U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins made her first official visit to Iowa since her appointment by President Donald Trump. It came just days before President Trump has promised to roll out more tariffs.

Attendees voiced frustrations over sweeping cuts to federal agencies and concerns about Congressional oversight during Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley’s townhall in northern Iowa. It was part of Grassley’s annual 99 county tour.

Jeff Kaufmann was unanimously reelected Saturday to a sixth two-year term as chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa.

Rita Hart was reelected Saturday to serve another term as chair of the Iowa Democratic Party.

The Scott County sheriff says although an Iowa Senate committee has rejected his ethics complaint against Chris Cournoyer, the state’s new lieutenant governor, he intends to pursue the matter.

President-elect Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer over its poll that inaccurately predicted Democratic candidate Kamala Harris would win Iowa.

A panel made up of five of Iowa’s statewide elected officials voted unanimously Monday to certify the state’s 2024 election results, finalizing the counting of Iowans’ votes.

Selzer said the 2024 polling miss didn’t lead her to leave the polling company.

Voters approved conservation bonds to help fund new trails, support wildlife and improve water quality in Johnson and Story counties. The bonds received nearly 80% of the vote; they needed 60% to pass.

After Tuesday's election, the Iowa Senate and House are likely to end with supermajorities for Republicans. At the same time, the state elected its first transgender representative to serve in the Statehouse as a Democrat.