The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/iowa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iowa</a> Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a law banning abortion when an unborn baby&#8217;s heartbeat can be detected can take effect in a victory for pro-life advocates.
In a 4-3 decision, the court said that protecting unborn babies when their heartbeats can be detected is a legitimate state interest. The decision means that Iowa’s previous 20-week limit on abortion <a href="https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2024/06/28/iowa-supreme-court-clears-way-for-6-week-fetal-heartbeat-abortion-ban-womens-rights/74169072007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">will soon</a> be around six weeks once the court&#8217;s ruling officially takes effect.
“We have previously held that abortion is not a fundamental right under the Iowa Constitution,” Justice Matthew McDermott <a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24781867/231145_c03d97c16be14.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> for the majority. “Applying our established tiers of scrutiny, we hold that abortion restrictions alleged to violate the due process clause are subject to the rational basis test. Employing that test here, we conclude that the fetal heartbeat statute is rationally related to the state’s legitimate interest in protecting unborn life.”
“We thus reverse the district court order entering the temporary injunction blocking enforcement of the fetal heartbeat statute and remand for further proceedings,” McDermott wrote.
The state was sued by Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union after Governor Kim Reynolds signed the heartbeat bill into law after Republican lawmakers passed it during a special session last year. The law includes exceptions for rape and incest.
In a dissenting opinion, Chief Justice Susan Christensen claimed the law was a setback for women.
“Today, our court’s majority strips Iowa women of their bodily autonomy by holding that there is no fundamental right to terminate a pregnancy under our state constitution,” she wrote. “The majority’s rigid approach relies heavily on the male-dominated history and traditions of the 1800s, all the while ignoring how far women’s rights have come since the Civil War era.”
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Iowa Republicans <a href="https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/2024-06-28/gov-reynolds-republican-leaders-release-statements-iowa-supreme-court-fetal-heartbeat-ruling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">celebrated</a> the ruling from the court.
&#8220;There is no right more sacred than life, and nothing more worthy of our strongest defense than the innocent unborn,” Reynolds said in a statement. “As the heartbeat bill finally becomes law, we are deeply committed to supporting women in planning for motherhood, and promoting fatherhood and its importance in parenting.”
House Speaker Pat Grassley said that courts had stood in the way of pro-life protections for a long time.
“This ruling is a victory in the fight to protect unborn children in Iowa,” Grassley said. “The Legislature is elected by the people, and for too long, the courts have stood in the way of Iowans having their voices heard on this matter.”

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An Iowa bill that was signed into law by Republican Governor Kim Reynolds in April allowing state authorities to arrest and deport some illegal immigrants was blocked by a federal judge, who ruled on Monday that the policy is unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Stephen Locher, who was appointed by President Joe Biden, wrote that Iowa&#8217;s &#8220;illegal reentry&#8221; law violates the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution and interferes with the federal government&#8217;s authority to enforce immigration laws, the Des Moines Register <a href="https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2024/06/17/iowa-immigration-law-enforcement-blocked-by-federal-court/74130393007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The Department of Justice <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-sues-iowa-over-immigration-law-allowing-state-to-arrest-and-deport-illegal-immigrants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sued</a> Iowa over the law last month, arguing that the state was &#8220;disregard[ing] the U.S. Constitution and settled Supreme Court precedent.&#8221;
The law, which was passed as Senate File 2340, allows state authorities to arrest and deport illegal immigrants who had previously been removed from the U.S. or denied entry into the country. It was set to take effect on July 1.
&#8220;As a matter of politics, the new legislation might be defensible. As a matter of constitutional law, it is not,&#8221; Locher wrote. &#8220;Under binding Supreme Court precedent, Senate File 2340 is preempted in its entirety by federal law and thus is invalid under the Supremacy Clause.&#8221;
Locher pointed to a 2012 Supreme Court ruling on an Arizona law that allowed state authorities to stop and detain people suspected of illegally crossing the border. The Supreme Court <a href="https://www.oyez.org/cases/2011/11-182" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ruled</a> 5-3 — with Justices Anthony Kennedy and John Roberts joining three liberal justices — that the Arizona immigration law interfered with federal government enforcement of laws already on the books. Justice Antonin Scalia argued that the Arizona law did not conflict with federal law and even worked to better enforce federal law.
Under Iowa&#8217;s law, illegal immigrants could face up to 10 years in prison for illegally reentering the U.S. if they were arrested for committing a separate felony. A judge would also be required to submit an order for deportation of an illegal immigrant convicted of unlawfully entering the U.S. Reynolds <a href="https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/10/reynolds-signs-law-letting-iowa-police-arrest-undocumented-immigrants-texas-illegal-reentry/73279222007/">said</a> in April that the state law was necessary because President Joe Biden &#8220;has failed to enforce our nation’s immigration laws, putting the protection and safety of Iowans at risk.&#8221;
Reynolds and Iowa Republican Attorney General Brenna Bird have vowed to appeal Judge Locher&#8217;s ruling, according to the Des Moines Register.
&#8220;I am disappointed in today’s court decision that blocks Iowa from stopping illegal reentry and keeping our communities safe,&#8221; Bird said. &#8220;Since Biden refuses to secure our borders, he has left states with no choice but to do the job for him.&#8221;
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The Iowa immigration law is similar to legislation passed in other GOP-controlled states such as Texas and Georgia. Texas&#8217; law authorizing state authorities to prosecute migrants for illegally crossing the southern border has also been <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/19/texas-sb-4-illegal-immigration/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blocked</a>.
As Reynolds argued in Iowa, Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton said that the Biden administration is failing to address illegal immigration. Paxton added that the state has a constitutional duty to protect its citizens &#8220;from violent transnational cartels that flood the State with fentanyl, weapons, and all manner of brutality.”

