Sen. Chuck Grassley

Health & Safety

Drug Industry Middlemen To Be Questioned By Senate Committee

8:11pm April 08, 2019

by Alison Kodjak

The Senate Finance Committee will hear Tuesday from executives from the biggest pharmacy benefit managers. Confidential rebates paid to the PBMs are expected to draw scrutiny.

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If confirmed, William Barr will lead the Justice Department for the second time in his career; the first was under President George H. W. Bush.

Politics & Government

Senate Sets Mid-January Confirmation Hearings For Attorney General Nominee

6:34am January 03, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

William Barr, nominated by President Trump to become attorney general, will face the Senate Jan. 15 and 16. If confirmed, Barr will replace acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, arrives at the Capitol in Washington, in a photo from September.

White House Issues Veto Threat To Bipartisan Immigration Plan

1:14pm February 15, 2018

by Kelsey Snell

Senators have made little progress toward an immigration bill that can pass ahead of the chamber's self-imposed Friday deadline.

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A video of Trump judicial nominee Matthew Petersen testifying on Capitol Hill went viral — for all the wrong reasons.

Politics & Government

Video Shows Trump Judicial Nominee Unable To Answer Basic Questions Of Law

3:40pm December 15, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Federal court nominee Matthew Petersen was stumped on basic legal questions during confirmation hearing.

Grassley: Ending Estate Tax Recognizes Investors Over Spenders

10:29am December 04, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The Iowa Republican senator tells The Des Moines Register that eliminating the so-called death tax isn't targeted at those who are spending everything they earn "on booze or women or movies."

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) in the basement of the U.S. Capitol last April.

Politics & Government

Will The Supreme Court Nomination Fight Cost This Senator His Seat?

9:32am March 19, 2016

by Clay Masters

A new challenger plans to put Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley's opposition to holding Supreme Court nomination hearings at the center of her campaign.

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Obama Remembers Scalia As 'Consequential,' Vows To Appoint Replacement

11:43pm February 13, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

President Obama struck a somber tone, remembering the late-Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia as a "towering legal mind" who influenced a generation, but made it clear, he intends to replace him.

Bipartisan Criminal Justice Overhaul Proposal Expected As Soon As Thursday

9:05pm September 29, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

A group of Democratic and Republican senators is finalizing a bill that would make major changes to the justice system. The idea has support from surprise backers like Koch Industries and the ACLU.

Senator Wants Names Of Red Cross Officials Who Did Not Cooperate With Inquiry

7:02am September 29, 2015

by Laura Sullivan

Sen. Chuck Grassley has sent a letter to government investigators that also asks for a list of documents and information the charity failed to provide.

Fact Check: Hillary Clinton, Those Emails And The Law

10:28pm May 27, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

A top Republican senator charged that Hillary Clinton "probably" broke the law with her use of private emails as secretary of state. But it's not likely to be so clear.