Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ruth and Tom Harkin with Drake President Marty Martin, left to right, cut the ribbon for the new Tom and Ruth Harkin Center on ...

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 ...

Ruth Harkin had many adventures and her own professional successes before she was known as the wife of former Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. She shares these stories in her new memoir, When My Husband Ran ...

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 ...

The Senate has more than one way to get to agreement on the controversial public option, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) said Friday. {mosads}Though ...