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*Iowa Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Sunday March 23, 2025 ( 2 items )  

Ernst: Sarah Root's Killer Now in U.S. Custody
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst: Sarah Root's Killer Now in U.S. Custody OMAHA, Neb. - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today attended the extradition arrival of Edwin Mejia, an illegal immigrant who took the life of Iowan Sarah Root in 2016, as he arrived in the United States, where he will now face justice. On January 31, 2016, Mejia was driving drunk when  more

Grassley Calls on Bondi, Patel to Restore Security Clearances and Undo Retaliatory Personnel Actions Against Whistleblowers
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Calls on Bondi, Patel to Restore Security Clearances and Undo Retaliatory Personnel Actions Against Whistleblowers BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - As Sunshine Week draws to a close, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wrote Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel requesting the Department of Justice and FBI take corrective a  more