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DeSantis Open to Drone Strikes in Mexico
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis seemed to escalate his willingness to use deadly force against suspected criminals, including within Mexico, in comments made at a campaign event in Coralville on Thursday.
Walz At State Fair: GOP’s Agenda ‘Morally Reprehensible’
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had a pretty simple message for Republican presidential candidates visiting the Iowa State Fair: “Mind your own damn business.” “There’s no need for government to be in the exam room when women are making their decisions. We’ve always had local...
New Billboard Attack GOP Candidates’ Extremism
As more than a dozen GOP presidential candidates descend on Des Moines for the Iowa State Fair, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) wants to send them a message they won’t miss. The DNC is placing a billboard in Iowa’s capital city attacking Republican candidates...
The Iowa Twinkie And 63 Other New State Fair Foods To Try
Want to try something new at the 2023 Iowa State Fair? Here are all 64 new food, dessert and drink options (and they’re not ALL fried and on a stick).
Where To Find GOP Candidates At The Iowa State Fair
Interested in where you can run into (or avoid) the GOP’s 2024 presidential candidates at the Iowa State Fair? We put together a list of each candidate's events at the fair so you can be on the lookout. The Des Moines Register’s Political Soapbox Ten GOP presidential...
15 Iowa Counties To Get Nearly $100 Million In Voucher Money
The Iowa Department of Education has approved $142 million in taxpayer dollars to go towards K-12 private school tuition for the 2023-24 school, and nearly $100 million of that amount will go to applicants in just 15 Iowa counties. New data from the department...
The History Behind All 63 National Parks In The US
People entered national parks nearly 312 million times in 2022. Here’s a brief history of all 63 national parks in the US.
Urbandale Pauses Removal Of LGBTQ Books From Schools
The Urbandale School District released updated guidance on Thursday about books that are to be removed from school buildings and paused on removing those that mention LGBTQ content. After reviewing the list with 382 titles and instead narrowed it down to 65. “We have...
Top Trump Official Was Ready to Use Military Against Americans to Stay in Power
A top member of Donald Trump’s administration was prepared to use a pre-Civil War law to unleash the US military against American civilians if they protested Trump’s attempts to stay in power after losing the 2020 presidential election. That revelation was one of...