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March 24, 2021

Nancy Mace blasts Pelosi's 'hypocrisy' for trying to overturn Iowa Republican's win

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., blasted Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday for her "hypocrisy" in trying to overturn Iowa Republican Mariannette Meeks' House seat win. 

March 23, 2021

Iowa correctional officer and nurse killed in prison attack by inmate

An inmate at Anamosa State Penitentiary in Iowa attacked prison staff shortly after 10 a.m. Tuesday, killing one correctional officer and a nurse, officers said. 

March 23, 2021

Iowa woman, 104, gets COVID-19 vaccine decades after surviving 1918 flu pandemic

A 104-year-old Iowa woman who was a child during the 1918 flu pandemic has officially received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, per local reports. 

March 22, 2021

A second House Democrat objects to overturning Iowa congressional election GOP won by six votes

Saying that “the election is over and it’s time to move on,” a second House Democrat is raising a red flag to a potential push by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to overturn GOP Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa’s razor-thin victory in last November’s election.

March 22, 2021

Dem Rep. Dean Phillips breaks with Pelosi, opposes overturning Iowa congressional race

Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., posted a tweet Monday morning calling on Democratic leadership to abandon their pursuit of overturning Miller-Meeks’ state-certified election to place her opponent Rita Hart in Congress.

March 20, 2021

As Trump teases a 2024 presidential run, potential GOP rivals start making early visits

As former President Donald Trump teases a possible 2024 White House run, other potential GOP presidential rivals start planning visits to the early voting states.

March 19, 2021

2 state legislatures pass pro-Second Amendment permitless carry bills

Lawmakers in Tennessee and Iowa this week passed bills that would allow permitless carry of firearms.

March 19, 2021

Republicans accuse Dem election lawyer of 'serious conflict of interest' in case to reverse Iowa House race

EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans are raising "serious" ethical concerns in the contentious effort to overturn the six-vote victory of GOP Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. 

March 18, 2021

McConnell, McCarthy accuse Pelosi of trying to 'steal,' 'overturn' GOP election victory in Iowa

The top two Republicans in Congress are blasting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic majority for considering a challenge to GOP Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ razor thin victory in last November’s election.

March 17, 2021

Democrats block GOP rep's bill requiring negative COVID tests for illegal immigrants

On Tuesday, Democrats in the House of Representatives shot down a new immigration bill by Miller-Meeks that Republicans demanded be brought up for consideration by lawmakers.