Philanthropist Donald Trump was in Iowa last Saturday, where he gave prepared remarks about America’s post-colonial experience in Southeast Asia, with specific emphasis on the role of naval...
Three retired generals, including Wesley Clark, visited Des Moines on Wednesday to make the case for the Renewable Fuel Standard, linking its success to America's national security. On a trip...
For Iowa Democrats still coming down from the exciting high of the Hall of Fame Dinner in Cedar Rapids this Friday, good news: you've got two more fun events to go to in August. Coming up on...
Back in December the Des Moines Register's chief political reporter, Jennifer Jacobs, released much talked-about lists of the 50 most wanted Iowa Republican and Democratic activists for the Iowa...
"We need to campaign among Hispanic, black, Asian, and gay Americans and demonstrate we care about them, too." That's what RNC Chair Reince Priebus said back in 2013 after the party's...
Democrats got their first announced candidate for the 3rd District on Monday morning as Desmund Adams officially launched his campaign. Criticizing what he called the "Do-Nothing Congress," Adams...
I'll be honest: last week I had a different idea of how I was going to rank this. I planned on taking the bold step of putting Bernie Sanders at number one, making the argument that if the Iowa...
No need to bury the lede here: Hillary Clinton didn't win the Iowa Caucus with just one speech, but she came damn well close on Friday night. Her feisty, passionate barrage of policy issues,...
The sound of metal chairs scrapping across a floor is music to Andy McGuire's ears. That's what she says she hears in community rooms across Iowa as extra chairs and tables are needed when more...
In a clear sign we've entered a new era in Iowa campaigns, Starting Line hears that the Martin O'Malley-backing Super PAC, Generation Forward, is planning to go all-in for the Iowa Caucus by...
