This year, the Citizens United decision turns 10 years old. To mark the occassion, eight pro-democracy groups have put together a forum to talk with four presidential candidates about getting money out of politics. This Sunday, Jan. 19, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and...
The very first results of the 2020 national Democratic primary process will come from an Iowa Caucus gathering in... the Republic of Georgia. Yes, the first caucus will occur in the Caucasus. This year, the Iowa Democratic Party's expanded use of satellite caucuses...
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst on Thursday told Iowa reporters she would ask President Donald Trump to "fire" Andrew Wheeler, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, if he did not comply with the Renewable Fuel Standard rule to blend 15 billion gallons of...
Ten minutes after Bryce Smith, the chairman of the Dallas County Democrats, found out Sen. Cory Booker, who he had endorsed, was dropping out of the 2020 presidential race, he received a phone call from another campaign. "My grandmother, who was sitting at home and...
The final Democratic presidential debate before Iowans make their preferences known next month was a policy-heavy discussion that focused first on a topic not often explored over the past six debates: foreign policy. Debate moderators from CNN and the Des Moines...
The final Democratic presidential debate before Iowans make their preferences known next month was a policy-heavy discussion that focused first on a topic not often explored over the past six debates: foreign policy. Debate moderators from CNN and the Des Moines...
The entire political world is focused on Drake University in Des Moines tonight as six Democratic candidates take the stage for the final debate before the Iowa Caucus. The debate itself doesn't get underway until 8 p.m. tonight, but several hundred reporters have...
Tucked away in the bright front room of an Iowa City ranch home on a recent Sunday afternoon, Pete Buttigieg field organizer Ruby Goldberg seamlessly demonstrated a mock door-knocking simulation and casually rambled off persuasive canvassing skills at the...
It's official: Iowa Rep. Cindy Axne was the most accessible House member of the freshman class in 2019. Axne, elected to represent the 3rd District in 2018, held 57 public town halls in 2019, according to her staff. An analysis of Congress members' schedules by...
Kelly Shamp and her 19-year-old daughter have attended caucuses together for more than a decade. This year, for the first time, they are volunteering their time to help elect Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana. "I think I've been dragging her...
