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Iowa's open Senate seat, three House districts and the governor's race put the Hawkeye State at the center of the November 3 midterm fight for control of Congress.

President Donald Trump was interrupted five times by hecklers at a Kansas rally on October 20, dismissing them as paid protesters before warning the US could leave Europe over the France riots.

President Trump heads to Kansas Monday and Iowa later this week as Republicans pour money into Senate races across the Plains amid worries about rural voter enthusiasm.

President Trump rallies in Sioux City Thursday for Ashley Hinson as part of a seven-state blitz aimed at saving the GOP Senate majority.

GOP pollster Patrick Ruffini told POLITICO that surveys are inflating the Senate battleground, and past polling errors in Iowa and Ohio suggest Democrats face an uphill fight in the Midwest.

Trump campaigns in Iowa this week as a new AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll shows AAPI adults drifting from Republicans on the economy ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms.

President Donald Trump visits Iowa Thursday as diesel averages $6.30 a gallon and USDA projects farm income down 2.6%, putting rural turnout in the spotlight.

President Trump's rosy economic pitch is clashing with voter frustration over prices, putting the Iowa Senate race unexpectedly in play two weeks before the Nov. 3 midterms.

Riots in France have triggered a fierce migration fight across Europe, with Trump telling leaders to close their borders and Hungary and Poland saying the chaos proves them right.

Democrats hold a 75% chance of winning the Senate and lead in Iowa polls two weeks before the November 3 midterms, as gas prices and inflation weigh on Republican prospects.

Turner called for a congressional investigation into the Starlink slowdown in Ukraine during an October 18 appearance on Face the Nation, while pressuring Trump to impose Russia sanctions.

Eight years after Amy Mullis died with a corn rake in her back, her son and new defense experts say it was a farm accident, and the case is heading to appeal.

A new Economist/YouGov poll finds 78 percent of Senate voters have made up their minds, but undecided independents in Iowa and six other tossup states will likely decide Senate control.

Gas Prices Could Decide Senate Control, and Iowa Is in the Crosshairs

An AP review found Iran war ads have aired more than 43,000 times since Sept. 1. Iowa's Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn are all in the crosshairs.

Two Iowa Republicans voted for the first time to end the Iran war as Democrats spend $42 million on ads tying the conflict to gas and fertilizer prices.

President Trump has visited Ohio twice in nine days as Republicans defend Senate seats in toss-up states including Iowa, with control of the chamber at stake in November.

FBI is investigating letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to election offices

At least eight states sued OpenAI on October 15, 2026, claiming ChatGPT harms children and deceives adults. Iowa AG Brenna Bird says OpenAI is lying to Iowans.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joined seven other states in suing OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT encouraged minors toward self-harm and violence without adequate safeguards.