<ul class="summary-list"><li>Rep. Ashley Hinson defeated Democratic state Sen. Liz Mathis in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District.</li><li>The 2nd District covers 22 counties in Iowa's northeast corner. </li></ul>Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson defeated Democratic state Sen. Liz Mathis in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. Polls closed in the state at 8 p.m. local time, or 9 p.m. EST. 2022 General Embeds <iframe id="embed-2bcbefcc-4aa7-4068-80dd-1d78f2c5a523" src="https://embeds.ddhq.io/app/v2/client/1.0/index.html?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" frameborder="0" width="100%"></iframe><h2>Iowa's 2nd Congressional District candidates</h2>Hinson is a former anchor and reporter for KCRG-TV 9 in Cedar Rapids, while Mathis is a former anchor and reporter at both KCRG-TV 9 and KWWL News 7 in Waterloo. Hinson, first elected in 2020, <a href="https://hinson.house.gov/about">serves</a> on the House Committees on Appropriations and Budget. She has been accused by Mathis of supporting a nationwide ban on abortion with no exceptions for rape, incest, or to save the mother's life. However, Hinson, during her time in the Iowa State House, <a href="https://www.iowapublicradio.org/political-news/2022-10-03/2022-candidates-2nd-congressional-district-election-hinson-mathis">supported</a> such exemptions when voting in favor of the "fetal heartbeat law" in May 2018. Prior to her time in the US House, Hinson served the 67th District in the Iowa State House from 2017 to 2021, the first woman to represent the district. She and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks — running for reelection in Iowa's 1st Congressional District — are the first Republican women to represent Iowa in the US House. <a href="https://lizmathis.com/meet-liz/">Mathis</a>, Hinson's challenger, has been an Iowa state senator since 2011. She serves on the Senate Agriculture and Appropriations Committees and serves as the legislative liaison to the Iowa Department of Public Health. In an interview with a local radio station, Mathis <a href="https://www.iowapublicradio.org/political-news/2022-10-03/2022-candidates-2nd-congressional-district-election-hinson-mathis">said</a> she will work to support abortion rights and codify Roe v. Wade if she is elected. <h2>Voting history for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District</h2>Iowa's 2nd Congressional District covers 22 counties in Iowa's northeast corner, including Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Dubuque, and Mason City.President Donald Trump had a 3.4 percentage point margin of victory over Joe Biden under the district's previous boundaries in 2020 — before the <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-2022-maps/iowa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">once-in-a-decade redistricting process</a> following the 2020 Census made it slightly more Republican.<h2>The money race</h2>According to <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?cycle=2022&amp;id=IA02&amp;spec=N">OpenSecrets</a>, Hinson has raised $6.7 million, spent more than $5.9 million, and has $881,000 cash on hand, as of October 19.Her challenger, Mathis, has raised nearly $4 million, spent about $3.3 million, and has $668,000 still left to spend, as of October 19.As of November 4, a dozen super PACs, national party committees, politically active nonprofits, and other non-candidate groups have together <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/races/outside-spending?cycle=2022&amp;id=IA02&amp;spec=N" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">spent</a> about $3.1 million to advocate for or against candidates in this race, including during the race's primary phase.Almost all the money has benefitted Hinson. The Congressional Leadership Fund, a Republican <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/527s/types.php">hybrid PAC</a> that backs Hinson, has alone accounted for about two-thirds of the race's outside spending.<h2>What experts say</h2>The race between Hinson and Mathis is rated as "tilt Republican" by <a href="https://insideelections.com/ratings/house">Inside Elections</a>, "lean Republican" by <a href="https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings">The Cook Political Report</a>, and "likely Republican" by <a href="https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2022-house/">Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics</a>.

