Iowa lawmakers are set to return to the Statehouse Friday to consider expanding state tax incentives. Officials say the change is needed to secure a $15 billion steel plant project for the state. President Donald Trump announced the plant on Monday. He called it a major economic and national security investment. The project is planned for Iowa's southeast corner, but the exact location is undisclosed. The state needs to modify its economic development program to compete for the project. While the plant promises jobs and growth, experts say it also presents risks to the local rural communities.

The extraordinary showdown between President Donald Trump and media outlets whose coverage he dislikes is moving to a courtroom in the nation’s capital. On Wednesday, a judge will hear arguments on whether the president’s move banning three news organizations from White House grounds violates the Constitution. The outlets are CNN, MS NOW and Politico. Trump's administration argues that the reporting of the three outlets poses a threat to national security. The administration plans to double down on its contention that it has the right to decide who can set foot in the White House. The outlets say they were singled out because of the content of their coverage. They called this a “blatant violation” of the First Amendment and asked the court to immediately restore their access.