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Republican Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law on Wednesday that allows state authorities to arrest and deport immigrants in Iowa who have previously been deported or denied entry into the country.
The measure was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-led-state-passes-bill-similar-to-texas-immigration-law-being-challenged-by-biden-admin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> last month by Iowa&#8217;s GOP-controlled legislature, with multiple Democrats joining Republicans in sending the bill to Reynolds&#8217; desk. The new law, which is set to go into effect on July 1, makes &#8220;illegal reentry&#8221; a state crime, and illegal immigrants who break the law could face up to two years in prison and deportation, Iowa Public Radio <a href="https://www.iowapublicradio.org/state-government-news/2024-04-10/iowa-governor-reynolds-texas-style-immigration-enforcement-law" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
“The Biden Administration has failed to enforce our nation’s immigration laws, putting the protection and safety of Iowans at risk,&#8221; Reynolds <a href="https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/2024-04-10/gov-reynolds-signs-several-bills-law" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;Those who come into our country illegally have broken the law, yet Biden refuses to deport them. This bill gives Iowa law enforcement the power to do what he is unwilling to do: enforce immigration laws already on the books.”
Under the new state law, an immigrant could be guilty of a Class C felony and face up to 10 years in prison for illegally entering the country if he/she was arrested for committing another felony. The law also requires Iowa judges to submit an order for a person convicted of illegally entering the U.S. to be returned to their home country.
The new Iowa law is similar to a Texas immigration measure that is currently stuck in a legal battle with the Biden administration. The Texas law, which also allows state authorities to arrest and deport immigrants for illegally entering the U.S., is currently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-judge-says-there-will-be-real-consequences-after-texas-blocked-again-from-enforcing-immigration-law" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blocked</a> by a federal appeals court.
After Texas passed the immigration law, the Biden administration, along with groups such as the ACLU sued. The Biden administration cited the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution, arguing that the Texas law interferes with federal immigration law.
Similarly, critics of Iowa&#8217;s new immigration law say it interferes with the federal government and causes confusion among immigrants.
“This law ignores the fact of federal preemption, and it’s purely a political stunt in an election year that’s meant to drive fear and just perpetuate hateful campaign rhetoric,” said Erica Johnson, executive director of the Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice, according to Iowa Public Radio.
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Mark Stringer, the executive director of the Iowa ACLU called the immigration measure “one of the most extreme, discriminatory, and unconstitutional anti-immigrant bills in the country.”
Proponents of state laws cracking down on illegal immigration argue that the federal government under President Joe Biden has failed in its duty to secure the southern border and protect American citizens, adding that states have a constitutional right and duty to protect themselves from what many view as an invasion of the U.S southern border.
Since Biden took office, Customs and Border Protection has reported around eight million <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/southwest-land-border-encounters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">migrant encounters</a> at the U.S. southwest border and nearly two million &#8220;<a href="https://homeland.house.gov/2023/12/20/border-sector-chiefs-confirm-operational-impacts-of-border-chaos-increased-gotaways-closed-checkpoints-and-empowered-cartels/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gotaways</a>.&#8221; Hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants have also been flown and bused across the country after crossing the southern border.

