Chuck Grassley
Republican · IA · U.S. Senate
Bio
Charles Ernest Grassley is an American politician serving as the senior U.S. senator from Iowa, a seat he has held since 1981. Since 2025, he has been the president pro tempore of the United States Senate, a position he also held from 2019 to 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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Issue profile
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Republican Senator demands Kash Patel explain why FBI purchased BMWsRepublican Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley demanded FBI Director Kash Patel provide detailed information about his use of FBI aircraft for personal travel and the FBI's purchase of BMW vehicles, MS NOW reported Thursday.Patel's use of FBI aircraft fo…
Raw Story · Today
'Makes it meaningful': Analyst flags 'tell' that signals Kash Patel is in real troubleFBI Director Kash Patel is starting to face real danger signs that his career is in jeopardy, MS NOW correspondent Ken Dilanian told anchor Katy Tur — and it's the fact that Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is now getting involved in investigating the reports of hi…
Raw Story · Yesterday
Chuck Grassley pushed for more transparency into Kash Patel’s FBI spending in May, Democrats revealSenate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) asked FBI Director Kash Patel to provide more details on his use of taxpayer resources in May, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Mid.) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) revealed in a letter this week, as questions continue to swi…
Biztoc.com · Yesterday
Democrats Gain Key Republican Ally in Holding Kash Patel AccountableFBI Director Kash Patel’s lavish spending spree and misuse of government planes has now attracted Republican ire. Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote a letter to Patel asking for information about his use of FBI jets and …
The New Republic · Yesterday
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