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What Happened to Ron DeSantis? From MAGA Sweetheart to Forgotten Man
Once seen as Trump's heir apparent, the Florida governor is now sidelined by rising MAGA figures. But it may be too soon to count him out.
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WATCH: ‘We are all going to die,’ Sen. Ernst says after addressing Medicaid changes in combative town hall
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is facing backlash after saying that “we all are going to die” while talking about potential ...
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Trump gives Elon Musk an Oval Office sendoff, crediting him with ‘colossal change’
President Donald Trump bid farewell to Elon Musk in the Oval Office on Friday, providing a cordial conclusion to a tumultuous ...
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Ernst to DOGE: Here’s $1 trillion in federal spending cuts
ERIN MURPHY Lee-Gazette Des Moines Bureau Nov ... spending ripe for the cutting, Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said this week in a letter to Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.
Ashley Hinson stands behind Trump in face of rowdy town halls
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) stood by President Trump and the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” Wednesday as she faced down raucous ...
Sen. Rand Paul dismisses GOP budget bill's spending cuts as 'wimpy and anemic'
Sen. Rand Paul, a vocal critic of the Trump-backed budget bill he said has "wimpy" spending cuts, advocated to shift more ...
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Gov. Kim Reynolds sues Des Moines Register over record request
DES MOINES, Iowa — Governor Kim Reynolds is suing the Des Moines Register after they requested records under Iowa's open-records law. Reynolds filed the lawsuit on Friday, claiming that some the ...
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'It's brutal:' Sudden grants cuts devastate Iowa museums, libraries and cultural nonprofits
The cuts are attributed to executive orders by President Trump and spending reductions under Elon ... the Des Moines Register was able to tally exactly how many nonprofit organizations in Iowa ...