Democrat wins Iowa special election, keeps GOP from reclaiming supermajority

Des Moines, Iowa — Democrat Renee Hardman was elected to the Iowa state Senate on Tuesday in a year-end special election, denying Republicans from reclaiming two-thirds control of the chamber and Legislature. Hardman bested Republican Lucas Loftin by an overwhelming margin to win a seat representing parts of the Des Moines suburbs. The seat became

Democratic win in Iowa special election denies GOP a Legislature supermajority

Des Moines, Iowa — Democrat Renee Hardman was elected to the Iowa state Senate on Tuesday in a year-end special election, denying Republicans from reclaiming two-thirds control of the chamber and Legislature. Hardman bested Republican Lucas Loftin by an overwhelming margin to win a seat representing parts of the Des Moines suburbs. The seat became

Ben Nighthorse Campbell, former U.S. senator and Native American, dies at 92

Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a Northern Cheyenne tribal chief who became a prominent American politician, has died. He was 92. His daughter Shanan Campbell confirmed to CBS News that her father died Tuesday at his home on a ranch in southwestern Colorado surrounded by family members.   Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2003 Craig

Trump issues his first vetoes of this term

President Trump used his veto power this week for the first time since returning to the White House, rejecting a pair of bipartisan bills designed to make it easier to build a water pipeline in Colorado and give a Native American tribe more control over a portion of the Everglades. Mr. Trump vetoed the two

HHS freezes all federal child care funding to Minnesota in wake of fraud claims

HHS freezes all federal child care funding to Minnesota in wake of fraud claims – CBS News Watch CBS News The Department of Health and Human Services said it has frozen federal child care funding for the state of Minnesota, citing viral fraud allegations. Jonah Kaplan has the latest. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before