States push back over growing federal involvement in elections; violent riots in France provide a cautionary tale about open borders to Americans; President Obama defends Ilhan Omar after a federal raid...but the feds may have a good case; Jeff tells Gary Dolphin that the Iowa Hawkeyes had the "best bye week ever;" White House Correspondent Jon Decker weighs in on the quick exit of Katie Zacharia.

President Trump is coming back to Iowa; Congress is taking aim at the cameras tracking your license plate; a big LEGO heist; why young voters are embracing socialism; Pope Leo's cancer scare and what you need to know; Des Moines is exploring legal action over forever chemicals in your water.

What national pollsters get wrong about Iowa; why is our government collecting info on Republican donors?; White House Correspondent Jon Decker discusses his conversation with President Trump; Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird explains the lawsuit against OpenAI; Eric Peterson discusses retirement security and the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment; Rory O'Neill reports that you may soon be able to sue over digital ads popping up in your social media feed.

Iowa lawmakers are back at the Capitol for a stunning 1.3 billion dollar ask tied to that proposed steel mill in Lee County; College Gameday descends on Iowa City for Ohio State-Iowa; a warning about weight loss drugs and your eyesight; why stopping diesel exports may backfire; what TSA officers are being told they can't do anymore.

A bloody fight in the cockpit of a plane headed for Israel; Caitlin Clark makes sneaker history; big changes in Trump accounts; a botched execution; a stunning medical lawsuit; trucking companies are going bankrupt.

Governor Reynolds calls a special session over that massive Southeast Iowa steel mill project; American troops leave Iraq and Iran is waiting; A former Clinton teacher is accused of offering extra credit for cash; Senator Grassley is outraged over our federal government collecting info on Trump donors; Caitlin Clark sets a playoff record; President Trump holds an AI summit; Lindsay Clancy is back in court with a shocking new strategy.

Representative Ashley Hinson and White House Correspondent Jon Decker join Jeff as the President announces the biggest steel mill in the US is planned for Iowa. PLUS: Chuck Grassley says vote Republican in case he dies; a bill dealing with massive changes in college sports passes the Senate; two words you haven't heard in a while are back: "migrant caravan."

A Hawkeyes finish so wild announcers were screaming and the coach was crying; President Trump tells Iran NO deal; a tribute to an Iowa teacher who gave her life on a field trip trying to save a child's life; six hospitals will pay a fine after performing taxpayer-funded sex change procedures on children.

Canada is discussing the possibility of a US invasion; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu goes after Zohran Mamdani in a UN speech; Grover Norquist says an idea pushed by Senator Grassley to lower diesel prices will backfire; Jon Decker reports banned news organizations are back at the White House but the controversy continues; Rory O'Neill talks Dolly Parton Day and drones; Des Moines may have to give speeders their money back.