Results: Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson defeats Democratic state Sen. Liz Mathis in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Rep. Ashley Hinson is running against Democratic state Sen. Liz Mathis in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District.</li><li>The 2nd District covers 22 counties in Iowa's northeast corner. </li></ul>Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson faces off against Democratic state Sen. Liz Mathis in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. <h2>Iowa's 2nd Congressional District candidates</h2>It's a battle between two former Iowa broadcast journalists to determine who represents Iowa's 2nd Congressional District: Hinson is a former anchor and reporter for KCRG-TV 9 in Cedar Rapids, while Mathis is a former anchor and reporter at both KCRG-TV 9 and KWWL News 7 in Waterloo. Hinson, first elected in 2020, <a href="https://hinson.house.gov/about">serves</a> on the House Committees on Appropriations and Budget. She has been accused by Mathis of supporting a nationwide ban on abortion with no exceptions for rape, incest, or to save the mother's life. However, Hinson, during her time in the Iowa State House, <a href="https://www.iowapublicradio.org/political-news/2022-10-03/2022-candidates-2nd-congressional-district-election-hinson-mathis">supported</a> such exemptions when voting in favor of the "fetal heartbeat law" in May 2018. Prior to her time in the US House, Hinson served the 67th District in the Iowa State House from 2017 to 2021, the first woman to represent the district. She and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks — running for reelection in Iowa's 1st Congressional District — are the first Republican women to represent Iowa in the US House. <a href="https://lizmathis.com/meet-liz/">Mathis</a>, Hinson's challenger, has been an Iowa state senator since 2011. She serves on the Senate Agriculture and Appropriations Committees and serves as the legislative liaison to the Iowa Department of Public Health. In an interview with a local radio station, Mathis <a href="https://www.iowapublicradio.org/political-news/2022-10-03/2022-candidates-2nd-congressional-district-election-hinson-mathis">said</a> she will work to support abortion rights and codify Roe v. Wade if she is elected. <h2>Voting history for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District</h2>Iowa's 2nd Congressional District covers 22 counties in Iowa's northeast corner, including Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Dubuque, and Mason City.President Donald Trump had a 3.4 percentage point margin of victory over Joe Biden under the district's previous boundaries in 2020 — before the <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-2022-maps/iowa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">once-in-a-decade redistricting process</a> following the 2020 Census made it slightly more Republican.<h2>The money race</h2>According to <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?cycle=2022&amp;id=IA02&amp;spec=N">OpenSecrets</a>, Hinson has raised $6.7 million, spent more than $5.9 million, and has $881,000 cash on hand, as of October 19.Her challenger, Mathis, has raised nearly $4 million, spent about $3.3 million, and has $668,000 still left to spend, as of October 19.As of November 4, a dozen super PACs, national party committees, politically active nonprofits, and other non-candidate groups have together <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/races/outside-spending?cycle=2022&amp;id=IA02&amp;spec=N" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">spent</a> about $3.1 million to advocate for or against candidates in this race, including during the race's primary phase.Almost all the money has benefitted Hinson. The Congressional Leadership Fund, a Republican <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/527s/types.php">hybrid PAC</a> that backs Hinson, has alone accounted for about two-thirds of the race's outside spending.<h2>What experts say</h2>The race between Hinson and Mathis is rated as "tilt Republican" by <a href="https://insideelections.com/ratings/house">Inside Elections</a>, "lean Republican" by <a href="https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings">The Cook Political Report</a>, and "likely Republican" by <a href="https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2022-house/">Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics</a>.

Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson faces off against Democratic state Sen. Liz Mathis in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Republican <keyword id="9842657" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ashley-hinson">Ashley Hinson</keyword> is projected to win against Rep. <keyword id="9842656" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="abby-finkenauer">Abby Finkenauer</keyword> in Iowa's 1st Congressional District.</li><li>Iowa's 1st Congressional District, a key swing district in 2020, encompasses the northeastern region of the state.</li><li>Rep. Abby Finkenauer is the second-youngest woman to be elected to the House of Representatives, less than a year older than New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.</li><li>See the live coverage and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/2020-house-elections-results">full results from all US House elections.</a></li><li>In July 2020, Republican candidate Ashley Hinson was accused by the New York Times of plagiarism. Hinson later apologized and blamed staff for the mistake.</li><li>Polls closed at 9 p.m. local time.</li></ul>Republican Ashley Hinson is projected to defeat first-term Democratic Rep. Abby Finkenauer in Iowa's 1st Congressional District, Insider and Decision Desk HQ can report.<h2>The candidates</h2>Finkenauer, a Democrat, has represented the district since 2018 where she became the <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/26/abby-finkenauer-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-democrat-split/1837766001/">second-youngest woman</a> to ever be elected to the House of Representatives. Alongside Rep. Cindy Axne, Finkenauer was also one of the first women from Iowa to join the House. Before her time in Congress, she was a member of Iowa's House of Representatives. In 2019, Finkenauer voted with Democrats to impeach President Donald Trump. Finkenauer's Republican challenger, Hinson, is a current assemblywoman for the 67th District in Iowa's House of Representatives. Before joining the political scene, Hinson was a <a href="https://ashleyhinson.com/meet-ashley/">broadcast journalist for KCRG-TV</a> in Cedar Rapids where she won two Midwest regional Emmy Awards for her reporting. In July 2020, the New York Times reported that Hinson plagiarized over a dozen times on her campaign website and in published op-eds. Hinson <a href="https://twitter.com/hinsonashley/status/1285243103742500868?s=20">responded to the plagiarism accusations</a> on Twitter where she blamed her staff and said, "I was unaware of the plagiarism when I reviewed drafts presented to me by staff. As a journalist I take this extremely seriously and am deeply sorry for the mistake. The staff responsible will be held accountable."<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/2020-house-elections-results">See live coverage and full results for the US presidential election</a><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/2020-election-results">See live coverage and full results for the US presidential election</a></h3><h2>The district</h2>Iowa's 1st Congressional District is in the northeastern region of the state and includes Waterloo, Dubuque, and Cedar Rapids. It also contains Mitchell, Winneshiek, Allamakee, Worth, Howard, Fayette, Clayton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Dubuque, Delaware, Jackson, Linn, Jones, Benton, Iowa, Marshall, Tama, and Poweshiek counties.The district flipped from voting for President Barack Obama by a margin of almost 14 percentage points in 2012 to vote for President Donald Trump by 3.5 percentage points in 2016, <a href="https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2012/11/19/1163009/-Daily-Kos-Elections-presidential-results-by-congressional-district-for-the-2012-2008-elections">according to the Daily Kos. </a><h2>The money race</h2>According to the <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?cycle=2020&amp;id=IA01IA01">Center for Responsive Politics</a>, Finkenauer has raised $5.3 million, spent $5.1 million, and has around $250,000 in cash on hand. Hinson has raised $4.6 million, spent $4.2 million, and has around $339,330 in cash on hand. <h2>What the experts said</h2>The race between Finkenauer and Hinson was rated as "toss-up" by <a href="https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings">Cook Political Report</a>, "tilts Democratic" by <a href="https://insideelections.com/ratings/house">Inside Elections</a>," and leans Democratic" by <a href="http://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2020-house/">Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.</a>Expanded Coverage Module: insider-voter-guide

Republican Ashley Hinson is projected to unseat Rep. Abby Finkenauer in Iowa's 1st Congressional District

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Republicans are rallying around IVF access after a controversial Alabama Supreme Court ruling.</li><li>The ruling deemed frozen embryos were people, which experts say threatens <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-byron-donalds-ivf-comments-breed-families-trump-2024-2">IVF procedures</a>.</li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-spent-months-bashing-ron-desantis-now-on-vp-shortlist-2024-2">Republicans</a> showing up on X en masse to rally around <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pay-for-ivf-iui-fertility-treatment-credit-card-2024-2">access to in-vitro fertilization</a> are having their support for previous bills and political stances thrown back at them by peeved constituents online.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fertility-after-40-women-open-up-about-the-realities-ivf-2022-3">IVF</a> is a medical procedure <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1936357/">in use since the late '70s </a>that helps patients to conceive by retrieving a patient's eggs from their ovaries and fertilizing them in a lab.This procedure is now under threat both in Alabama and nationwide.The Alabama Supreme Court ruled on February 16 that frozen embryos — necessary for some <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-ivf-2018-12">IVF patients</a> who want to delay their pregnancy by freezing their sometimes already fertilized eggs — are considered people under the law. It can result in fertilizing and freezing multiple embryos to be implanted.Clinics are already <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-alabama-ivf-ruling-gop-republicans-2024-biden-2024-2">suspending IVF care</a> as a result.Several party members immediately began distancing themselves from the Alabama ruling and voicing support for IVF treatments. Some even pointed out that they've used these treatments themselves.GOP Rep. Michelle Steel of California, an anti-abortion advocate, said she did not support federal restrictions on IVF."IVF allowed me, as it has so many others, to start my family," Steel wrote on Thursday on X.