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A Polk County judge will determine whether the case should proceed to discovery, be paused until President Trump is out of office, or dismissed

This week on the On Iowa Politics Podcast, we discuss President Trump’s visit to Iowa. Plus, 2026 election shakeups, Republican gubernatorial primary forums, a legislative forum and more.

They have agreed to separate Homeland Security funding from the rest of the legislation and fund DHS for two weeks while they debate Democratic demands for curbs on ICE.

Entertainers, tech executives and athletes increasingly voicing concern about ICE tactics in Minneapolis and beyond

Here’s what to know about new program meant to give $1,000 to every newborn, so long as their parents open an account.

There was little evidence Wednesday of any significant changes in the Twin Cities after weeks of harsh rhetoric and clashes with protesters.

Few Republicans are rising to the Homeland Security secretary’s defense in the aftermath of two Minneapolis shootings.

Iowa U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson said the House-passed DHS funding bill includes sufficient accountability for immigration agents and warned that additional restrictions sought by Senate Democrats would undermine enforcement and risk a partial government shutdown.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed former state lawmaker and Trump administration appointee Joe Mitchell in the race for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, a move that effectively clears the Republican primary field and cements Mitchell’s status as the party’s front-runner.

Photos from President Donald Trump’s speaking event in Clive, Iowa on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.

Trump held a rally Tuesday in Iowa to kick off his support for Republican candidates in this fall’s midterm elections; thousands protested outside the event in suburban Des Moines

Thousands of protesters braved freezing temperatures in Clive on Tuesday to denounce what they describe as increasingly aggressive — and deadly — immigration enforcement under the Trump administration. The demonstration came hours before President Donald Trump’s speech at the Horizon Events Center.

Prominent Republicans and gun rights advocates helped elicit a White House turnabout this week after bristling over the administration’s characterization of Alex Pretti as responsible for his own death because he lawfully possessed a weapon.

President Donald Trump delivered remarks on energy and the economy at the Horizon Events Center in Clive this afternoon.

President Donald Trump’s return to Iowa comes amid growing debate over affordability, trade policy and aggressive immigration enforcement.