WASHINGTON DC (January 16, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, as president pro tempore of the United States Senate, today presided over the opening of the impeachment trial of the President of the United States.

On August 11, 2014, officers from the Caldwell, Idaho Police Department asked for Shaniz West's permission to enter and search her home. They were looking for her ex-boyfriend. West authorized the search and handed over her keys.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 16, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to Congress ratifying the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA):

Q: What should Iowans know about human trafficking?

A: As unconscionable as it may sound, 21st-century slavery exists. Criminal networks are depriving the youngest and most-vulnerable members of society of their freedom by targeting and entrapping children for illicit sex-trafficking and forced labor. It’s happening right under our noses here in America’s Heartland.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 16, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg  released an updated public schedule for the week of Monday, January 13, 2020-Sunday, January 19, 2020.

The following events are open to credentialed members of the media:

 

Thursday, January 16

Gov Reynolds signs Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention and Awareness Month Proclamation

Iowa State Capitol 

Capitol Rotunda

Des Moines, IA

WASHINGTON DC (January 16, 2020) —Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley honoring National Religious Freedom Day:

Today is National Religious Freedom Day when we celebrate our nation’s long-standing commitment to religious freedom.

The First Amendment to the Constitution protects that right for Americans. Unfortunately, this fundamental right is under attack internationally.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 16, 2020) — No matter where you are on the political spectrum, almost everyone can agree that immigration is one of our country’s most divisive, hot-button issues. What can get lost in the political rhetoric is that the lives of ordinary people — mothers, fathers, and children as well as members of the communities in which they live — can be changed forever after an immigration raid, a human-trafficking incident or a border detention-camp placement takes place.  

PALOS HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS (January 16, 2020) — In recognition of outstanding academic achievement, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, Illinois, released the college's Dean's List for Fall 2019.

The Dean's List is Trinity Christian College's highest academic honor. Traditional undergraduate students who attend Trinity full-time and earned a 3.5 grade point average for the Fall 2019 semester earn this honor.

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DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 16, 2020) — Tickets are on sale now to the public for a February 8 concert starring country-music standout Granger Smith. The concert is sponsored by the St Ambrose University Campus Activities Board (CAB) and will be the first music show staged inside the O’Rourke Fieldhouse in the Wellness and Recreation Center.

ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA (January 16, 2020) — Gannen Hank, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa, was among 275 students from Rochester Community and Technical College who made the President's List for Fall Semester ending this past December.

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