On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to recreate the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s deadlines have been met. Tackling anything from local to state to national, On Iowa Politics is your weekly dose of analysis and insight into the issues affecting Iowa.

This week, we discuss a big vote in the U.S. House, Vice President JD Vance visiting Western Iowa and more.

This episode was hosted by Gazette Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy and produced by Gazette Deputy Digital Content Manager Bailey Cichon. It features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Hailey Peck, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal and Gazette columnist Todd Dorman.

Read the articles talked about in this episode:

(3:59) JD Vance to headline Republican midterm rally in Council Bluffs

(13:08) Miller-Meeks, Nunn break with Trump, vote to curb U.S. war powers in Iran

(22:42) In Scott County, Zach Lahn asks Republicans to rally around water quality as a 'pro-life issue'

(28:27) Exclusive: Documents show Salix mayor, council knew of possible data center project early on

(34:37) Miller-Meeks, Bohannan to debate in battleground Iowa U.S. House Race