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Iowa appealed on Friday a federal judge’s ruling blocking a statute intended to keep sexually explicit books out of schools and prevent elementary school students from being taught gender ideology in the classroom. 
The <a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/IACIO/2024/01/12/file_attachments/2746230/66%20D%20-%20Notice%20of%20Appeal%20%28ISS%29%20240112.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appeal</a> to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit comes after federal Judge Stephen Locher <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-blocks-iowa-law-keeping-sexually-explicit-books-out-of-schools" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ruled against the law</a> last month, calling it “unreasonable” and “puritanical.” The appeal from Governor Kim Reynolds (R-IA) was filed by state Attorney General Brenna Bird. 
“When we send our kids to school, we trust that their innocence will be protected. I’m glad to say that we are today appealing the district court’s decision in order to uphold Iowa’s law that keeps sexually explicit books out of the hands of our kids in school. Iowa’s law is clear; sexually explicit books and materials have no place in our elementary school classrooms or libraries,” Bird said in a statement.
 “As a mom, I share parents’ concerns and remain committed to keeping our schools a safe place for kids to learn and grow. With this appeal, we will continue the fight to protect Iowa families and to uphold Iowa’s law in Court,” she added. 
The majority of judges on the Eighth Circuit have been appointed by Republican presidents. 
The law, <a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/SF496.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate File 496</a>, was challenged in two federal lawsuits by a number of <a href="https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/2024/01/12/gov-kim-reynolds-appeals-judges-block-on-iowas-book-ban-law/72204242007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">groups</a>, including an LGBT education group, the Iowa State Education Association, publisher Penguin Random House as well as authors John Green and Jodi Picoult. In addition to requiring parental notification if a child claims to be transgender, the law also aims to get gender ideology out of the classroom for those in kindergarten through sixth grade. 
“A school district shall not provide any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender identity or sexual orientation to students in kindergarten through grade six,” the law says. 
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Locher, an appointee of President Joe Biden, said that the law was too broad in his decision to strike it down. 
“It requires the wholesale removal of every book containing a description or visual depiction of a ‘sex act,’ regardless of context,” he <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/29/us/iowa-book-ban-blocked.html#:~:text=A%20federal%20judge%20in%20Iowa,books%20in%20any%20reasonable%20way.%E2%80%9D">said</a>. “The underlying message is that there is no redeeming value to any such book even if it is a work of history, self-help guide, award-winning novel or other piece of serious literature. In effect, the Legislature has imposed a puritanical ‘pall of orthodoxy’ over school libraries.”
In recent years, Republican-led state legislatures across the country have passed bills to keep gender ideology and sexually explicit out of classrooms as parents push for more oversight of educational materials and curriculum.

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A federal judge in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/iowa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iowa</a> on Friday blocked a law intended to keep sexually explicit books out of schools and prevent elementary school students from being taught gender ideology in the classroom. 
Judge Stephen Locher, appointed by President Joe Biden, ruled that an Iowa law, approved by Republican Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kim-reynolds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kim Reynolds</a> earlier this year, was “unreasonable” and “puritanical.” The judge did allow a provision in the law that required schools to tell parents if a child was using pronouns different to the child’s biological sex. 
“It requires the wholesale removal of every book containing a description or visual depiction of a ‘sex act,’ regardless of context,” Locher <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/29/us/iowa-book-ban-blocked.html#:~:text=A%20federal%20judge%20in%20Iowa,books%20in%20any%20reasonable%20way.”" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “The underlying message is that there is no redeeming value to any such book even if it is a work of history, self-help guide, award-winning novel or other piece of serious literature. In effect, the Legislature has imposed a puritanical ‘pall of orthodoxy’ over school libraries.”
In response to the decision, Reynolds <a href="https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/2023-12-29/gov-reynolds-statement-sf-496-court-ruling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that she was disappointed and that children should not be exposed to sexual content and radical gender theory.
“Instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation has no place in kindergarten through sixth grade classrooms. And there should be no question that books containing sexually explicit content — as clearly defined in Iowa law — do not belong in a school library for children,” she said. “The fact that we’re even arguing these issues is ridiculous. The real debate should be about why society is so intent on over-sexualizing our young children. It’s wrong, and I will continue to do my part to protect their innocence.”
The law, <a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/SF496.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate File 496</a>, was challenged by a coalition including publisher Penguin Random House as well as authors John Green and Jodi Picoult. In addition to requiring parental notification if a child claimed to be transgender, the law also aimed to get gender ideology out of the classroom for those in kindergarten through sixth grade. 
“A school district shall not provide any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender identity or sexual orientation to students in kindergarten through grade six,” the law says. 
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Mike Beranek, president of the Iowa State Education Association, supported Locher’s decision. “When education professionals return to work next week, they can do what they do best: take great care of all their students without fear of reprisal,” he <a href="https://apnews.com/article/iowa-book-ban-lgbtq-2b53b6c361bad54e94626a8a26b7f034" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. 
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird <a href="https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/newsroom/attorney-general-bird-response-to-court-ruling-on-law-to-prohibit-inappropriate-books-in-schools" target="_blank" rel="noopener">promised</a> to keep fighting in a statement on the ruling. 
“I am deeply disappointed in the district court’s decision today. Sexually explicit books do not belong in our elementary-school libraries or classrooms. Not only is it common sense, it’s the law. As Attorney General, I will keep on fighting to protect families, enforce the law, and keep inappropriate books out of the hands of children in school,” she said. 
In recent years, gender ideology has crept into schools across the country, even in conservative areas, prompting parents to push for more oversight and accountability for teachers.

