US Rep. Randy Feenstra has been playing hooky from Republican governor debates. At a Moms for Liberty debate, all four of his opponents took a swipe at him for not showing up to answer questions.
US Rep. Randy Feenstra is considered a frontrunner in Iowa’s race for governor. He has not been attending debates. In a recent debate held by Moms for Liberty, an empty podium was left on stage for him.
Iowa politicians want to make horse dewormer available over the counter for human use—not because the science changed, but because they think it’s good politics.
Residents told Iowa Starting Line about long-term issues with unclean water and soil erosion that has become so serious it's beginning to impact important supports for their homes.
Havenpark Communities owns mobile home parks across Iowa and the country. Residents' rents are climbing. Services are getting cut.
During a visit to Iowa, Trump said farmers' woes were the result of Biden-era policy and foreign countries. The New York Times reports the president's 2025 tariff sweep made costs for equipment soar and prices for crops drop.
"It's a dire time for American farmers, particularly the Midwest soybean and corn farmers," said Kirk Leeds, chief executive of the Iowa Soybean Association.
Read more from NYT here: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/trump-iowa-farms-tariffs.html?partner=slack&smid=sl-share
Last we checked, that's against the Constitution.
US Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, in an opening speech for a Trump event in Iowa, said she wanted to give the crowd of protesters gathered outside "the one-finger salute."
A crowd of Iowans protested outside of the Horizon Events Center in Clive on Jan. 27, 2026, where Trump delivered a speech on energy and the economy.
