Report: Trump Asked Iowa GOP Chair to Disavow Iowa Caucus Results (Updated)

The New York Times reports Tim Alberta writes in his new book that Donald Trump asked Iowa GOP Chair Jeff Kaufmann to disavow the 2016 Iowa Caucus results.

Title X Protect Life Rule Unanimously Upheld by U.S. Ninth Circuit Judges

A panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Trump administration’s request to lift injunctions that kept the Protect Life Rule to take effect.

FEMA Extends Incident Period for Iowa Flooding Disaster

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has granted Iowa’s request to reopen and extend the incident period for the Presidential Disaster Declaration.

Haley in Iowa Touts Efforts to Change United Nations’ Culture

Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley said she wanted other nations to know the U.S. was taking names of countries that opposed them at the U.N.

Trump Administration Cancels Research Using Fetal Tissue from Abortions

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced they were discontinuing the use of fetal tissue procured from elective abortions.

What A Pastoral Prayer for the President Should Look Like

Pastor David Platt showed what a pastoral prayer for the president should look like when President Donald Trump made an unannounced visit to McLean Bible Church.

Episode 82: Trump’s Mexico Tariff Threat, Mueller Statement & Walt Rogers

Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast host Shane Vander Hart discusses President Trump’s Mexico tariff threat, Robert Mueller’s statement, and speaks with Walt Rogers.

Reynolds: Securing The Border Can’t Be Done On Backs of Iowa Farmers

Gov. Kim Reynolds: “We need to secure the border and address our nation’s broken immigration system, but it cannot be done on the backs of Iowa farmers.”

Grassley Opposes Trump’s Use Tariffs on Mexico to Solve Border Crisis

Chuck Grassley: “Trade policy and border security are separate issues. This is a misuse of presidential tariff authority and counter to congressional intent.”

Robert Mueller Exits DOJ With First Statement About the Russia Investigation

Robert Mueller: “There were multiple, systematic efforts to interfere in our election. That allegation deserves the attention of every American.”

Early Primary State Fundraising is Down for Democrats

Democrat presidential candidates running in 2008 raised two-and-a-half times more money by the same point in 2007 than candidates raised during Q1 in 2019.

Ernst: We Need To Stand Up to China

“I am not happy with tariffs, but you know what? The Chinese cannot continue to do this to us,” U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said during a press call.

HHS Adopts Conscience Protections for Healthcare Workers

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services adopted a rule enforcing federal law that protects the conscience rights of healthcare workers.

Ernst: Complete Trade Deals, End Tariffs

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, called on the Trump administration to complete lingering trade deals, in particular the USCMA, and end the tariffs.

Beto O’Rourke Calls Benjamin Netanyahu Racist

Two days before the Israeli elections, Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke calls Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his party racist.

Barr Addresses Concerns About Mueller Report Release

Attorney General William Barr said he anticipates the release of the Mueller report by mid-April and can testify before Congress in early May.