Axios Des Moines: At least eight Iowans are among the nearly 1,000 Americans permanently banned from entering Russia, according to a list released Saturday by the country’s Foreign Affairs Ministry. The travel bans are largely symbolic, but they still highlight the downward spiral of Russia-U.S. relations following the Russian invasion of Ukraine earlier this year. President Joe Biden has been on the list since mid-March. Five of the Iowans are part of the state’s congressional delegation. The others are Rich Eychaner, a Des Moines-metro entrepreneur and LBGTQ activist; Leon Spies, a longtime criminal defense attorney from Iowa City; and Patrick Grady, a retired district judge.