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Political correspondent Zachary Oren Smith was at the ICE Out for Good rally in Iowa City. He talks about Renee Good’s last words and what we should learn from them.
Everything is expensive. That's not a policy abstraction. It hits home. Nathan Sage in a raw moment talks about how a downturn in the Iowa economy has affected his own wife's job.
CONTENT WARNING: this video contains the clip of an ICE agent shooting and killing Renee Nicole Good. Viewer discretion is advised.
An ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The Trump administration is already spreading lies about what unfolded, which was recorded on camera.
US Sen. Joni Ernst defended the actions of an ICE officer who shot and killed a 37-year-old mother in Minneapolis.
"Our brave ICE officers enforce the law to keep America SAFE!" she said on the social media platform X.
Authoritarianism tries to convince people their voices don't matter—but DOGE backlash and Trump's walk-back on Social Security cuts following widespread outrage suggest otherwise.
Ashley Hinson voted to cut social security by $452 million—a move that voters from both parties oppose.
But when it comes to these issues, people push back and politicians listen.
Iowa school officials are bracing for SNAP cuts, as President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill will make it harder for families to enroll in school meal programs.
Read more here: https://iowastartingline.com/2025/11/26/iowa-grandma-worries-about-feeding-grandkids-as-cuts-to-snap-loom/
After announcing the $12B Farmer Bridge Payments, Dysart, Iowa farmer Cordt Holub said his two-year-old son asks if Trump could come instead of Santa Claus. According to his social media accounts, Holub works with NuTech Seed, a regional brand underneath Corteva.
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Iowa only trails Arkansas in the number of farm bankruptcies filed so far this year, a stat attributed to plummeting international soybean sales thanks to Trump’s trade wars and tariffs.
The hemp industry faces an uncertain future, thanks to President Trump's shutdown deal.
Read more here: https://iowastartingline.com/2025/11/14/shutdown-deal-means-hemp-industry-could-go-up-in-flames/
