Attorney General Brenna Bird hasn't been shy about letting the Biden administration know what she thinks.
Since taking office in January 2023 after defeating incumbent Democrat Tom Miller, Iowa's first Republican attorney general in 44 years has kept busy litigating against the federal government, either joining cases brought by other conservative-leaning states or filing her own lawsuits.
Bird ran for election promising the Biden administration to "see you in court," and over her first year she's done so on topics ranging from ethanol sales to cybersecurity regulations to the prosecution of former President Donald Trump.
Her record, in cases that have reached a decision, is mixed, with wins in some cases as high up as the U.S. Supreme Court and proposed regulations withdrawn. Other arguments have been rejected by judges or overturned on appeal.
Nor is she solely concerned with perceived federal overreach. A review of her first year shows her actively engaging in a range of social and political controversies, intervening in lawsuits as far away as California and sending threatening letters to social media companies, investment firms and others.
Since taking office in January 2023 after defeating incumbent Democrat Tom Miller, Iowa's first Republican attorney general in 44 years has kept busy litigating against the federal government, either joining cases brought by other conservative-leaning states or filing her own lawsuits.
Bird ran for election promising the Biden administration to "see you in court," and over her first year she's done so on topics ranging from ethanol sales to cybersecurity regulations to the prosecution of former President Donald Trump.
Her record, in cases that have reached a decision, is mixed, with wins in some cases as high up as the U.S. Supreme Court and proposed regulations withdrawn. Other arguments have been rejected by judges or overturned on appeal.
Nor is she solely concerned with perceived federal overreach. A review of her first year shows her actively engaging in a range of social and political controversies, intervening in lawsuits as far away as California and sending threatening letters to social media companies, investment firms and others.
What has Iowa AG Brenna Bird sued the feds over in her first year? Quite a lot
In at least a dozen cases, Iowa's new Republican attorney general has challenged Biden on regulations on everything from abortion to ethanol
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