Libraries and archives at universities across the nation catalog and steward the donated papers of members of Congress. But ...

Former Governor Terry Branstad will be in Algona Saturday to speak at a fundraising event for the Dolores Mertz Scholarship fund. The longest tenured Governor in Iowa’s history and former US ...

After Ernst dismissed concerns over Medicaid cuts with a glib, “We’re all going to die,” a Democratic Iowa state ...

Iowa Rep. J.D. Scholten (D-Sioux City) said he works in politics because he believes “Iowans need more than what’s happening ...

As Tom Harkin makes his way around Iowa on his farewell tour as U.S. senator, he is reflecting on a long list of legislative accomplishments over a career spanning four decades.

Iowa Democrats are hoping to make midterm election gains in Senate and House races in a state that has shifted sharply right ...

U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Ia., issued a statement Thursday after learning the White House nominated Techau for the post. Harkin had recommended Techau in March to fill the vacancy left by Stephanie Rose ...

For Arthur Finkelstein, this week might have been a vindication: Bob Dole finally started labeling Bill Clinton a "spend-and-tax liberal," using a crude but often effective strategy known as ...

Sen. Tom Harkin to Congress: "We are at one of the most dangerous points in our history." ...

PHILADELPHIA — Tom Harkin sat in the Democratic National Convention hall here Monday night listening to U.S. Sen. Al Franken’s speech from the podium. Or, rather, trying to listen. The 76-year ...

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

Ruth Harkin holds her daughter Jenny, with her daughter Amy by her side, as her husband, Tom, then a U.S. representative, announces his first run for Senate in 1984.