Former Congressman Bruce Braley has reportedly moved to Denver, Colorado to join a top law firm based there. The news was reported Thursday evening, and marks the final chapter of the fallout from last year's U.S. Senate race between him and Joni Ernst. It's not...

With his early campaign launch last week, Ted Cruz has captured the majority of the media's presidential race attention the last two weeks, for better or for worse. Actually, mostly for worse for the Texas Senator. And that's a big problem for him, because if his...

NextGen Climate Action released a April Fool's-themed web video today that mocked Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio skepticism and denial of climate change. The environmental political super PAC linked the Republican White House hopefuls'...

1. Iowans Insist on One-on-One Time with the Candidates - Nearly a quarter of a million people turned out for the 2008 Democratic Caucus, when Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John Edwards faced off. Every single one of them did not shake hands with or personally...

While the race for the Iowa's Democratic-leaning 1st Congressional District has captured headlines and excitement recently, the race for the 3rd District has been a quieter affair. That won't last for long, as multiple Democrats are considering a challenge to...

Good morning readers! As always, a lot happened in the political world this week. Enjoy our Sunday Grab Bag of shorter takes on a number of Iowa and national political topics: A Moderate-Sounding Lindsey Graham Talks to Iowans South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham...

In what might be the most important endorsement in Iowa's developing first congressional district race, EMILY's List announced their support of Monica Vernon. The well-respected organization that backs pro-choice female candidates selected Vernon as their first...

Texas Senator Ted Cruz officially launched his presidential campaign on Monday, speaking to a packed crowd of somewhat-willing students. He is the first to formally, officially, this-time-I-really-mean-it announce among the likely 2016 presidential hopefuls....

A passion for improving educational opportunities drives Charlie McConkey in the Statehouse. Raised by a mother with an eight-grade education working minimum wage, McConkey and his four siblings learned early on the value of hard work and determination. Born in...

A new poll is making its way through Iowa, focused on message-testing proposals on women's economic security and paid family medical leave ideas. I received the call around 5:00 in the afternoon today. It went in-depth on some of the same issues that were tested in...