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In her January 9th speech Gov. Reynolds also called for more assistance for new mothers. “As we continue to fight for the law in the courts, I want to thank you for putting Iowa firmly on the side of life. “By passing the heartbeat bill, we affirmed an essential truth: every Iowan counts. “To continue building a robust culture of life, we must also do everything in our power to ensure new moms and their families—especially those who are struggling—have what they need to make ends meet. “Today, Medicaid only covers postpartum care for two months after birth. I’m proposing...

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be the only two Republican presidential candidates facing off in tonight's final GOP debate before the Iowa caucuses kick off the 2024 nominating process on Monday. Former President Donald Trump also qualified, but plans to skip it and instead hold a televised town hall meeting at the same time. Two candidates — former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy — did not meet CNN's thresholds to qualify after appearing in December's debate. The debate gives Haley and DeSantis another opportunity in front of a national audience...

As the anticipation builds for the 2024 presidential race and political fervor sweeps across the nation, Americans are poised to cast their first presidential votes next week in the Iowa caucus. On January 15, citizens in Iowa will play a pivotal role in shaping the trajectory of the presidential race, setting the stage for a series of primary contests that will unfold in the coming months. The Iowa caucus is a significant event in the U.S. presidential election cycle, marking the initiation of the primary season. Voters from across the state will gather in community centers, schools, and other designated...

President Donald Trump is boasting a massive 43-point lead in Iowa, a Morning Consult survey found. The polling examining the race in Iowa shows Trump with a stunning, garnering 58 percent support. Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, not Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, emerges to a distant second place, 43 points behind with 15 percent support. DeSantis falls closely behind with 14 percentage points, followed by Vivek Ramaswamy with ten points, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie with two points, and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson with a single point. The surveys were taken between December 1, 2023, through Jan....

Iowa Caucus ending Jan 7. Trump 58, De Santis 15, Haley 14, Ramaswamy 10, Christie 3. Morning Consult General Election ending Jan 4. . Trump 51. Biden 39. Zogby

Last week, 17-year-old student Dylan "DJ" Butler shot multiple people. He also killed a sixth-grade student before taking his own life. As Mia and Matt highlighted, Butler's social media posts pointed to an interest in the LGBT movement and identified as "gender fluid," using "he/they" pronouns. Now, more tragic but sadly not surprising details have come out, which is that he was known to authorities. Advertisement The Libs of TikTok X account shared coverage from the Daily Mail on Monday, which noted that Butler had been posting about the attack on the Discord social media site. "Butler posted a video...

Nikki Haley’s campaign reportedly canceled an event at the last minute to avoid what her critics describe as embarrassment, as video showed a relatively empty room and a few pro-Haley signs hanging on a wall. “If you look around me, technically this is an event that was supposed to start in the last few minutes, and of course it’s empty,” a reporter on the scene said. “You got empty chairs, stuff packed up in the corner, and signs just hanging on the wall — the only way you’d know that Nikki Haley was supposed to be here,” she said, noting...

The Iowa gunman who opened fire on Perry High School last week appeared to have an active account on the internet chat platform Discord where he previously discussed school shootings and described “gearing up” moments before Thursday’s attack.... (A) Discord user said they had flagged the chatroom to the FBI in November, after which an FBI agent reached out over email and asked for more information. The user emailed the FBI agent screenshots of the server but did not hear back. The user said their report to the FBI did not include mention of the user “took2much.” The chatroom was...

Authorities have provided no information about a possible motive or how Butler, who they believe acted alone, obtained the firearms.

A week and a half from the Iowa caucuses, two 2024 Republican presidential contenders attempted to convince voters that former President Donald Trump isn’t a lock to win the nomination — and prove their own electability. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley warned Iowa Republican voters Thursday night that nominating Trump again could cost their party the White House in November. DeSantis sought to show a more relatable side of his personality. He opened by handing CNN moderator Kaitlan Collins the jersey of University of Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark — poking fun at...

Presidential hopeful Chris Christie on Wednesday said that he would not pardon former President Donald Trump if he is convicted of crimes. During an appearance on The View, Christie didn't even let co-host Joy Behar finish the question when pointing out that opponents Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley had already pledged to pardon Trump, asking if he would do the same. “No, no, no, no,” Christie said. “As a governor, I issued pardons,” Christie explained. “And one of the things you have to do is look at the person. The person has to accept responsibility for what they...

