Iowa approves pricy foreign-owned steel plant project in swing district

Key people or organizations: Iowa, President Trump

Politics desk signal: election, campaign

Institutional context: story may affect policy, legal pressure or governing leverage

Story focus: Iowa approves pricy foreign-owned steel plant project in swing district

Source context: President Trump said Monday that the largest steel plant in U.S. history will be built in Iowa. It touched off a week of debate. The election angle...

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