Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau

He doesn’t want to alienate any presidential hopefuls campaigning in Iowa

The claim was investigated by former President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice in 2020 and found to be lacking evidence.

Republican shies away from social issues, citing state overreach

Advocate says disparity is a product of racial bias

Gov. Kim Reynolds signs bill aimed at protecting state’s ‘first-in-nation’ status

The federal funds could only be used construction and improvements at Iowa facilities

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday that she plans to send about 100 Iowa National Guard soldiers and 30 law enforcement officers to Texas to assist with border security between the United States and Mexico.

Changes ‘put parents in driver’s seat,’ she says; opponents say LGBTQ kids targeted

Debt limit debate delaying work on bill in Congress

DeSantis poses the most significant challenge to former President Donald Trump, who currently leads Republican primary polling nationally and in Iowa. But his entry comes after half a dozen other Republicans also have entered the race -- fracturing the party’s anti-Trump bloc.

Some seek someone like Trump but less polarizing

The animal welfare law, just upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, will cost the pork industry millions and drive up prices nationally, opponents say.

Surrounded by state and local law enforcement Tuesday, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill that enhances penalties for distributing fentanyl. On the same day, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst announced plans to introduce a bipartisan bill that would direct the Department of Defense to take stronger action against fentanyl trafficking.

Former President Donald Trump canceled a rally in Des Moines Wednesday, citing the possibility of severe weather as central Iowa is under a tornado watch until 7 p.m.

Iowa farm groups are decrying a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Thursday that upholds a California animal cruelty law that regulates livestock confinement practices. The law regulates the confinement practices of birthing sows, veal calves and egg-laying hens whose products are sold in California, including those produced outside the state.