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">As someone who struggled to get pregnant, I believe all life is a gift. IVF allowed me, as it has so many others, to start my family. I believe there is nothing more pro-life than helping families have children, and I do not support federal restrictions on IVF.— Rep. Michelle Steel (@RepSteel) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepSteel/status/1760780631275966803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2024</a></blockquote> However, users pointed out that Steel is a co-sponsor of the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/house-republicans-life-at-conception-ivf-exception-2024-2">Life at Conception Act</a>.Introduced in January, the House bill, co-sponsored by 125 House Republicans, would nationally recognize a "human being" to exist at fertilization — a similar position to the Alabama ruling. Previous versions of this bill have failed to move forward <a target="_blank" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/431/all-actions?s=1&amp;r=67">for a vote</a>.There's no exception for IVF in this House bill. Similarly named acts previously introduced in the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/231/text">Senate</a> have included this carveout.Spokespersons for Steel did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.Rep. Ashley Hinson, another co-sponsor of the House bill, was also criticized.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">My heart goes out to anyone who has struggled with fertility &amp; has had a difficult journey to motherhood. IVF has helped countless women grow their family &amp; we should ensure that women who want to become moms are able to do so. IVF should remain an available option for women.— Ashley Hinson (@RepAshleyHinson) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepAshleyHinson/status/1761114254369849560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2024</a></blockquote> A spokesperson for Hinson redirected BI to her post.South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace, who said on X that she would "stop any and all efforts to ban IVF," was hit with a community note pointing out that she co-sponsored a previous version of the Life at Conception Act.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">I will stop any and all efforts to ban IVF.— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepNancyMace/status/1761484672843075878?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2024</a></blockquote> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nancy-maces-office-chaos-total-staff-turnover-in-three-months-2024-2">Mace</a> also did not respond to a request for comment but previously told Axios that her office is "drafting a resolution" to express support for IVF."We should do everything we can to protect IVF for women everywhere," Mace told the publication.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-rogers-revolving-door-michigan-senate-financial-disclosures-2024-2">Mike Rogers</a>, a GOP Senate candidate in Michigan and former House representative, posted that he opposes "any and all efforts to restrict access to IVF." <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/members-of-congress-tried-to-stop-hill-harper-from-running-for-senate-time-2023-7">Democratic candidate Elissa Slotkin</a>, who is running against Rogers for Senate, pointed out that Rogers has co-sponsored four bills with similar language to the House bill while in Congress."You don't get to run away from your own record because you're just now understanding the consequences," Slotkin wrote.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Come on, Mike. In your 14 years in Congress, you co-sponsored FOUR bills — the last one with Jim Jordan in 2013 — that would have the same effect as the Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling, making it impossible for millions of couples to have a family. You don’t get to run away… <a href="https://t.co/jg0tf0scGV">https://t.co/jg0tf0scGV</a>— Elissa Slotkin (@ElissaSlotkin) <a href="https://twitter.com/ElissaSlotkin/status/1761118588285358566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2024</a></blockquote> A spokesperson for Rogers pointed back to his X post in a phone call with BI but did not answer follow-up questions about whether the Senate candidate would support efforts to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/roe-v-wade-private-reproduction-decisions-supreme-court-experts-2022-5">protect IVF</a> should he be elected.Former President Donald Trump recently voiced support for IVF following the Alabama decision and called on the state to continue <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/most-promising-reproductive-and-fertility-tech-startups-vcs-2023-5">supporting IVF</a> treatments. His press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, however, declined to tell <a target="_blank" href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-spokesperson-enforce-national-ivf-protections/story?id=107506425#:~:text=Trump%20broke%20his%20silence%20earlier,availability%20of%20IVF%20in%20Alabama.%22&amp;text=%22We%20want%20to%20make%20it,not%20harder%2C%20you%20know%20that.">ABC News</a> whether he would support any national law maintaining the right to access IVF treatments.