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The man who destroyed a Satanic holiday display in the Iowa State Capitol on Thursday has been arrested and charged, police said.
Michael Cassidy, 35, was arrested after allegedly beheading a Baphomet statue put up last week by the Satanic Temple of Iowa, the Iowa State Police <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/satanic-display-inside-iowa-state-capitol-destroyed-man-charged-officials" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> to Fox News.
He has been charged with 4th-degree criminal mischief.
Cassidy, a former Navy pilot who now works as a flight instructor and was previously a Mississippi congressional candidate, <a href="https://republicsentinel.com/articles/exclusive-christian-tears-down-and-beheads-satan-shrine-in-iowa-capitol?fbclid=IwAR3IAvn-ot35lKKtSK6UhP1YOt7PFHyjQdEWQCCzjMiB26OWyYC8y197168" target="_blank" rel="noopener">explained</a> to The Republic Sentinel why he decided to destroy the Satanic display.
“I saw this blasphemous statue and was outraged,” Cassidy told the outlet. “My conscience is held captive to the word of God, not to bureaucratic decree. And so I acted.”
“The world may tell Christians to submissively accept the legitimization of Satan, but none of the founders would have considered government sanction of Satanic altars inside Capitol buildings as protected by the First Amendment,” Cassidy added. “Anti-Christian values have steadily been mainstreamed more and more in recent decades, and Christians have largely acted like the proverbial frog in the boiling pot of water.”
After being charged, Cassidy posted a Bible verse to social media on Thursday evening.
“1 Peter 5:8 KJV Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour,” Cassidy posted on X.
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The Satanic Temple of Iowa <a href="https://www.facebook.com/reel/688085943432528" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a Facebook post that the statue was &#8220;destroyed beyond repair&#8221; but that they will continue their holiday display for the next few days.
“We ask that for safety, visitors travel together and use the 7 Tenets as a reminder for empathy, in the knowledge that justice is being pursued the correct way, through legal means,” the group wrote. “Happy Holidays! Hail Satan!&#8221;
The Satanic Temple of Iowa <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SatanicIowa/posts/pfbid0WraUi8Axcy8CBaFPcc4ZUP4UCtEKtHSKWTfoj58h4qq8Z6EHt5YbkAHybZizZBVil" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> it obtained permission from the state for the display, which was <a href="https://republicsentinel.com/articles/exclusive-christian-tears-down-and-beheads-satan-shrine-in-iowa-capitol?fbclid=IwAR3IAvn-ot35lKKtSK6UhP1YOt7PFHyjQdEWQCCzjMiB26OWyYC8y197168" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> set up near displays of the Nativity on the first floor of the Iowa Capitol. The display showed the idol Baphomet holding a pentacle surrounded by candles.
Governor Kim Reynolds (R-IA) encouraged residents to counter the &#8220;objectionable&#8221; display with more speech.
“Like many Iowans, I find the Satanic Temple’s display in the Capitol absolutely objectionable. In a free society, the best response to objectionable speech is more speech, and I encourage all those of faith to join me today in praying over the Capitol and recognizing the nativity scene that will be on display – the true reason for the season,” Reynolds <a href="https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/2023-12-12/gov-reynolds-statement-satanic-temple-display" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Tuesday in a statement.

