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Republicans head into the 2026 midterms with a cash edge in Iowa’s congressional races, as the party braces for a difficult fight to hold its slim U.S. House majority.

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.

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

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.

The political environment is rapidly changing as the nation considers the reach of the Trump administration's well-funded immigration enforcement machinery and Congress spirals toward a partial federal shutdown.

The fatal shooting of a Minneapolis VA nurse by federal agents has sparked mass protests and drawn strong reactions from Iowa officials, with Republicans urging investigation and calm while Democrats call for ICE to leave the city.

Democrat Taylor Wettach is ending his congressional bid to run for Iowa state auditor, reshaping the Democratic primary in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District. Meanwhile, Republican state Rep. Shannon Lundgren has suspended her bid for Congress in eastern Iowa, clearing the way for GOP front-runner Joe Mitchell.

The federal money will go toward public safety, housing development and infrastructure projects.

Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said Wednesday that President Donald Trump is overstating the need for U.S. control of Greenland, while emphasizing the importance of diplomacy and reaffirming his long-standing support for the independence of the Federal Reserve amid a Justice Department inquiry into Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

The U.S. military seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro drew strong support from Iowa’s Republican delegation — and sharp criticism from Democrats who say the operation bypassed Congress and could pull the nation into another foreign war.

Four years after escaping Afghanistan during the chaotic Kabul airlift, Afghans living in Iowa say they now fear deportation as U.S. immigration policies shift.

The funding — $50 billion spread across the country — comes from federal Republicans’ tax policy and federal budget legislation which also slashed hundreds of billions from Medicaid and other federal health programs

Members of Iowa’s congressional delegation will travel to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday alongside President Donald Trump to attend the dignified transfer of the two Iowa National Guard soldiers who were killed in an attack in Syria.

Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks joined House GOP leaders to promote a health care overhaul they say would lower premiums and curb costs tied to the Affordable Care Act. But as Congress debates alternatives to extending ACA subsidies, some Iowa farmers who rely on the marketplace warn that expiring credits could trigger sharp premium hikes.

Tiffin Democrat Travis Terrell calls for a $20-an-hour federal minimum wage and tougher corporate accountability in his campaign for Congress, and Iowa Senate Democratic Leader Janice Weiner seeks another term after helping Democrats break GOP super majority.