President Donald Trump for now has not met the requirements to send National Guard troops to Chicago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday afternoon in a major setback for the president, Jacob Fischler reports.

President Donald Trump’s administration will start garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers in default beginning early next year, the U.S. Education Department said Tuesday, Shauneen Miranda reports.

The Iowa Utilities Commission will have to decide whether Summit Carbon Solutions can change the ending destination for its carbon sequestration pipeline before a case against the company’s permit can proceed, an Iowa court ruled, Cami Koons reports.

The U.S. Department of Justice early Tuesday released thousands more files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with several referencing President Donald Trump, Shauneen Miranda reports.

Social workers nationwide directed furious complaints toward their national association, demanding accountability, transparency and an external review of finances, Kansas Reflector reports.

Animal-welfare advocates say that while one of Iowa’s biggest puppy-mill operators is no longer licensed, he is still selling dogs and has ramped up the illegal practice of puppy laundering, Clark Kauffman reports.

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis will retain an order keeping the wrongly deported El Salvador national Kilmar Abrego Garcia out of federal custody for the rest of the year, the judge said at a Monday hearing, Ashley Murray and Jacob Fischler report.

Eligible Iowa households can receive a monthly allotment to spend on certain food items at the grocery store throughout the summer now that Iowa plans to participate in the federal summer feeding program, Cami Koons reports.

Jefferson County is the target of a federal lawsuit involving allegations of slander, unfair hiring practices, electronic eavesdropping and paramedics having sex in the county’s ambulance barn, Clark Kauffman reports.

The University of Dubuque is expanding its efforts to instill values of character, identity and purpose in students through a partnership with the LearningWell Coalition, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.

President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday it’s halting leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction along the East Coast due to national security risks, Shauneen Miranda reports.

Oregon grows more Christmas trees than any other state in the country, and researchers are looking into how they can keep the state’s Christmas tree industry alive for decades to come, Oregon Capital Chronicle reports.

A new report from the Prison Policy Initiative says menstruation is still regularly treated as a disciplinary matter in jails and prisons, even in facilities that provide free products, Stateline reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/12/21/r...

Some states are cracking down on aggressive driving, including requiring installation of speed limiting devices in the vehicles of drivers with multiple speeding or reckless driving violations, Stateline reports.

Gov. Kim Reynolds appointed two new Iowa Board of Regents members, she announced Friday: Steve Lacy, a former media executive and Peter Cownie, a former state lawmaker, Cami Koons reports.

Drake University is working to launch a new degree program aimed at preparing students who want to dedicate themselves to helping “people with disabilities in living full and self-directed lives," Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.

An Iowa nursing home where gift cards for residents were stolen has been fined $500 by the state, Clark Kauffman reports.

Iowans eligible for a federal utility assistance program are applying for assistance at higher rates this winter than last year, according to some distributors, Cami Koons reports.

As pennies vanish from the American landscape, many businesses are clamoring for federal guidance on how to handle cash transactions in a penniless world, Stateline reports.

The Department of Justice is expected to release records Friday related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but questions remained over whether officials will meet legal requirements, Ashley Murray reports.

Iowa’s Office of Ombudsman, which investigates complaints related to local and state government, saw an almost 10% increase in cases opened during the last fiscal year, Clark Kauffman reports.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said late Thursday she was suspending applications for a diversity visa program because the suspect in shootings at Brown University obtained a green card through the program in 2017, Ariana Figueroa reports.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources confirmed Thursday that Canada geese at two southern Iowa lakes tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, Cami Koons reports.

The U.S. House on Thursday passed, 211-204, a bill to remove Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf outside Alaska, Jacob Fischler reports. All of Iowa's representatives voted for the bill.

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The $1,776 “warrior dividend” checks President Donald Trump announced Wednesday will come from basic military housing allowance funds approved by Congress and signed into law in July, according to a senior administration official, Ashley Murray reports.

President Donald Trump’s administration took major steps Thursday in a campaign to block minors’ access to gender-affirming care nationwide, Shauneen Miranda reports.

The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a confidential draft agreement to more than a dozen states that would require election officials to remove any alleged ineligible voters identified during a federal review of their voter rolls, Stateline reports.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, which Trump said reflected the drug’s potential medical benefits while discouraging recreational use, Jacob Fischler reports.

A Cass County chiropractor who was criminally convicted of assaulting a patient has had his license reinstated by the Iowa Board of Chiropractic, Clark Kauffman reports.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a prestigious cultural hub in the nation’s capital, will be renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday, Ariana Figueroa reports.

A Polk City paramedic fired for her online comments about slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk is now suing the city for allegedly violating her First Amendment rights, Clark Kauffman reports.

Rural Iowa communities have received more than $8 million in grants and loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development for the improvement of water and safety systems, Cami Koons reports.

A panel of appellate judges heard arguments Thursday over a Trump administration policy requiring millions of noncitizens to register with the federal government and carry documentation, Ariana Figueroa reports.

More than 4,000 college students from across Iowa, the U.S. and the world are set to earn their degrees from the state’s public universities at the end of the fall semester, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.

Des Moines University is gearing up to offer residency programming in partnership with area hospitals and clinics, having received initial approval to become a “sponsoring institution," Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.

Measles case are continuing to grow and threatening to undo next year the United States’ status as a nation that has eradicated the disease, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Stateline reports.

As Americans continue to face rising prices ahead of the holidays, President Donald Trump blamed inflation and health care costs on his predecessor during a prime-time speech Wednesday in which he also claimed to have fixed the issues, Ashley Murray reports.

A study from Michigan State University found that when domestic farm employment declines by 10%, food prices of labor-intensive crops increase by around 3%, Cami Koons reports.

A federal judge Wednesday said the Department of Homeland Security cannot bar members of Congress from making unannounced oversight visits to federal facilities that detain immigrants, Ariana Figueroa reports.

As Cornell College students reel from recent news of cuts to certain academic programs and positions, the college’s president said Cornell, like the liberal arts education that fuels it, must evolve, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.

Senate Majority Leader Mike Klimesh said Wednesday he plans to introduce legislation allowing carbon pipelines more ability to deviate from their state-approved route in an effort to address concerns about eminent domain, Robin Opsahl reports.

U.S. House Republicans on a Judiciary Committee panel during a Wednesday hearing defended the Trump administration’s move to end temporary protections for immigrants who hail from countries deemed too dangerous to return, Ariana Figueroa reports.

A U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday that National Guard troops can remain in the District of Columbia while the judges take up the district's case contesting the deployment of roughly 2,000 troops to the nation’s capital, Ashley Murray reports.

The Iowa Board of Nursing has awarded a license to an individual who worked for three years as a licensed practical nurse after submitting fraudulent educational credentials to the board, Clark Kauffman reports.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning four major retailers about compliance with a recall of infant formula that has been linked to botulism, Elisha Brown reports.

The U.S. House could vote to approve a Democratic bill that would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three more years, after a handful of moderate Republicans backed the effort on Wednesday, Jennifer Shutt and Shauneen Miranda report.

A Linn County woman representing workers at airport eateries throughout Iowa has filed a potential class action lawsuit against her employer alleging violations of state and federal wage-and-hour laws, Clark Kauffman reports.

A shutdown-delayed jobs report released Dec. 16 showed an increase of 64,000 jobs in November, rebounding from a large loss of 105,000 jobs in October. Unemployment ticked higher to 4.6%, the highest since September 2021, Stateline reports.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Roblox, the popular online gaming company, for allegedly putting Iowa children in danger of sexual exploitation, Robin Opsahl reports.