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Former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> criticized Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds in a video that his campaign posted on Tuesday for endorsing one of his opponents, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Trump made the remarks after Reynolds said in an NBC News interview earlier this month that the last time she spoke with the former president was when &#8220;he called to ask if I would endorse him, and I said I wasn’t [going to endorse him].&#8221;
&#8220;Kim Reynolds of Iowa has gone from a popular governor to the most unpopular governor in the entire United States of America,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;Not an easy feat. Her endorsement of Ron DeSanctimonious, who is 50 points down to me in the polls, has given him exactly zero bounce. He&#8217;s a wounded bird falling violently from the sky.&#8221;
&#8220;I wonder what position Kim was promised in order to back someone who is so far down in the polls,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I got Iowa, first in the nation, ethanol security, and $28 billion for our great farmers in Iowa and Nebraska and Wisconsin, and many other farming areas of our country. $28 billion for the farmers. I also protected Social Security and Medicare; DeSanctimonious and Nikki Haley did absolutely nothing. Make America Great Again.&#8221;
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott endorsed Trump this week for a second term as president during a campaign event in Edinburg, a city about 30 miles away from the Mexico border.
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&#8220;We need Donald J. Trump back as our President of the United States of America,&#8221; Abbott said. &#8220;I’m here to officially proclaim my endorsement for Donald J. Trump to be President of the United States of America again!&#8221;
Trump said that it was a “tremendous honor” to get Abbott’s endorsement while speaking to an audience of a few hundred supporters.
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Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds officially endorsed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to be the next President of the United States during a campaign event on Monday night.
Reynolds — who is the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-lashes-out-at-iowa-governor-kim-reynolds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most influential</a> Republican in Iowa — initially said that she was not planning on making an endorsement before the Iowa caucuses, but has changed her mind in recent months as the political operation backing DeSantis has poured enormous resources into winning the state.
&#8220;We need someone who gets results,&#8221; Reynolds posted on X. &#8220;Someone who knows when life begins. Someone who looks to the future. Someone who can WIN! That&#8217;s @RonDesantis. And I’m proud to stand here tonight and give him my full support and endorsement for President of the United States!&#8221;
This is the first time an Iowa governor has endorsed during a contested Republican presidential primary since 1996, the DeSantis Campaign said.
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That&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/RonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RonDesantis</a>. And I’m proud to stand here tonight and give him my full support and endorsement for President of the United States! <a href="https://t.co/Ojl5TPF7Yb">pic.twitter.com/Ojl5TPF7Yb</a>
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Reynolds highlighted the number problems facing the country under President Joe Biden, including surging crime rates, terrorists coming across a wide open southern border which has seen 6 million illegal aliens enter the country, fentanyl killing Americans, inflation crushing families, and forces of evil advancing around the world because of Biden&#8217;s weak leadership.
&#8220;We can turn this country around, but if we don&#8217;t get this next election, right, if we don&#8217;t choose right, we are not going to get this country back,&#8221; she said. &#8220;So we have to do everything we can to make the right choice. Not only do we need to make sure that we elect someone who can win and beat Joe Biden, we need a president who has the skill and the resolve to reverse the madness that we see every single day.&#8217;
&#8220;We need someone who will fight for you and win for you,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;We need someone who won&#8217;t get distracted but will stay disciplined, who puts this country first and not himself. That leader is Ron DeSantis.&#8221;
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It is an honor to be endorsed by Iowa&#39;s great governor, <a href="https://twitter.com/KimReynoldsIA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KimReynoldsIA</a>.
Kim has led her state with strength and principle — and delivered big results. She knows how to win the tough fights needed to get things done.
Together, we will win Iowa. <a href="https://t.co/kWRHkCwoHU">pic.twitter.com/kWRHkCwoHU</a>
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She said that it was key for Americans to choose a president who was disciplined and put the country first in the face of adversity, and she said DeSantis&#8217; record on how he handled the pandemic was one of the key reasons she decided to endorse him.
&#8220;I have a little bit of a unique perspective, as governor, I&#8217;ve seen it,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I was there with him during one of the most challenging and crazy times in our history. And while COVID might seem like a thing of the past, and that it&#8217;s behind us, and believe me, we hope it is, we should not and we cannot forget because it showed us how our leaders respond to a true crisis. And more importantly, it tells us how they&#8217;ll respond to the next one, and there will be a next one.&#8221;
&#8220;The pressure to shut down to &#8216;shelter in place&#8217; to keep our kids out of school was on believable and it came from every corner, even from the White House,&#8221; she said referring to the Trump administration. &#8220;You know, most leaders, they buckled under that pressure. They listened to Fauci instead of the real science, but there was one man running for president who did not: Ron DeSantis.&#8221;
&#8220;When the Trump administration let Fauci lead their response, Ron had the courage to say, &#8216;not in Florida,'&#8221; she continued. &#8220;But here&#8217;s another thing that set Ron apart, he didn&#8217;t just fight to fight, he stood his ground because he dug into the issues. He actually hired and listened to some of the best people to make sure that he was acting on real science and not fear and that is how this man handles every issue. Ron is focused, he is principled, he is results driven. And in short, what I love most about Ron is he gets things done.&#8221;
She said that he was &#8220;one of the most effective leaders&#8221; that she has ever seen and gave examples, like how he got a bridge built in Florida after a hurricane in a matter of just a few days.
&#8220;Now listen I&#8217;m a governor that has dealt with disasters, that is incredible,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Not only can he be strategic and have a plan together, he knows how to execute it. And at a time when the world is spinning out of control. That is what we should be looking for in a president — someone who gets results, who devotes every single ounce of their energy to make our lives better.&#8221;
She said that Republicans needed to stop focusing on the past and look ahead to the future and nominate someone who has a track record of winning and delivering results.

