Elections

  • Hardin County man running for office as Trump-loving Democrat to local party’s dismay

    A Trump-loving Eldora man changed his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat to run for local office, much to the dismay of the Hardin County Democratic Party.

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  • He said what? 10 things to know about RFK Jr.

    Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a long and troubling history of espousing conspiracy theories and promoting lies about public health. Here are 10 of his most troubling and disprovable beliefs.

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  • Op-ed: Trump’s journey from hosting The Apprentice to being the biggest loser

    Leading up to the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump honed a carefully crafted image of himself as a successful businessman and a winner. But in reality, Trump has a long record of failure, according to Chris Edelson, a professor and author of two books on US presidential power.

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  • Biden blasts Trump’s support of a nationwide abortion ban

    President Joe Biden took Trump to task for his support of a nationwide abortion ban and his role in repealing Roe v. Wade, criticizing him for “taking away women’s freedom,” putting women’s lives in danger, and unleashing “cruelty and chaos all across America.”

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  • ‘Big shoes to fill:’ Johnson hopes to replace Abdul-Samad in Iowa House

    Rob Johnson knows no one will truly be able to fill the footsteps left by Ako Abdul-Samad, but he hopes to continue to the longtime Des Moines lawmaker’s legacy as the next representative of Iowa House District 34. “People always say, ‘Those are big shoes to fill with Ako,’ and I always tell people, ‘We’re…

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  • Kim Reynolds ‘diminished’ after trying to beat Trump following years of defending him to Iowa

    After years of enabling Donald Trump and his abhorrent behavior, some of Iowa’s most prominent Republicans—including Gov. Kim Reynolds—staked their reputations and clout on other caucus candidates in an attempt to move on from the former president. On Monday, they learned how deeply they failed to convince the base of their party to move on.…

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  • Caucus voters wanted extremism, but they didn’t want Ron DeSantis

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came in a distant second place at the Iowa Caucuses, failing to beat former president Donald Trump while running on a similarly extreme platform. Both advocate extreme anti-immigration actions at the US Southern border, are anti-abortion, and love to use government power to go after people who oppose them. On Monday,…

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  • Trump wins caucus, but cold hampers turnout

    Most analysts predicted Donald Trump would win the Iowa GOP caucus on Monday, but the question was by how much?  With about 95% of the results in, the former president was up 30 points over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who are battling it out for second place, as…

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  • Original, heels or boots: Pritzker says leading Republicans are all MAGA

    Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said all three leading candidates in the Iowa GOP caucus—Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, and Ron DeSantis—represent the same extreme ideas and policy priorities but in different formats. “Tonight’s contest is simply a question of whether you like your MAGA Trump agenda wrapped in the original packaging, or with high heels or…

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