Iowans voted earlier this month to send the state's all-Republican delegation back to the U.S. House of Representatives, teeing up a focus on issues such as tax cuts, immigration and the economy.

Iowa Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott has been reelected after a recount in her close District 14 race against Mark Hanson, according to Dallas County Auditor Julia Helm.

Alex Latcham will return to the White House to work as deputy assistant to the president and director of the Office of Public Liaison.

Recounts have been requested for the Iowa District 1 House (IA-1) race and the Iowa State House of Representatives District 98 race. The IA-1 recount began on Friday, November 22 and the Scott County Auditor’s office resumed the counting on Monday.

On this week's Close Up, we break down the process of election recounts in races too close to call and look at President-elect Donald Trump's latest picks for top cabinet and White House positions.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks wins reelection to U.S. House in Iowa's 1st Congressional District.

The recount in the Iowa District 1 House race between incumbent Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democrat challenger Christina Bohannan began on Friday.

A recount affirmed Sarah Trone Garriott's reelection to Iowa Senate District 14. She defeated Republican Mark Hanson.

Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Iowa on Wednesday. The second-term congresswoman faced an unexpectedly close primary challenge from an underfunded Republican challenger earlier this year,

Tony Pollard and Bucky Irving are among UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler's four must-start fantasy football running backs for Week 13. A federal judge denied emergency injunctive relief despite complaints from competitors who object to the Spartans player's participation on the grounds that she is transgender.

National media outlets are declaring Iowa Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks the winner of the recount of votes in the 20 counties that make up the first congressional district. Official results confirmed earlier this month by county officials showed Miller-Meeks ahead of Democrat Christina Bohannan by just over 800 votes and Bohannan asked for a recount.