Iowa Governor Reynolds Endorses DeSantis For President: ‘He’s The Person We Need Leading This Country’

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/iowa-gov-kim-reynolds-endorse-ron-desantis-president-rcna123595">reportedly</a> set to endorse Florida Governor Ron DeSantis this week to be the next president of the United States.
Reynolds — who is the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-lashes-out-at-iowa-governor-kim-reynolds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most powerful and influential</a> Republican in Iowa — initially said that she was not planning on making an endorsement before the Iowa caucuses, but has changed her mind in recent months as the political operation backing DeSantis has poured enormous resources into winning the state.
In August, Reynolds <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/reynolds-voters-not-giving-trump-a-pass-for-skipping-events-need-fewer-candidates-could-endorse">told</a> Fox News host Shannon Bream that voters in Iowa were not going to give former President Donald Trump, who is also running, a pass for skipping major caucus events in the state. Bream said that Reynolds&#8217; endorsement in the state is viewed as a &#8220;game changer&#8221; among the Republican presidential candidates.
NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/iowa-gov-kim-reynolds-endorse-ron-desantis-president-rcna123595">said</a> that the endorsement from Reynolds — who is viewed as more favorable by Republicans in the state than any of the Republican presidential candidates — was a &#8220;major boost&#8221; for the DeSantis campaign, while the Des Moines Register <a href="https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2023/11/05/iowa-gov-kim-reynolds-to-endorse-ron-desantis-president-monday-rally-des-moines-caucuses-2024-trump/71438016007/">said</a> it was &#8220;an enormous win.&#8221;
&#8220;Reynolds plans to speak at DeSantis’ predebate rally Monday as well as a Davenport meet-and-greet Tuesday morning,&#8221; the Des Moines Register reported. &#8220;She will then fly to Miami to help him fundraise around Wednesday’s debate.&#8221;
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DeSantis has already campaigned in 87 of Iowa&#8217;s 99 counties and <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/639583-ron-desantis-touts-iowa-caucus-commitments/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a> he is further ahead right now with securing commitments from people who are going to caucus for him than the last few Republicans who won the state&#8217;s presidential primary were at this same point.
Her endorsement comes as Trump faces mounting legal troubles in multiple criminal cases against him, including three former attorneys who have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ex-trump-attorney-jenna-ellis-pleads-guilty-in-election-interference-case-in-georgia">flipped</a> against him in one case alone.
While speaking to reporters late last month, DeSantis said that Reynolds&#8217; endorsement would be a &#8220;huge get&#8221; for his campaign.
“I think what she’s been able to do in Iowa has really been a model for how people should govern,” DeSantis said. “Clearly, I think she could have a really significant impact. And I think any candidate running would be a fool not to want to have the support of Reynolds.”
DeSantis has courted Reynolds for months and has defended her from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-lashes-out-at-iowa-governor-kim-reynolds">attacks</a> from Trump, who has accused Reynolds of being insufficiently loyal.

Former President Trump Holds Rally With Iowa Candidates In Sioux City

‘An Enormous Win’: Popular Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds To Endorse Ron DeSantis For President: Report