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-house-democrat-age-slowing-president-down-2024-2">President Joe Biden's campaign</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kamala-harris-biden-ready-to-serve-presidency-age-memory-democrats-2024-2">Vice President Kamala Harris </a>have also lobbed criticism regarding the Alabama Supreme Court decision, specifically calling out <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-second-presidency-market-impact-2024-2">Trump</a>."No matter what Donald Trump says about IVF today, don't get distracted from the facts," Harris wrote on X. "What's happening in Alabama is a direct result of Donald Trump's Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">No matter what Donald Trump says about IVF today, don’t get distracted from the facts. What’s happening in Alabama is a direct result of Donald Trump’s Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. He is the architect of this health care crisis. <a href="https://t.co/CWOZ1IWpY3">pic.twitter.com/CWOZ1IWpY3</a>— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) <a href="https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1761149773707407613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2024</a></blockquote> "Crooked Joe Biden doesn't care about families, as evidenced by his destructive policies the past four years," Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung told Business Insider in response to the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/man-behind-biden-robocall-said-did-it-to-make-difference-2024-2">Biden campaign statement</a>. "The Biden campaign is shitting their pants because they know this election will be a referendum on all the misery and destruction Biden has brought to every single American." Reproductive rights organizations who previously spoke to Business Insider warned that Dobbs V. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade, would open up the floodgates to restrictions on other aspects of reproduction like <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/roe-v-wade-private-reproduction-decisions-supreme-court-experts-2022-5">birth control and IVF</a>. Trump's three conservative justices appointed to the court — Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, and Neil Gorsuch — paved the way for Roe to fall.

GOP politicians are saying they've always cared about IVF. Bills they've supported indicate otherwise.

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11894337" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="russia" source="Orion">Russia</keyword> has blacklisted 398 members of Congress in a new wave of "mirror" <keyword id="12754126" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sanctions" source="Orion">sanctions</keyword>.</li><li>Moscow says it's reciprocating US sanctions made last month against its lower house of parliament.</li></ul>Russia announced sanctions on Wednesday against 398 members of the <keyword id="12194886" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="us-congress" source="Orion">US Congress</keyword> to "mirror" the Biden administration's sanctions <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/24/fact-sheet-united-states-and-allies-and-partners-impose-additional-costs-on-russia/">last month on the State Duma.</a>"These persons, including the leadership and chairmen of the committees of the lower house of the US Congress, are included in the Russian "stop list" on an ongoing basis," the Russian Foreign Ministry said <a href="https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/1809216/?fbclid=IwAR0TS4WlComSk5BziorsqMNaH_UV94gHywYxrZQAt9ZjcGrTr68wzy1dYdc">in a statement.</a>The statement said that the new measures bar blacklisted members of Congress from entering Russia.It said the list was created on "the basis of reciprocity," referring to when the US Treasury Department sanctioned 328 members of Russia's lower house of parliament on March 24 as retaliation against the Kremlin's invasion of <keyword id="11985141" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ukraine" source="Orion">Ukraine</keyword>.Several prominent members and leaders of the House, such as Speaker Nancy Pelosi, were not included in Russia's list on Wednesday as they were already blacklisted, the statement added.Among the new US lawmakers sanctioned by Russia are Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, two Congress members who publicly criticized Ukraine in the face of the House's overwhelming support for Kyiv.Greene had suggested that Ukraine bore responsibility for Russia's invasion because it had agitated Moscow, calling it "poking the bear" on <a href="https://rumble.com/vy53jh-r-marjorie-taylor-greene-ga-14th-rep-joins-bkp-politics.html?fbclid=IwAR0jZqtQDhCYctLVZX9xhtZb6LMfVQJtcI4YtaRBsDQQocwnzLgWEDOB25g">right-wing media show BKP Politics.</a> Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-senators-reject-madison-cawthorn-zelenskyy-thug-ernst-graham-wicker-2022-3">Cawthorn</a> had called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "a thug" and the Ukrainian government "incredibly evil."Other affected House representatives include Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Rep. Matt Gaetz, both of whom <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202278">voted against a March 17 resolution</a> to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and its ally Belarus.Boebert had said that Congress was "focusing on distractions abroad and not our own challenges brought on by <keyword id="99719" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="joe-biden" source="Orion">Joe Biden</keyword> at home," according to <a href="https://coloradonewsline.com/2022/03/17/house-revoke-russia-belarus-trade-status-boebert-vote-no/">Colorado Newsline.</a>Affected members of Congress appear to have taken <keyword id="11893589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="news" source="Orion">news</keyword> of the sanctions in stride. "This is a badge of honor," GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson of Iowa <a href="https://twitter.com/RepAshleyHinson/status/1514394473333153801">tweeted.</a> "But it is laughable that Putin thinks these sanctions will even slightly deter our efforts to defeat him and support the Ukrainian people in their fight for freedom."In another example, Democrat Rep. Adriano Espaillat for New York <a href="https://twitter.com/RepEspaillat/status/1514425449471950848">tweeted:</a> "My night couldn't have ended any better. Honored to make the cut, and proud to stand with the Ukrainian people — always."

