President Donald Trump is offering federal employees the opportunity to accept a buyout and resign if they don't wish to return to in-person work.

It comes after Trump won the district by 21 points in November. In 2024, Trump flipped Scott County red after Joe Biden previously won by the county by 3 points in 2020, and Hillary Clinton by 2 points in 2016. Jackson and Clinton counties were won by Trump in the last three presidential elections.

Trump signed an executive order halting the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program on Jan. 27. Another executive order paused foreign aid. Shir Agha Safi, founder of Afghan Partners in Iowa, said those orders will impact his non-profit.

Two Des Moines resettlement agencies say they will serve the 309 new arrivals they already welcomed to Iowa, despite a federal stop work order.

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is calling on President Donald Trump to explain his decision to fire 18 inspectors general responsible for oversight at federal gove

Iowa Democrats scored an upset in a state Senate special election on Tuesday, months after being wiped out in the Hawkeye State in the presidential contest.

President Donald Trump is making plans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence and create a new national sculpture garden while reviving efforts to harshly punish those who vandalize or destroy existing statues and monuments.

Arizona political figure Kari Lake's return to Iowa this week for a MAGA event has been postponed. The "Welcome Home Kari Lake" event was originally scheduled for Jan. 30 at the West Des Moines Marriott.

About 150 refugees were expected to arrive over the next two months — and now it's unclear whether they will come to the state or the U.S. at all.

Iowa farmers are bracing for another possible round of tariffs as incoming President Donald Trump threatens to levy heavy duties on China, Mexico and Canada, agriculture’s biggest trading partners. Trump, who takes office Monday, has swung widely on the ...

Good afternoon and Happy Friday, readers! As President Donald Trump left Washington, D.C., for his first presidential trip to North Carolina and California today, the nation’s capital gave a warm welcome to two giant pandas from China that made their debut at the Smithsonian National Zoo.

Pam Bondi is widely expected to be confirmed as the country’s top law enforcement official — even as some lawmakers worry about her ability to resist President Donald Trump’s influence over the Justice Department.