Two Republican governors pushed back Tuesday on former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> calling heartbeat laws &#8220;a terrible thing&#8221; in a recent interview.
Trump made the remarks during a Sunday <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-hits-desantis-for-signing-heartbeat-law-a-terrible-thing-and-a-terrible-mistake" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with Kristen Welker on NBC News’ “Meet The Press” when pressed on specifics regarding at what point he believes that abortion should be banned.
After talking on the matter for several minutes, Trump took a shot at his top challenger for the GOP presidential nomination, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, over the issue.
“I mean, DeSanctus is willing to sign a five-week and six-week ban,” Trump said.
“Would you support that?” Welker asked. “You think that goes too far?”
“I think what he did is a terrible thing and a terrible mistake,” Trump answered.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ga-governor-signs-heartbeat-bill-law-defying-hank-berrien" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> a heartbeat bill into law back in 2019, responded to Trump&#8217;s remarks in a statement to The Daily Wire.
&#8220;There’s nothing ‘terrible’ about standing up for life,&#8221; Kemp said. &#8220;In addition to passing the heartbeat bill, Georgia has proudly protected and valued life through implementing adoption and foster care reform, and combatting human trafficking — and will continue to do so as long as I’m governor.&#8221;
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Soon after Kemp made his statement, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds also released a statement.
&#8220;It’s never a &#8216;terrible thing&#8217; to protect innocent life,&#8221; Reynolds wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. &#8220;I’m proud of the fetal heartbeat bill the Iowa legislature passed and I signed in 2018 and again earlier this year.&#8221;
DeSantis, who had responded on Monday to Trump&#8217;s comment, replied to Reynolds&#8217; statement on X, writing: &#8220;I applaud Governor @KimReynoldsIA and the Iowa legislature for promoting a culture of life. Donald Trump is wrong to attack the heartbeat bill as &#8216;terrible.&#8217; Standing for life is a noble cause.&#8221;
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I applaud Governor <a href="https://twitter.com/KimReynoldsIA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KimReynoldsIA</a> and the Iowa legislature for promoting a culture of life.
Donald Trump is wrong to attack the heartbeat bill as “terrible.”
Standing for life is a noble cause. <a href="https://t.co/HhJ6uDw2cV">https://t.co/HhJ6uDw2cV</a>
&mdash; Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) <a href="https://twitter.com/RonDeSantis/status/1704278139763892678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2023</a></blockquote>
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A few other Republican governors responded by issuing statements signaling their unwavering support of the pro-life movement.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee responded to a request for comment from The Daily Wire by saying: &#8220;My deeply held conviction is that protecting every life — including the life of any unborn child — is a matter of human dignity, not a matter of politics. In Tennessee, we are committed to protecting the dignity of the unborn while also ensuring that mothers, children and families have access to critical resources and our strongest support.&#8221;
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt told The Daily Wire: &#8220;I promised Oklahomans that as governor I would sign every piece of pro-life legislation that came across that desk. I have kept that promise and I will continue to keep that promise. In Oklahoma, we will always stand up for life.&#8221;
The office of North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum responded by explaining North Dakota&#8217;s laws on abortion, but did not directly address Trump&#8217;s remarks.
The remaining Republican governors who, as <a href="https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10779">identified</a> by the Congressional Research Service, have either signed heartbeat laws or whose states already have them, have not yet responded.
DeSantis initially <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-slams-trump-for-calling-heartbeat-law-terrible-what-trump-said-was-terrible">responded</a> to Trump&#8217;s direct criticism of him on Monday during a radio interview in Iowa with O. Kay Henderson, stating, “Protecting babies with heartbeats is not terrible. Donald Trump may think it’s terrible, but I think protecting babies with heartbeats is noble and just, and I’m proud to have signed the heartbeat bill in Florida. And I know Iowa has similar legislation.”
“I don’t know how you can even make the claim that you’re somehow pro-life if you’re criticizing states for enacting pro-life protections for babies that have heartbeats,” he continued. “And so I thought him saying that those bills were terrible, I think, was a terrible statement, and I think it’s a window into how he’s changing as he’s running this campaign. I think he’s changing in a way that is not consistent with the values of the people in Iowa.”

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Governors Kemp, Reynolds Push Back On Trump Calling Heartbeat Laws ‘A Terrible Thing’

