Trump rallying with Hinson in Iowa as she pledges to push back on White House

President Donald Trump is scheduled to appear Thursday in Sioux City, Iowa, alongside Rep. Ashley Hinson, the Republican running for the state's open Senate seat. The visit comes as the party faces a tougher climate than expected, and Hinson has begun putting some distance between herself and the White House. Her race against Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek is tight, even though Trump carried Iowa by double digits in 2024. High energy costs and last year's trade war with China, which saw Beijing stop buying American soybeans, have hurt the state and put the GOP Senate majority at risk, according to CBS News.

Hinson first described herself as the president's top ally in the chamber. Lately she says she will back him when it serves Iowa and challenge him when he is wrong. She has broken with him over a sanctions waiver for Russia, and she called for an immediate, successful end to the Iran war, though she voted against a House resolution to restrain him there and told the debate audience another one is unnecessary. Turek attacked her over those votes.

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