DOGE sprouts in red states, as governors embrace the cost-cutter brand and make it their own
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The brash and chaotic first days of President Donald Trump ‘s Department of Government…
Trump marks celebration of America’s 250th anniversary in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to deliver a “spectacular” yearlong birthday…
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst at contentious town hall: ‘We all are going to die’
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Sen. Joni Ernst was met with shouts and groans when she said…
International students targeted in visa crackdown struggle to rebuild lives
After the government terminated his legal status in the U.S., one student abruptly lost his laboratory job in…
Buttigieg returns to Iowa with a strident anti-Trump message
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Pete Buttigieg returned to Iowa on Tuesday with some subtle and not-so-subtle messages…
GOP-led states push for control of federal education money under Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Governors in several Republican-led states are pressing the Trump administration to cut strings attached to…
Come back or move on? Fired federal workers face choices now that a judge wants them rehired
Sam Peterson is one of thousands of fired federal workers who was offered his job back under a…
Iowa governor signs bill removing gender identity protections
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa became the first U.S. state to remove gender identity protections from its…
Polar vortex sends temperatures plunging to record levels across U.S.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — More than 95 million people are facing gripping cold Tuesday as a polar vortex…