Paralympic Games
Coverage of Paralympic Games in the Nexus archive.
- Obama endorses Iowa Democrat Turek for the US Senate in a video of them playing basketball
Barack Obama endorsed Iowa Democrat Josh Turek for the U.S. Senate in a video of them playing basketball. Turek, a state representative and Paralympic wheelchair basketball athlete, faces Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson. Obama highlighted his past Iowa political successes and encouraged support for Turek.
- Dem Senate hopeful pocketed massive taxpayer-funded cash while skipping hundreds of votes
Josh Turek, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Iowa, received over $20,000 in per diem payments while missing 261 votes (nearly 60% of his participation) between January 2026 and May 2026. His absences coincided with campaign fundraising trips, including events in Southern California and Washington, D.C., during which he missed votes on key bills.
- Dem Senate hopeful pocketed massive taxpayer-funded cash while skipping hundreds of votes
Josh Turek, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Iowa, received over $20,000 in per diem payments while missing more than half of his 2026 votes, with absences linked to campaign events and lower fundraising compared to other candidates.