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Legislation named after an Iowan killed in a drunk driving crash by an immigrant who was not legally authorized to be in the ...

Iowa GOP U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst reintroduced legislation that would require federal authorities to detain anyone unlawfully present in the United States who has been charged with a crime that ...

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, is facing stiff criticism from Democrats—but most Republicans back ...

American universities are failing to disclose millions of dollars in funding from China, a report released Wednesday found.

President Trump has signed an executive action ordering federal agencies to bring their workers back to the office full time.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is muscling Pete Hegseth’s nomination as defense secretary toward confirmation Friday, ...

Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra speaks on the floor of the U.S. House in favor of the Sarah's Law amendment to the Laken Riley Act.

The long-pushed Laken Riley Act could be one of the first bills to hit President Trump's desk in his new term.

U.S. Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has introduced the Regulations Evaluated to Determine The Anticipated Price and Effect (RED TAPE) Act, a bill aimed at increasing transparency and ...