Ruth and Tom Harkin with Drake President Marty Martin, left to right, cut the ribbon for the new Tom and Ruth Harkin Center on Drake's campus Aug. 20, 2022. (Photo by Huey Photography/Courtesy of the ...

When I pulled up to the Harkin home in Cumming to interview Ruth Harkin, a wave of nostalgia washed over me. It’s where U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin grew up, and it reminded me of the home of my long-gone ...

A life in Congress comes with power, prestige and perks that can be hard to leave behind. For some lawmakers who view their job as their identity, the prospect is unthinkable. By Annie Karni Former ...

Former Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, who served with President Biden in Congress for over 20 years, is calling on Democrats to pressure the president into bowing out of the 2024 race following his widely ...

Ruth Harkin, the wife of former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin, has written a book titled: “When My Husband Ran for President and Other Short Stories” and the proceeds from book sales will go to the Harkin ...

WHEN AL GORE endorsed Howard Dean for president last Tuesday, first in New York City and again in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Tom Harkin, Iowa's four-term Democratic senator, was working in his office in ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Regent Ruth Harkin has fought for months against Iowa State University’s plans to limit farming research at the institute that honors her husband, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, arguing ...

As former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin was preparing to retire after serving 40 years in Congress, he founded The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement in 2013 to carry on his legacy and ...

DOUBLE EVERY SIX MONTHS. THE WIFE OF A FORMER U.S. SENATOR FROM IOWA WILL RELEASE HER MEMOIR THIS WEEK. RUTH HARKIN HAS AN INCREDIBLE LEGACY OVER THE DECADES ON HER OWN, SEPARATE FROM HER HUSBAND TOM ...

While blasting the White House for reneging on its commitment to prevention programs, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) on Tuesday said he won't block a vote on the confirmation of acting Centers for Medicare ...