The Republican Attorneys General Association released findings ahead of the press conference touting numbers that Iowa has seen a 46% reduction in fentanyl deaths since its 2022 peak, while violent sex crimes are down 50% in the state.
A report from the watchdog group Alliance for Consumers, set to be released Thursday, shows that since 2025, trial lawyer-aligned political action committees have given $100,000 to the House Majority PAC, which focuses on getting Democrats elected to the U.S. House.
The report said Justice Department ethics official Joseph Tirrell informed Blanche in March 2025 that his previous work as Trump’s criminal defense attorney created potential conflicts of interest.
On Tuesday, the state Senate voted by a 29-17 margin to allow for the General Assembly to work on redistricting ahead of the 2026 elections. This was short of the necessary two-thirds threshold, with five Republican senators defecting.
In a unanimous 5-0 decision, the court ruled that former county clerk Becky Hill improperly influenced jurors during the high-profile trial. The justices said the court had “no choice” but to reverse the convictions because of Hill’s external influence on the jury.
The FBI Director agreed during a tense Senate budget hearing to take an alcohol use disorder test after Democrats questioned him over allegations of excessive drinking reported by The Atlantic.
