Abby Finkenauer will launch the first TV ads of the general election in Iowa's nationally-watched 1st Congressional District race this Tuesday. Her first spot on the airwaves is called "Dinner Table" and focuses on a spirit of bipartisanship and cooperation. The ad...
Republican-turned-independent Senator David Johnson is endorsing Fred Hubbell for governor over Kim Reynolds today, the Hubbell campaign informed Starting Line this afternoon. Johnson left the Republican Party in June of 2016 over his disgust of Donald Trump's...
Here they come. A deluge of potential 2020 presidential candidates is set to make appearances throughout Iowa over the next few weeks. The lead-off caucus state has seen its fair share of White House hopefuls make the rounds here since the 2016 election, but the...
Iowans will head to the voting booth three months from today on November 6 to vote in one of the most consequential elections in the state's history. How are each of the major contests shaping up at this stage, two months after the primary and following a...
Former President Barack Obama is getting involved in the midterm races for Democrats in key races around the country. This morning he released a round of endorsements for candidates in 14 states, including Iowa. On his Iowa list was secretary of state candidate...
Congressman Ro Khanna stumped for local Democrats in Iowa this weekend while pitching his unique brand of progressive vision mixed with Silicon Valley innovation. It's his second trip out to the state after visiting for a Pete D'Alessandro congressional event back...
Montana Governor Steve Bullock joked that he wouldn't talk about his Iowa ties at his meet-and-greet in Coralville this weekend, but those local connections showed up all the same. Barbara Smith, Bullock's second cousin that lives in Iowa City, heard through the...
Best get your tickets now for the annual Iowa Democratic Wing Ding Dinner on August 10 because it's going to be a wild night. With the unexpected news that Story Daniels attorney Michael Avenatti will attend - and that he's thinking of running for president - the...
The Republican Party's efforts to define Fred Hubbell early on have not had much success in the past month and a half. Now even Senator Chuck Grassley is critical of his party's line of attack. “I always stick to policy when I’m campaigning, and I would advise...
If you missed any of President Donald Trump's visit to Iowa today, don't worry. You'll likely see video clips of the roundtable he held just outside Dubuque for months to come in Democratic campaign commercials. Trump brought several of his cabinet secretaries and...
