With another congressional showdown looming in two months over the debt ceiling and across-the-board spending cuts, how would Iowa's federal lawmakers propose reaching a resolution? U.S. Sen.

Sen. Chuck Grassley on Wednesday called for a return to the “regular order” and strong presidential leadership to deal with the federal government’s spending problem in the wake of a deal to avert going over the so-called fiscal cliff. It’s time for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to let the chamb...

Tacked onto the "fiscal cliff" bill that Congress passed was a one-year extension to the federal farm bill.

The tax legislation approved by the U.S. Senate earlier this week to avoid that so-called fiscal cliff did not address "Washington spending problems," said Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, one of just eight senators who voted against it.

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, of Iowa, wishes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid would have started working on a "fiscal cliff" solution in November.

UBS might not be the last financial firm that will be hit with criminal charges from the world-wide interest-rate-rigging scandal. But some critics say such punishment isn't tough enough.

US senator asks whether guns in Mexico shootout trace to 'Fast and Furious' suspect and agent

A high powered handgun purchased by the former No.

A Republican Senator has called for a new investigation into one of the federal agents who oversaw the gunwalking operation known as Operation Fast and Furious.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, says it’s a crime that Congress is eliminating F-16 combat aircraft from the Des Moines Air National Guard Base, but there’s no chance “whatsoever” reversing the ...