President Donald Trump claimed a poll that found Vice President Kamala Harris leading in Iowa was a form of fraud. A judge has ruled it is protected by the First Amendment.

A Johnson County judge ruled against the state’s decision to close its State Historical Society of Iowa research center in Iowa City. Since the Iowa Department of Administrative Services closed the building in December, advocates have been fighting for it to be reopened and for displaced items to be returned.

The Trump administration says easing federal restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions will lower electricity costs and help meet growing demand. Critics warn that relying longer on coal could harm public health, worsen air pollution and accelerate climate change.

As agricultural land prices have increased drastically over the past two decades and young, want-to-be farmers have an increasingly difficult time starting their operations, politicians nationally — and here in Iowa — have questioned if corporate or foreign interests are to blame.

A family farm in central Iowa recently transitioned their industrial hog operation to grow something else — specialty mushrooms. They say it’s better for them and the environment, and with help from a nonprofit, they hope to inspire other farmers.

Vice President JD Vance visited western Iowa to tout tax cuts and trade deals secured by the Trump administration in an appeal to Republican voters to turn out for the election.