Welcome to the Friday, July 18, 2025, episode of On Iowa Politics. This week on the podcast, more on the deportation of an Eastern Iowa man, what happened at the Family Leader’s annual event, and another batch of new Congressional candidates.
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 episode was hosted by the Gazette Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy. It features Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times and Gazette columnists Althea Cole and Todd Dorman.
This episode was produced by Gazette Social Video Producer Bailey Cichon.
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Comments: erin.murphy@thegazette.com, bailey.cichon@thegazette.com
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