Author: Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register

Trump posted on Truth Social early Tuesday morning that he is a target of a federal investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol riots.

Gov. Kim Reynolds has pledged not to endorse any candidate ahead of the state’s first-in-the-nation caucuses in Iowa.

DeSantis, who is expected to jump into the presidential race imminently, did not discuss Trump by name.

Both Iowa and New Hampshire have vowed to follow their state laws and hold their presidential nominating processes first, risking punishment.

The Democratic National Committee had been slated to make a decision about Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses as early as this week.

The Democratic National Committee’s rules committee is meeting in Washington, D.C., and may move forward on key changes to the presidential calendar.

“Sen. Grassley’s intent was to be complimentary, not to insult anyone,” Grassley’s spokesman, Taylor Foy, said in a statement.

Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley announced Friday he will seek reelection to an eighth term in the U.S. Senate in 2022.

The Ottumwa satellite precinct caucus was the first of roughly 1,700 Iowa caucus locations meeting Monday.