It comes after Trump won the district by 21 points in November. In 2024, Trump flipped Scott County red after Joe Biden previously won by the county by 3 points in 2020, and Hillary Clinton by 2 points in 2016. Jackson and Clinton counties were won by Trump in the last three presidential elections.
Arizona political figure Kari Lake's return to Iowa this week for a MAGA event has been postponed. The "Welcome Home Kari Lake" event was originally scheduled for Jan. 30 at the West Des Moines Marriott.
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is calling on President Donald Trump to explain his decision to fire 18 inspectors general responsible for oversight at federal gove
Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Senate judiciary chair, and the committee's top Democrat seek answers from Trump on firings of inspectors general
Trump signed an executive order halting the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program on Jan. 27. Another executive order paused foreign aid. Shir Agha Safi, founder of Afghan Partners in Iowa, said those orders will impact his non-profit.
Two Des Moines resettlement agencies say they will serve the 309 new arrivals they already welcomed to Iowa, despite a federal stop work order.
In Iowa, 10 people who were charged with Jan. 6-related offenses are receiving reprieves from Trump. Nine Iowans were pardoned after facing convictions, and a tenth, who was not yet convicted, will have his case permanently dismissed.
The last few days have been a whirlwind for grant-funded organizations like Central Iowa Center for Independent Living, which relies on federal money.
About 150 refugees were expected to arrive over the next two months — and now it's unclear whether they will come to the state or the U.S. at all.
Iowa farmers are bracing for another possible round of tariffs as incoming President Donald Trump threatens to levy heavy duties on China, Mexico and Canada, agriculture’s biggest trading partners. Trump, who takes office Monday, has swung widely on the ...