Congress, he founded The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement in 2013 to carry on his legacy and ...

CUMMING, Iowa — U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin launched his re-election campaign today, pledging to use his seniority in Congress to reach across the aisle to work for progressive ideals. Harkin, a Democrat who ...

DES MOINES - People unable to attend U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin's annual steak fry fundraiser on Sunday featuring Al Franken can catch it live on the Internet. Franken, Minnesota's freshman U.S. senator, is ...

WASHINGTON | Sen. Tom Harkin gave his last speech on the floor of the Senate Friday morning, saying he had worked to provide a ladder of opportunity for the less fortunate while challenging the Senate ...

Sen. Tom Harkin’s ( D-Iowa) new proposal to reform No Child Left Behind is the latest attempt by policy makers to fix the country’s “dropout factories,” identified in the bill as schools with lower ...

Former Iowa Speaker of the House Christopher Rants (who, incidentally, ran my successful City Council campaign in 1989) has chimed in on the issue of a bump in the minimum wage. In a recent Regulars ...

June 14, this Saturday, is Flag Day, which commemorates the adoption of the United States Flag on June 14, 1777. It’s also considered the birthday of the U.S. Army. It’s a day we can all reflect on ...

"Today my thoughts are with the Kennedy family as they mourn the loss of their father, grandfather, husband and patriarch. Their grief is shared by all of us in Congress who have lost a friend and ...

Senator Tom Harkin, a Democrat, created Congress's very own blind item on Wednesday during a meeting with the Des Moines Register's editorial board. The Senator, who refused to name names while ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State University wants to start a public policy research and teaching center to honor U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin. Documents released Thursday show Iowa State officials will ask ...

U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, left, talks with U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, during the Dubuque Area Labor Hall of Fame banquet at the Mystique Casino in Dubuque, Iowa, on Feb. 2. DES MOINES, Iowa - ...