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Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday announced plans to deploy the Iowa National Guard, match $1 million in food bank donations and recruit volunteers to help feed families if federal SNAP benefits stop Nov. 1 amid the federal government shutdown.

At a campaign tailgate in Iowa City, U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and top Republicans blamed Democrats for the ongoing federal shutdown and rallied around 2026 races. Democrats argue she’s fundraising while Iowans face rising costs.

Gov. Kim Reynolds has ordered Iowa HHS to work with food banks as federal officials warn that SNAP benefits may not go out Nov. 1. Food pantries say they’re already seeing higher demand and they’re bracing for a surge if payments are disrupted.

Iowa’s all-Republican U.S. House delegation is urging Senate Democrats to back a bipartisan plan to reopen the government, warning that the 20-day shutdown is hurting families, farmers and veterans across the state. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Republicans are refusing to negotiate over what he called a looming health care crisis at the center of the government shutdown stalemate.

President Donald Trump’s decision to redirect Pentagon research funds will keep Iowa National Guard troops paid during the government shutdown, but about 700 civilian employees remain without pay as the budget impasse drags into its third week.

Claire Brown, a Harvard/MIT M.D.-Ph.D. student from Iowa, was diagnosed with cancer just as she began med school. Now, she’s urging lawmakers not to jeopardize future breakthroughs by cutting research funding.

The federal government shutdown hasn’t affected food aid yet, but Iowa’s contingency funding for WIC could run out if the standoff in Washington drags on.

Hundreds of Iowa National Guard workers furloughed as shutdown drags on; troops may soon miss paychecks.

Three Democratic hopefuls in Iowa’s 1st District —Christina Bohannan, Taylor Wettach and Travis Terrell — used a Kalona forum to defend ACA subsidies, Medicare and Social Security, while staking out differences on Israel-Gaza and detailing plans for education, unions and cleaner water.

Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks on Friday blamed Democrats for the ongoing federal government shutdown, criticized efforts to extend Affordable Care Act tax subsidies, and expressed cautious support for President Donald Trump’s tariff-and-trade approach to aid struggling farmers.

Also in the Almanac, 17 current and former state lawmakers are endorsing Shannon Lundgren’s Congressional campaign.

Iowa’s leaders are clashing over who’s to blame for the partial federal government shutdown. Iowa’s Republican U.S. House members say Democrats forced it; Democrats argue Republicans walked away from compromise, risking higher health costs for thousands of Iowans.

The federal government officially entered a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. From Social Security checks and SNAP benefits to TSA lines, national parks and veterans’ services — here’s what stays open, what stops, and what’s at risk during a shutdown.

Iowa families warn they could lose coverage or face massive premium hikes if Congress fails to extend health insurance subsidies. Democrats say Republicans are playing politics with health care as the shutdown fight escalates — while GOP leaders accuse Democrats of holding the government hostage.

Iowa U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson slammed Democrats for treating Iowans’ health care as a “political game” rather than accepting a clean stopgap funding measure as Congress barrels toward a Sept. 30 shutdown deadline.