Russia is sanctioning 398 members of Congress to 'mirror' US sanctions on the State Duma, including lawmakers who criticized Ukraine

<ul class="summary-list"><li>At an <keyword id="11896861" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="iowa" source="Orion">Iowa</keyword> rally, <keyword id="11914386" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="donald-trump" source="Orion">Donald Trump</keyword> criticized Mitch McConnell for not challenging the 2020 election results.</li><li>The relationship between Trump and McConnell has become increasingly fraught since Trump's election loss.</li></ul>Former President Donald Trump lashed out at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell at a rally in Iowa on Saturday night, saying the senator did not "have the courage" to challenge the 2020 election results."Mitch McConnell should have challenged that election because even back then, we had plenty of material to challenge that election. He should have challenged the election," Trump said."[Senate Majority Leader Chuck] Schumer would have challenged the election. But Mitch McConnell didn't have the courage to challenge the election."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1447022095268040705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2021</a></blockquote>Trump made the comments at a campaign-style rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa.The former president also claimed that McConnell's seniority in the Republican Party was due to the amount of money he fundraises."He's only a leader because he raises a lot of money and he gives it to senators, that's the only thing he's got. That's his only form of leadership," Trump said.The tumultuous relationship between the former president and the Senate Minority leader has become increasingly fraught since Trump's 2020 election loss.McConnell angered Trump after <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-wins-presidential-election-mitch-mcconnell-accepts-results-2020-12">appearing to accept Joe Biden's victory</a>, and condemning the former president for being <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/watch-mcconnell-says-he-would-support-trump-despite-capitol-siege-2021-2">"practically and morally responsible" </a>for the January 6 Capitol insurrection.Trump has since reportedly worked to have McConnell <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-mcconnell-challenger-oust-senate-republican-leader-report-2021-9">ousted as Republican leader</a>, and in April called him a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mcconnell-dodges-trump-calling-him-dumb-son-of-a-b-2021-4">"dumb son of a bitch"</a> and a "stone cold loser."However, McConnell has said he would <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/26/mitch-mcconnell-trump-republican-2024-nominee">still support Trump</a> as the party's 2024 nominee.In the nearly two-hour-long speech in Iowa, the former president recycled some of his favorite talking points, particularly the widely disproved claims that the 2020 election was fraudulent.Trump noted that his election fraud claims get the most cheers at rallies."The single biggest issue, the issue that gets the most pull, the most respect, the biggest cheers is talking about the election fraud of the 2020 presidential election. Nobody's ever seen anything like it," Trump said.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Acyn (@Acyn) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1447017252176289795?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2021</a></blockquote>Despite Trump's continuous claims, the Department of Justice has said it found <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ag-barr-confirms-lack-of-widespread-fraud-in-election-2020-12">no evidence of widespread voter fraud</a> in the 2020 election, and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-campaign-lawsuits-election-results-2020-11">dozens of lawsuits</a> filed by Trump and his allies to overturn the election have all failed.Unlike McConnell, many senior Republican leaders have continued to embrace Trump and peddle conspiracy theories about election fraud.The entire Republican Party of Iowa warmly welcomed Trump, according to <a href="https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2021/10/08/trump-iowa-republicans-put-donald-above-helping-iowans/6054395001/">The Des Moines Register,</a> including Sen. <keyword id="12282870" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="chuck-grassley" source="Orion">Chuck Grassley</keyword> and Rep. Ashley Hinson, and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks.Grassley appeared on stage with Trump at the rally, earning praise from the former president for being a loyal supporter."You are the greatest," Trump said to Grassley, and added that he had his "complete and total endorsement for reelection."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1447019145434963970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2021</a></blockquote>

