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FILE - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during a news conference at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds announces she won’t seek reelection in 2026

By Hannah Fingerhut - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 28, 2017, file photo, U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad makes comments about pro-democracy activist and Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo during a photocall and remarks to journalists at the Ambassador's residence in Beijing. Outgoing Ambassador Branstad said Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, he will help out Republicans campaigning in his native Iowa after returning home next month. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Outgoing US ambassador to China to help Republican campaigns

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In this June 28, 2017, photo, U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad makes comments about pro-democracy activist and Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo during a photocall and remarks to journalists at the Ambassador's residence in Beijing. Branstad appears to be leaving his post, based on tweets by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Pompeo thanked Branstad for more than three years of service on Twitter on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) **FILE**

Terry Branstad, U.S. ambassador to China, to step down next month

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this June 28, 2017, photo, U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad makes comments about pro-democracy activist and Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo during a photocall and remarks to journalists at the Ambassador's residence in Beijing. Branstad appears to be leaving his post, based on tweets by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Pompeo thanked Branstad for more than three years of service on Twitter on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) **FILE**

Terry Branstad, US ambassador to China, to leave next month

By KEN MORITSUGU - Associated Press

This image taken from video provided by VTV shows U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaking during an online meeting with ASEAN foreign ministers on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. During the meeting, Pompeo slashed out on China saying Beijing does not respect fundamental democratic values and urged ASEAN nations to act against China's dominance. (VTV via AP)

Pompeo hits China state media for spiking ambassador’s op-ed

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this March 4, 2019, file photo, U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad listens to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speak at an event in Johnston, Iowa. The U.S. ambassador to China said Wednesday, April 15, 2020, that he doesn't believe Beijing is deliberately blocking exports of personal protective equipment and medical supplies, adding that the shipment of 1,200 tons of such products to the U.S. could not have been possible without Chinese support. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

U.S. ambassador: China not blocking medical supply exports

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State auditor, treasurer reject payments in Branstad case

By DAVID PITT - Associated Press

FILE-- In this Oct. 2013 photo, Iowa Workers' Compensation Commissioner Chris Godfrey speaks in Des Moines, Iowa. District court judge Brad McCall Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 rejected a request by former Gov. Terry Branstad's lawyers to set aside a jury verdict that concluded Branstad discriminated against a former state official because he's gay. (The Des Moines Register via AP, File)

Judge rejects former Iowa governor move to toss jury verdict

By DAVID PITT - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 30, 2017, file photo, U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad speaks during an event in Beijing. Branstad on Monday defended plans to require Beijing's diplomats to report contacts with some Americans and said Monday that Washington is considering additional rules for employees of entities controlled by the ruling Communist Party. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool, File)

American ambassador defends rules for Chinese diplomats

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

Iowa to pay nearly $500,000 more in Branstad case fees

By DAVID PITT - Associated Press

State auditor: Taxpayers shouldn’t pay Branstad case appeal

By DAVID PITT - Associated Press

Ousted Iowa Department of Human Services director Jerry Foxhoven sits at a news conference Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, in West Des Moines, Iowa, where he said aides to Gov. Kim Reynolds are lying when they say he never objected to paying the salary of a governor's staffer out of his budget. Foxhoven, a 67-year-old legal scholar known for his frequent workplace praise of the late rapper Tupac Shakur, said he raised the issue more than once and declined to agree to pay most of the salary of the governor's deputy chief of staff, Paige Thorson, without legal advice. (AP Photo/David Pitt)

Reynolds accused of flouting 2017 openness law she pushed

By DAVID PITT - Associated Press

Former Iowa official wins $1.5M in discrimination case

By DAVID PITT - Associated Press

Former Iowa Gov. and current U.S. ambassador to China Terry Branstad testifies in the trial of a former state official who argues his pay was cut as part of an effort to force him out because he is gay, Friday, June 14, 2019, at the Polk County Courthouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (Bryon Houlgrave/The Des Moines Register via AP)

Branstad explains reason for trying to oust gay official

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Iowa Supreme Court refuses to stop Branstad trial

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Iowa trial begins over alleged discrimination by ex-governor

By DAVID PITT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2014, file photo, then Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad announces during a rally with supporters his plans to run for another term, in West Des Moines, Iowa. Branstad, the current U.S. ambassador to China, urged Beijing to engage in substantive dialogue with exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama during a visit to the Himalayan region over the past week. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Iowa trial begins over alleged discrimination by ex-governor

By DAVID PITT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2017, file photo, U.S. Ambassador Terry Edward Branstad, left, shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The U.S. ambassador to China is making a rare visit to Tibet to meet local officials and raise concerns about restrictions on Buddhist practices and the preservation of the Himalayan region's unique culture and language. (Lintao Zhang/Pool Photo via AP, File)

US ambassador in China makes rare visit to Tibet

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the Future Farmers of America and Johnston High School students, Monday, March 4, 2019, in Johnston, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Pompeo asks Iowa farmers to stand firm with Trump on trade

By DAVID PITT - Associated Press

Iowa official with 3 public jobs rips ‘goofy’ disclosure law

By RYAN J. FOLEY - Associated Press