Hundreds of people and eight 2020 Democratic presidential candidates showed up to Iowa Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer's inaugural fish fry in Cedar Rapids Saturday afternoon to discuss issues important to unions. The Fish Fry was co-hosted by the IBEW PAC, the...
Everyone who was in Wells Fargo Arena for the Iowa Democratic Party’s Liberty and Justice Dinner last night can agree – it was loud. But how loud was it? In an effort to measure the degree of cheers and jeers of the night, I spent five hours looking at a decibel...
Thirteen Democratic candidates for president delivered 10-minute stump speeches Friday night to a crowd of more than 13,000 people packed into Wells Fargo Arena in downtown Des Moines. The Iowa Democratic Party Liberty & Justice Celebration was not only the...
Before presidential candidates and their supporters filed into Wells Fargo Arena Friday night for the Iowa Democratic Party Liberty & Justice Celebration, rallies were held close by to pump up the crowd for the biggest event of the primary season. Starting Line...
Setting up for the largest Iowa Democratic event to date was not unlike preparing for a theater production. There’s a backstage, a wing, green rooms, changing rooms and, of course, the big stage where 14 presidential candidates will stand before an audience of more...
Several Iowans with preexisting conditions, along with State Sen. Claire Celsi and State Rep. Jennifer Konfrst, rallied at the Neal Smith Federal Building this morning to protest Sen. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley's votes from Wednesday to allow junk insurance...
It was just over one year ago that Sen. Cory Booker made his first major pre-2020 appearance in Iowa, as the keynote speaker for the Iowa Democratic Party's fall dinner in 2018. His passionate, nearly hour-long speech on the day of Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation...
Guest column from Sue Dvorsky, former Iowa Democratic Party chair. Thirty million people in this country don’t have access to health care. And the rest of us? Too many Americans have such inadequate plans they can barely afford to take their kids or parents to see...
We're headed into another major Iowa Caucus moment as the Democratic field gets ready for Friday's Liberty & Justice Dinner in Des Moines. With over 12,000 people attending, it's expected to be the largest Democratic Party gathering in the country before next...
The Senate today killed a measure from Senate Democrats to overturn the ruling on the Trump administration's expansion of short-term health insurance plans. The short-term plans, frequently referred to as 'junk plans,' are non-ACA compliant, and are not required to...
