DES MOINES, IOWA (April 28, 2020) — In a letter dated April 27 and sent to Vice President Mike Pence — the head of the White House Coronavirus Task Force — Governor Kim Reynolds, US Senators Joni Ernst and Charles "Chuck" Grassley, along with Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, asked for additional support from the administration for the state’s pork producers.

On April 25, 2020, US president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin issued a joint statement commemorating the 75th anniversary of "Elbe Day" — the day, presaging the end of World War 2 in Europe, when Russian and US troops met near the German towns of Strehla and Torgau. The Wall Street Journal reports that this congenial interaction between the two presidents "stirs concern among" members of Congress and officials at the US Departments of State and Defense.

ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (April 24, 2020) — The Rutherford Institute is warning government officials not to weaponize the COVID-19 health crisis in order to justify carrying out surveillance on and retaliating against persons who exercise their First Amendment rights to publicly protest government misconduct in a manner consistent with “soci

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 24, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds signed a new proclamation continuing the State Public Health Emergency Declaration. The proclamation permits health-care providers to begin the process of resuming some elective surgeries and procedures through a phased approach, permits farmers markets to begin limited operations with appropriate public-health precautions, and provides other relief to Iowans affected by this disaster.