Iowa Votes Could Decide Congress | Des Moines News

Des Moines News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 26, 2026 · 1m

Senator Ted Cruz is rallying Iowa voters, warning that their ballots could decide national control of Congress, calling the state a critical battleground. He touted Republican achievements—lower immigration, fewer drug deaths, tax cuts—and slammed Democrats as a “Communist takeover.” Attorney General Brenna Bird echoed the urgency, highlighting her legal battles against Biden-era mandates harming Iowa farmers, attacking opponent Nate Willems as “dangerous and extreme,” and stressing zero tolerance for election fraud. Cruz backed Bird as a principled defender of the Constitution, reinforcing…