Donald Trump lashes Mitch McConnell at Iowa rally, says he 'did not have the courage' to challenge 2020 election

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Republican presidential hopefuls are taking part in "shadow primaries," Politico reported.</li><li>Sen. <keyword id="2309726" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Tom-Cotton">Tom Cotton</keyword>, former VP <keyword id="264959" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Mike-Pence">Mike Pence</keyword>, and <keyword id="156885" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Nikki-Haley">Nikki Haley</keyword> are campaigning in Iowa and New Hampshire.</li><li>GOP 2024 hopefuls are looking for ways to kickstart their bids without angering Trump, Politico said.</li></ul>Republicans with presidential ambitions are looking for ways to campaign without angering former President <keyword id="6354484" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Donald-Trump">Donald Trump</keyword><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/30/gop-house-races-2024-trump-491349">.</a>While <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-will-run-for-president-in-2024-if-healthy-politico-2021-5">Trump mulls his political comeback</a>, ambitious contenders are throwing themselves into House races in states with early primaries and caucuses to "put themselves out there" for 2024, the media outlet reported.Potential candidates, including <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tom-cotton-laying-groundwork-2024-presidential-run-new-hampshire-2020-10">Sen. Tom Cotton</a>, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-pompeo-foreign-policy-moves-before-end-of-trump-term-2021-1">former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo</a>, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-pence-president-republican-party-donald-trump-2021-4">former Vice President Mike Pence,</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/nikki-haley-backs-trump-for-2024-run-after-previously-saying-he-would-be-judged-harshly-by-history/articleshow/82051080.cms">former Gov. Nikki Haley</a>, are taking part in so-called "shadow primaries" in key states, Politico's Alex Isenstadt said."They're trying to figure out, how do you lay the groundwork without being seen as may be trying to push the president out of the way?" former Rep. Greg Walden, an ex-chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, told Politico."Until President Trump decides what he's going to do, I think they can be helpful in House races in their own ways and keep focused on that and not run afoul of the big elephant in the room," Walden added.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-donald-trumps-hot-vax-new-jersey-summer-vacation-2021-5">Inside Trump's hot vax New Jersey summer, where he's playing golf and plotting rallies while legal storms form</a>Cotton, seen as a possible contender for the GOP nomination, is heading to Iowa this summer to launch a string of House fundraising campaigns, according to Politico.Pompeo visited the state in Spring to show his Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson support, the media outlet noted.In New Hampshire, the home of the second nominating contest in the Republican presidential primaries, the aspiring contenders have started to throw their weight behind <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-hopeful-matt-mowers-running-for-congress-in-new-hampshire-2020-11">Republican parachute candidate Matt Mowers. </a>Mowers has hosted virtual events with both Pompeo and Cotton, Politico said.Pence, who is on a cross-<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/30/mike-pence-2024-white-house-bid-485108">country fundraising</a> swing in a bid to increase his public profile ahead of a potential 2024 White House bid, is headed to New Hampshire next week, according to the <a href="https://www.concordmonitor.com/Mike-Pence-coming-to-NH-On-the-trail-by-Paul-Steinhauser-40693235">Concord Monitor</a>. In late April, a trip to South Carolina also foreshadowed a 2024 presidential run, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-pence-president-republican-party-donald-trump-2021-4">Insider's Tom LoBlanco reported</a>.Haley has also recently endorsed female House candidates, newly-elected lawmakers, and a candidate in a New Mexico special election, Politico said.But until Trump formally announces whether or not he is running in 2024, the jockeying for position as Republican Party presidential nominee is likely to continue by stealth.

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