Iowa

Iowa's New Abortion Ban Is a GOP Litmus Test

By Philip Elliott

How Pence and Christie Are Targeting Voters

By Mini Racker

How Iowa’s GOP Wants to Limit SNAP's Food List

By Anisha Kohli

Rep. Steve King Used the 'Success Kid' Meme to Fundraise Online. The Boy's Mother is Now Fighting Back

By Madeleine Carlisle
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Iowa Girl Blinded After Contracting the Flu

Jade DeLucia is now home after the flu left her blind and nearly killed her

By Jasmine Aguilera

Joe Biden Challenges Iowa Man to a Push-Up Contest During Heated Exchange

Biden also called the man a 'damn liar' after comments about his son

By Josiah Bates

2020 Democrats Pitch Climate Change Plans to Iowa Farmers

As in other years, Democratic presidential candidates hitting the Iowa State Fair this weekend came armed with policy ideas targeted at rural farmers who dominate the state. The difference this time: Those proposals were about...

By Justin Worland / Des Moines, Iowa

Trump Says Wind Turbines Cause Cancer. Iowans Disagree

Since the early days of his administration, Donald Trump has sought to use his presidency to slow the country’s transition to clean energy, blocking key environmental regulations and lending his support to the fossil fuel...

By Justin Worland / Des Moines, Iowa

Chuck Schumer Is Trying to Clear the Iowa Senate Primary

At a time when Democrats are largely focused on the presidential primary, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is trying to clear the way for a woman challenging Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst. A source familiar with...

By Lissandra Villa

Biden's Iowa Polls Are Good, But Organizing Needs Work

To read the polling binders, former Vice President Joe Biden is a runaway favorite here in Iowa in the Democratic primary. But behind the scenes, he’s playing a furious game of catch-up.As the Democratic frontrunner...

By Lissandra Villa / Des Moines and Philip Elliott

No Breakouts in Iowa 2020 Cattle Call

Nineteen of the 24 Democratic presidential candidates took the stage in Iowa on Sunday at the largest cattle-call event for the historically large field to date, but none of them managed to leverage it into...

By Lissandra Villa / Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Veteran Iowa Republican Switches Parties, Citing Trump

Rep. Andy McKean, Iowa’s longest-serving Republican lawmaker, left his party on Tuesday to join the Democrats, and cited President Donald Trump as a factor in his decision.“With the 2020 presidential election looming on the horizon,...

By Mahita Gajanan

Americans Reach Surprising Consensus on Mueller Report

As Washington waited with bated breath for the results of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, a group of Iowa voters tried to figure out what they thought of it all. Some were Republicans, some were...

By Molly Ball

Iowa College Student Found Frozen to Death in Polar Vortex

A University of Iowa student was found apparently frozen to death on campus as wind chills hit minus-51 degrees Fahrenheit – one of at least eight people to die as a result of the record-setting...

By George Steer

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst Says She Was Raped in College and Physically Abused by Ex-Husband

Her voice broke. “And I was not ready.”

By Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg

Why Republicans Finally Condemned Steve King

For anyone who has paid attention to Rep. Steve King’s career, it was hardly shocking that he would be quoted wondering when “white supremacy” became offensive. What happened next has been a bit of a...

By Philip Elliott

Warren's Trip to Iowa Revealed Parts of Her 2020 Strategy

Elizabeth Warren has her own way of doing things, and Iowans have to adapt accordingly. At the Massachusetts senator’s events, each attendee gets a raffle-style ticket; then, after her rousing, personal monologue, she takes questions...

By Molly Ball / Des Moines, Iowa

Why Is Steve King in Trouble Now?

For years, Rep. Steve King has maintained a certain level of impunity even as he’s made controversial remark after controversial remark. But as he heads toward a closer-than-expected re-election fight, he may be starting to...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith

Why Democrats Are Targeting Secretaries of State in the Elections

In most states, the office of secretary of state is far from glamorous. Though the duties vary, it’s largely an administrative role involving keeping records and issuing licenses.But Democrats have made it a priority this...

By Maya Rhodan

Mollie Tibbetts Died of 'Multiple Sharp Force Injuries,' Preliminary Autopsy Says

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation ruled Tibbetts' death a homicide

By Gina Martinez
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