Starting Line focuses on Iowa politics, and I'll be reporting from the Statehouse later today, but I've had a nagging desire to write about the recent deplorable situation of Missouri politics,...
During the same weekend where Jeb Bush and Scott Walker were swamped by supporters and a large chunk of the national political press corp in New Hampshire, Carly Fiorina embarked on a lower-key...
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: Paul Pate Brings...
Starting Line has learned from multiple sources that former Senator Jim Webb has hired Rania Batrice to head up a potential Iowa Caucus campaign. From Texas, she is scheduled to begin work in the...
There's nothing quite like a Clinton press conference to bring out the madness of today's political news cycles. Reports came out early last week that Hillary Clinton used a personal email for...
In a room full of evangelical Christian conservative leaders on Monday, Texas Senator Ted Cruz did not hold back in his criticism of President Barack Obama. Cruz blasted the President on foreign...
It felt like caucus season once again this weekend with multiple likely Republican candidates and the entire national press showing up in Des Moines for the Ag Summit. Bruce Rastetter, in an...
Starting Line will be live-blogging Bruce Rastetter's Iowa Ag Summit happening today at the Iowa Fair Grounds. A long list of potential Republican presidential candidates, along with many Iowa...
The next great Republican cattle call is this weekend at GOP mega-donor Bruce Rastetter's Ag Summit in Des Moines. The event will discuss issues affecting Iowa and the nation's agriculture with a...
Democrats on the House Labor Committee fought back against a new Republican proposal during a marathon meeting on Wednesday night. On Monday House Republicans had introduced without warning a...
