Bruce Braley

In a scandal-ridden time in Washington, recent bombshells about the prevalence of sexual assault in our nation's military probably haven't received the attention they deserves. Last week marked the third recent case of the fox guarding the henhouse....

The mayor poured cold water on congressional rumors. But the mayor pro tem just might be in. Cedar Rapids City Council member Monica Vernon says she's getting a lot of encouragement to run for the Democratic nomination in the 1st Congressional District....

This city has been working for the five years since its $7-billion flood disaster to convince Congress to provide help for the city to build a flood protection system. On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate, on a vote of 83-14, approved the Water Resources...

Can the talent pool for congressional candidates extend to City Hall? City Council member Monica Vernon is all-but-certain she is going to try to find out. Vernon, the city's mayor pro tem and a two-term council member, on Tuesday said she is nearly...

Bruce Braley, the Democratic U.S. Congressman from Waterloo, is racking up endorsements and fattening a campaign war chest. Meanwhile, some prospective heavyweight GOP opponents have been declining a showdown for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by...

Gov. Terry Branstad's political shot at U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo, may have inadvertently winged GOP ally, U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, as well. The five-term GOP governor told reporters at his weekly news conference Monday that he was...

Bobby Schilling, a former Republican congressman who represented west-central Illinois, knows the squeaky wheel gets the grease. So, his advice to the forgotten in flooded areas of rural Illinois and rural Iowa is a simple, "We've got to start...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The wife of the late Ed Thomas started her testimony before Congress in a simple and direct fashion. "My name is Jan Thomas and the story I have to tell is a nightmare that could have been prevented. My life has not been the same...

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a surprising string of victories last fall, Democrats now face a challenging terrain as they look to hold onto their Senate majority in 2014 and prevent Republicans from gaining full control of Congress during President...

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is seeking to repeal a Medicare-pricing provision in the recent "fiscal cliff" deal that benefits biotech giant Amgen Inc. U.S. Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) filed legislation this week to eliminate the exemption for a...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Farm-state members of Congress have campaigned for decades on the back of farm bills delivering election-season subsidies and other goodies to rural voters. Not this year. The bill is stalled, primarily because House GOP leaders don'...

Advocates for plain language have issued their first report card on how clearly federal agencies communicate with taxpayers and others — and the Social Security Administration has drawn a pair of C's. That put the Woodlawn-based administration in...