Every state has a capitol that houses its state legislature. Many are domed buildings similar to the US Capitol, but others ...

President Donald Trump was expected to sign his package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law Friday at the annual White ...

Poll after poll has shown where Americans are apart from each other: on Trump's presidency, his immigration crackdown, U.S.

President Donald Trump told an Iowa crowd he would sign the megabill legislative package in a patriotic ceremony on July 4 ...

President Trump is set to kick off a one-year countdown to America's 250th birthday with a speech July 3 at the Iowa State ...

It's the nation's semiquincentennial! July 4, 2026, is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of ...

President Donald Trump will visit Iowa to kick off a year of celebrations culminating in the United States's 250th birthday on July 4, 2026.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Local officials warned more than half a million Iowans in the state's capital city and suburbs on Thursday that near-record level of pollutants in its rivers could make ...

Podcaster Show PlayerThe water utility, Central Iowa Water Works, issued a first-ever ban on lawn watering for the region after seeing the highest levels of nitrates in the river water since 2013 ...

It’s good to be back in Iowa. I became the Des Moines Register executive editor on June 2. Like many of you, I’m a returnee to the Hawkeye State. I had served as the Register’s politics ...

William Morris covers courts for the Des Moines Register. He can be contacted at wrmorris2@registermedia.com or 715-573-8166. This story was updated to add a video.