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"I will remember his kind heart and how he always greeted anyone who entered our office with a cheerful smile," Rep. Ron Estes said.

Before the election, there were two Democrats and two Republicans, with the fifth seat vacant.

The cases are from West Virginia and Idaho where two transgender students, Becky Pepper-Jackson and Lindsay Hecox, are challenging the respective states' bans.

President Donald Trump is speaking in Iowa to kick off celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, which will last the entire year and culminate on July 4, 2026.

The letter comes after multiple schools within the UC system, including UCLA, participated in anti-Israel protests and riots across the state last year that shut down graduation ceremonies and events on campus.

No one has been taken into custody, police said.

The post marks the first comments the president has made since the bill's passage, other than a few brief words as he was boarding Air Force One, and comes as he heads to Iowa for an address ahead of the nation's 249th birthday.

Procedural vote puts legislation on track for final passage by July 4 deadline set by Trump.

The sanctions block all property in the United States that are owned by the people on the list, and all interests in the properties of those listed must be reported to the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control.

The governor most recently visited the state in January 2024, in order to campaign for former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris.