Iowa Congressman Steve King is among those leading a revolt against House Speaker John Boehner. The newly-expanded Republican majority takes control of the U.S. House of Representatives today (Tuesday) and soon after all the members take the oath of office, a vote on whom should serve as House speaker will be held. “I came to the conclusion that I cannot take an oath to the constitution and turn around and vote for John Boehner and so I will vote for an alternative candidate,” King says.

In the summer of 2013 Boehner chastized King for saying there are more drug runners than valedictorians among the so-called “Dreamers” who were brought into the U.S. illegally by their parents when they were children. King faults Boehner for failing to heed the calls of his fellow Republicans and block funding for implementing “ObamaCare” and accuses Boehner of buckling on the immigration issue.

“I’ve watched now as the president has committed his unconstitutional executive amnesty as of November 20. The House was perfectly positioned to block it and use the power of the purse and constitutional authority and instead we’ve been maneuvered out of that,” King says. “I can’t defend the constitution if I’m going to be outmaneuvered by my own speaker.” It will take 218 votes to win the speaker’s race and vote counters in D.C. suggest Boehner has enough support to win a third term as speaker. King says Boehner can be denied the win if 29 Republicans refuse to vote for Boehner.

“I’ll have to see how many others will stand with me,” King says. “That number has grown over the past three days. I just don’t know how many yet.” Three other House Republicans have stepped forward to offer themselves as an alternative to Boehner, and a chorus of conservatives and Tea Party activists have started lobbying members of congress to vote against Boehner today (Tuesday). “It’s a very intense time and it’s awfully hard to read these situations since there really isn’t a formula for this,” King says. “It’s political science, after all, which is not a science in the end.” Two new congressmen from Iowa will be sworn into office for the first time today (Tuesday).

David Young of Van Meter and Rod Blum, of Dubuque, are both Republicans. Congressman Dave Loebsack, of Iowa City, will be sworn in for his fifth term. New members of the United States Senate will also take the oath of office today and Iowa’s Joni Ernst will be among them.

(Radio Iowa)

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is headed back to Iowa to meet with local pastors and again look for support among Christian evangelicals for a possible White House campaign. The stated reason for Jindal’s trip on Tuesday is to talk about his appearance later this month at a prayer rally expected to draw thousands of people to Baton Rouge, and to discuss ways to mount a similar event in Iowa.

But the private meetings also come as Jindal courts religious conservatives across the country ahead of the 2016 campaign. The trip to first-to-vote Iowa will be his fifth since June, and in recent months, Jindal has also spoken to pastors in New Hampshire, at a gathering of faith leaders in Washington, and in Oklahoma at an event promoting a Bible museum.

The Iowa State Patrol reports a man from Dallas County was injured during a rollover accident in Shelby County that began with a police pursuit. Officials say at around 10:20-p.m., Harlan Police attempted to stop a 2008 Honda driven by 43-year old Kenneth Duane Kokemiller, of Perry, near the intersection of 7th and Chatburn, in Harlan.

Kokemiller took off and proceeded south on Highway 59. The vehicle left the road and was traveling southeast across a cornfield before crossing 450th Street and rolling multiple times east of 450th. The car came to rest upright.

According to dispatch reports at the time, Kokemiller had become aggressive towards the officer, who held the man at gunpoint until he could be taken into custody. Kokemiller, who was not wearing a seat belt,  injured during the crash, and was later transported by Harlan Medivac to the hospital. The incident remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol.

A pursuit late Monday lead to a crash and the arrest of a suspect at gunpoint, in Shelby County. Details were sketchy, but according to scanner traffic a vehicle being pursued by a Shelby County deputy rolled over about 1.5-miles north of the Wings America Travel Center off Highway 59, just north of Interstate 80. A suspect was reportedly acting aggressive toward the deputy, who was forced to hold the subject at gunpoint. The individual was reported to be in custody at around 10:30-p.m.

Numerous law enforcement and rescue personnel were responding to the scene. No other details were available late Monday night.

Three people were transported to the hospital in Denison following a crash late Monday morning, in Crawford County. The Iowa State Patrol reports 52-year old Gerald Wesley Freml, and a passenger in his vehicle, 55-year old Bruce Lynn Christensen, both of Harlan, along with 32-year old Mitchell Blake Alley, of Rockport, MO, were hurt during the crash that happened at around 11:20-a.m. at the intersection of Highway 59 and 141. Freml and Christensen wear wearing their seat belts, while Alley was not. A report on their conditions was not immediately available.

Officials say a 2002 Freightliner semi driven by Alley was headed west on Highway 141 but was unable to stop at the posted intersection. A 2014 Ford F-550 driven by Freml was traveling south on Highway 59 and was struck on the driver’s side. Both vehicle ended up in the ditch.

An accident in Cass County Sunday evening resulted in possible, minor injuries to the drivers of two vehicles which collided near the intersection of Highways 71 and 92. Authorities the the accident was reported just after 6-p.m. According to the report, a 1999 Chevy Lumina owned and driven by 50-year old Neil Schmidt, of Griswold, was southbound on Highway 71 and had attempted to turn left into a driveway shortly before the intersection of Highways 71 and 92, when the car was struck in the rear by a 2001 Ford Focus owned and driven by 44-year old Pamela Alberta Heiny, of Massena. Both drivers refused medical attention. Damage to Schmidt’s vehicle is estimated at $750; damage to Heiny’s vehicle is estimated at $3,000.