Iowa

The Department of Education approved Iowa's Returning Education to the States Waiver, making it the first state to secure approval.

President Donald Trump honored two Iowa National Guard members killed during an attack in Syria, participating in their dignified transfers at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

A high-profile illegal alien who served as superintendent of Iowa’s largest public school system has been revealed as a registered Democratic voter in Maryland, according to newly released unredacted voter registration records.

Des Moines Public Schools Board Chair Jackie Norris ended her U.S. Senate campaign Thursday after facing mounting criticism over her call for radical empathy toward former superintendent Ian Andre Roberts — an illegal immigrant with a lengthy criminal record who led Iowa’s largest school district until his recent arrest.

The youngest person to be elected to the Iowa legislature, Joe Mitchell, has launched a campaign for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District.

The Iowa Board of Regents approved a new academic freedom policy requiring balanced instruction and reviews to stop indoctrination.

President Trump addressed a large crowd at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on July 3, marking the official kickoff of the yearlong celebration leading to America’s 250th birthday.

Republican Governor Kim Reynolds signed legislation allowing law-abiding 18-year-olds to own and carry handguns.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has filed a lawsuit against Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx after he discouraged officers from cooperating with federal immigration authorities.

A judge blocked an Iowa law banning books containing explicit sexual content from school libraries.