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Republican presidential candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ron-desantis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ron DeSantis</a> campaigned in Iowa over the weekend and attended the Cy-Hawk rivalry game with Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds.
Photos from the game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Iowa State Cyclones showed DeSantis and Reynolds sitting together about half an hour before kickoff and after the game had kicked off. The pair sitting at the high-profile event together comes as Reynolds has yet to publicly endorse a Republican presidential candidate.
The Hawkeyes won 20-13.
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Had a great time at the Cy-Hawk game with Gov. <a href="https://twitter.com/KimReynoldsIA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KimReynoldsIA</a>! 
Iowa is lucky to have such a strong governor who never backs down from doing what’s right. <a href="https://t.co/50YP0QiDps">pic.twitter.com/50YP0QiDps</a>
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Former President Donald Trump also attended the game, sitting in a box seat.
Influential Iowa conservative leader Bob Vander Plaats commented on one video that showed a mix of cheers and boos from the crowd, writing, &#8220;The polls aren&#8217;t even close to reality on [the] ground.&#8221;
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The polls aren’t even close to reality on ground. <a href="https://t.co/iCoejK9mOX">https://t.co/iCoejK9mOX</a>
&mdash; Bob Vander Plaats (@bobvanderplaats) <a href="https://twitter.com/bobvanderplaats/status/1700605446090875096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Vander Plaats has repeatedly made this point so far during the 2024 campaign cycle as polls show Trump leading DeSantis in the state by roughly 20 points while the other candidates remain in the single digits.
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Both Trump and DeSantis attended various events in Iowa and drew large crowds and received strong support from those at the events.
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President <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> flipping burgers at Iowa State University! 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/hUjBVEFeoW">pic.twitter.com/hUjBVEFeoW</a>
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Reynolds — who is the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-lashes-out-at-iowa-governor-kim-reynolds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most powerful and influential</a> Republican in Iowa — initially said that she was not planning on making an endorsement before the Iowa caucuses, but later appeared to change her mind when she said she would no longer rule it out.
Fox News host Shannon Bream noted in an interview with Reynolds that her endorsement in the state is viewed as a “game changer” among the Republican presidential candidates.
Bream then highlighted recent swipes Trump appeared to make against Reynolds.
“I opened up the Governor position for Kim Reynolds, &amp; when she fell behind, I ENDORSED her, did big Rallies, &amp; she won,” Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/110690659780399869" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> on Truth Social back in early July. “Now, she wants to remain ‘NEUTRAL.’ I don’t invite her to events!”
Reynolds <a href="https://twitter.com/SonofHas/status/1690380531739836418" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responded</a> to the criticism from the former president during a CNN interview several weeks later.
“It’s actually Iowans who made the decision to elect me in a really tough year,” she said. “2018 was not a good year for Republicans. I squeaked by.”
DeSantis <a href="https://twitter.com/DeSantisWarRoom/status/1690496544670142465" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defended</a> Reynolds, calling Trump&#8217;s criticism of her &#8220;totally out of bounds.&#8221;
NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-allies-urge-wake-call-lagging-iowa-campaign-operation-rcna103556" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> on Friday that numerous top Trump allies have sounded the alarm in recent weeks about the Trump Campaign&#8217;s efforts in Iowa, saying that the operation in the state was lagging behind where they believe it should be.
Donald Trump Jr. responded to the report by saying in statement: “As usual, this is 100% fake news, in what is likely the last breath from the dying Ron DeSanctimonious campaign.”

DeSantis Reynolds

DeSantis Sits In Crowd With Governor Reynolds At Iowa-Iowa State Game

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds generated news waves this weekend over three things that she said during an interview about the Republican Party&#8217;s presidential primary.
Reynolds — who is the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-lashes-out-at-iowa-governor-kim-reynolds">most powerful and influential</a> Republican in Iowa — was asked by Fox News host Shannon Bream about Trump &#8220;skip[ping] a lot of the big stuff&#8221; in the state and whether voters in Iowa are &#8220;giving him a pass&#8221; to skip having to show up and put in the work.
&#8220;No,&#8221; Reynolds said. &#8220;I think they still, they expect him to be here, they want to interact, they want to interact with all of the candidates. We had great turnout at the Fair Side Chats. I had a lot of Iowans, and people outside of the state, come up and just say, &#8216;thank you for doing that, it was a great opportunity to hear from the candidates.&#8217; And so, Iowans take it very seriously, they&#8217;re very knowledgable and they want to interact with the candidates.&#8221;
Bream noted that Reynold&#8217;s endorsement in the state is viewed as a &#8220;game changer&#8221; among the Republican presidential candidates and then she highlighted recent attacks that former President Donald Trump has made against Reynolds. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has <a href="https://twitter.com/DeSantisWarRoom/status/1690496544670142465">defended</a> Reynolds from the attacks.
Reynolds said that for now she is &#8220;remaining neutral&#8221; but she does not want to rule out making an endorsement because right now her focus is trying to  &#8220;encourage all of the candidates to come to Iowa.&#8221;
Reynolds <a href="https://twitter.com/SonofHas/status/1690380531739836418">responded</a> to attacks from the former president during an interview earlier this month after he tried to take credit for her becoming the state&#8217;s governor.
&#8220;It&#8217;s actually Iowans who made the decision to elect me in a really tough year,&#8221; she said. &#8220;2018 was not a good year for Republicans. I squeaked by.&#8221;
Reynolds was later asked about a report that some donors are trying to pressure Georgia Governor Brian Kemp or Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin to get into the race.
&#8220;I think we have a great field of candidates right now, and I think we don’t need more candidates in the field,&#8221; Reynolds said. &#8220;We probably need less.&#8221;
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