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April 10, 2021

Former Iowa sheriff candidate accused of murdering police sergeant following tense standoff

An Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS) officer was shot and killed by Michael Lang, a former candidate for county sheriff, authorities announced Saturday.

April 3, 2021

Iowa governor signs 'constitutional carry' bill that removes permit requirements for handguns

The new law mainly removes the need for permits in the case of sales between private individuals.

April 1, 2021

Rick Scott stops in Iowa for midterm election mission that could set him up for 2024

Sen. Rick Scott of Florida will likely grab headlines Thursday as he stops in Iowa, the state that for a half-century has kicked off the presidential nominating calendar.

March 31, 2021

Dem Rita Hart backs down in Iowa election challenge to Miller-Meeks amid mounting GOP pressure

Democrat Rita Hart has formally dropped her election challenge in Iowa to GOP Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, just as Republicans turned up their public relations campaign against the potential election "steal."

March 31, 2021

GOP groups throw support behind Georgia, Iowa election reform laws amid Dem lawsuits

Two national Republican groups have intervened in state-level lawsuits that Democrats have brought against new election integrity laws in Georgia and Iowa.

March 31, 2021

Some Democrats trying to stop Iowa, New Hampshire from voting first in 2024

With the early steps in determining the next Democratic presidential nominating process now underway, there’s a burgeoning intra-party battle over whether Iowa and New Hampshire should retain their positions as the first caucus state and first primary state in the party’s nominating calendar.

March 31, 2021

Republicans want Democrats to stop probing Iowa race, but don't talk as much about similar Illinois challenge

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has been vocal about what he calls Democratic efforts to overturn the election of Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, in favor of Democrat Rita Hart. 

March 30, 2021

Pelosi's attempt to overturn Miller-Meeks' certified Iowa win: What to know

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks has been a voting member of Congress for three months, but the Iowa Republican's tenure in Washington may be short-lived depending on the outcome of the challenge to her razor-thin 2020 election victory. 

March 29, 2021

Newt Gingrich: Pelosi's Iowa power grab – here's why House speaker is trying to steal this seat

Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is the certified winner of Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District election. In an ironic show of Democratic hypocrisy, her opponent, Rita Hart – with the help of Speaker Nancy Pelosi,  D-Calif. – is objecting to the election results.  

March 27, 2021

GOP senators shut down talk of immigration deal until border crisis is solved

Republican senators on Friday indicated that discussion of possible immigration deals to give illegal immigrants a pathway to citizenship would be off the table until the crisis at the southern border is ended.