Politics

A Western Iowa legislator who believes Democrats stole the 2020 election from Donald Trump and called America’s current political situation a “war” will announce his candidacy for longtime Sen. Chuck Grassley’s seat on Monday. It’s unclear yet whether Grassley, 87, will seek an eight term. Most in Iowa politics had expected that any Republican interested…

Gov. Kim Reynolds is turning her actions during Iowa’s deadly pandemic into a moneymaker for her reelection campaign. Earlier today, Reynolds’ political account tweeted out a fundraising link with a video of her appearance on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show where she promoted her rollback of many of Iowa’s COVID safety measures. In it, the…

During an Iowa Caucus season packed with multi-candidate forums, Rep. Abby Finkenauer’s labor-focused Fish Fry in Cedar Rapids was easily overshadowed in the national press by the state party’s flashy Liberty and Justice mega-event held the day previous. But last year’s Nov. 2 forum held by the first-term member of Congress may have been the…

Iowa’s canvassing board on Monday certified the results of each race held in Iowa during the 2020 general election, including the 2nd Congressional District contest, where Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks held a six-vote margin over Democrat Rita Hart out of nearly 400,000 cast. The AP has decided to not officially call the race until the legal…

The race for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District is down to single digits with late developments from Jasper and Scott counties, while one final county has several thousand ballots to recount on Saturday. No matter who ends up the victor in the nation’s closest federal race, whether by a single-digit vote advantage or the winner being chosen…

The race between Democrat Rita Hart and Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks may come down to single digits as Iowans and politics watchers across the country wait for counties to certify their recount results in the closest U.S. House race in the country. The margin between the 2nd Congressional District candidates has narrowed considerably since election night…

The race between Democrat Rita Hart and Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks may come down to single digits as Iowans and politics watchers across the country wait for counties to certify their recount results in the closest U.S. House race in the country. The margin between the 2nd Congressional District candidates has narrowed considerably since election night…

The race between Democrat Rita Hart and Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks may come down to single digits as Iowans and politics watchers across the country wait for counties to certify their recount results in the closest U.S. House race in the country. The margin between the 2nd Congressional District candidates has narrowed considerably since election night…

Rural Iowa didn’t get to know Theresa Greenfield well enough this year, at least that’s how some Democrats in rural Iowa are reconciling with their candidate’s loss to Sen. Joni Ernst. In a race peppered with competitive polling and record fundraising for Democrats, both Greenfield and Ernst attempted to capture the state’s rural voters with…

Cindy Axne was unanimously elected Thursday to serve a leadership role in the U.S. House of Representatives. Axne, representing the 3rd Congressional District in southwest and central Iowa, was chosen by her colleagues to represent the Midwest as regional whip in the House Democratic Caucus. “I’m proud to formally serve as one of the Midwest’s…