In a new campaign ad that doubles as a confessional, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie tells voters he has "an admission to make." Why it matters: Christie, who's been particularly critical of Trump during his campaign, is trying to win over voters who, like himself, backed Trump in the past and now are wary or disillusioned. What he's saying: "Eight years ago when I decided to endorse Donald Trump for president, I did it because he was winning, and I did it because I thought I could make him a better candidate and a better president," Christie says in...

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Thursday downplayed her recent remark that New Hampshire voters would “correct” the results of the Iowa caucuses, telling town hall attendees in the Hawkeye State that she was just “cutting up.” “Oh my gosh,” Haley awkwardly sighed after receiving disapproving groans from many in the crowd at Grand View University in Des Moines when CNN host Erin Burnett brought up the gaffe. The former South Carolina governor, however, defended her comments, arguing that people were taking the remark too seriously.

Great American Comeback, the leadership PAC aligned with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign, has donated nearly $100,000 to a slate of Iowa legislators who have endorsed the governor’s White House bid, according to Iowa campaign finance records. At least 14 of the 42 Iowa state legislators who have endorsed DeSantis received donations from the leadership PAC, ranging in individual sums from $2,500 to $15,000. The first donations were made in early October, followed by several more in November and another three in December, the campaign finance records show. Earlier this summer, DeSantis’ allies linked Great American Comeback to Team...

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley was ripped by her chief competitor and Iowa leaders Thursday after telling an audience of New Hampshire voters that they would “correct” the results of the Hawkeye State’s caucuses. “We have an opportunity to get this right, and I know we’ll get it right. I trust you,” Haley, 51, said during a town hall event in Milford Wednesday. “You know Iowa starts it. You know that you correct it … you know that my sweet state of South Carolina brings it home,” she added after pausing for laughter from the audience.

Emergency personnel work at the scene of an active shooter situation at Perry High School in Perry, Iowa. Developing.......................

Former President Donald Trump and Fox News have scheduled an Iowa town hall event on the same date and at the same time (Wednesday, January 10, at 9:00 p.m. ET) as CNN’s upcoming Republican presidential debate. For some insane reason, a few of the dummies running for the Republican presidential nomination have agreed to allow far-left CNN to host a debate in Iowa. File that under Why we lose. But now, just five days before the all-important Iowa Caucus on Saturday, January 15, Trump will deliver a two-fer. This Fox News town hall will not only steal attention away from...

DES MOINES, Iowa — There's less than three weeks until the Iowa caucuses, and GOP presidential candidates are blitzing through Iowa. Recently, Ron DeSantis made multiple stops across the state and brought along some Iowa leaders who have endorsed him. So far, DeSantis has completed a 99-county tour, also known as a full Grassley, and has made more than 154 stops across Iowa. His campaign tells Iowa's News Now he's garnered support from more than 30,000 Iowans who plan to caucus for him. They have more than 1,000 caucus captains who will be speaking in favor of him at precincts...

With just weeks away before the Iowa Caucus, the candidates in the 2024 Republican Presidential Primary not named President Donald Trump do not seem to be gaining any real traction. Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL), who is in a (distant) second to Trump, has been under the most scrutiny, and rumors of his campaign's suspension are swirling again. The Washington Examiner reported that Ryan Tyson, a long-time adviser of Gov. DeSantis, has supposedly said the campaign is in the "make the patient comfortable" stage, a phrase used for a person in hospice care. However, Gov. DeSantis's communications director, Andrew Romeo, denied...

On the menu today: The cover piece in the newest issue of National Review has Ron DeSantis fans grumbling that it’s far too early for such a gloomy assessment of his campaign because not a single vote has been cast yet. Fine, but to believe that DeSantis has a shot of winning Iowa, we need to believe that his support is at least 15 percentage points higher than his highest numbers in recent polling and that Donald Trump’s support is at least 15 percentage points lower than his lowest numbers in recent polling. (If you simply take DeSantis’s best number...