As an incumbent Republican running in a swing state in the same year an unpopular president is up for reelection, Iowa's Joni Ernst already had a target on her back. In light of controversial comments on Social Security, a struggling farm economy and an impeachment...
The fourth presidential debate seemed to mark yet another new chapter in the Democratic primary, with Elizabeth Warren taking all the attention of a front-runner, and Pete Buttigieg debuting a more aggressive approach. Those new dynamics at play got plenty of ink...
Elizabeth Warren will return to Iowa later this weekend to a new raft of prominent endorsers, including former Lt. Governor Sally Pederson. Twenty-four leaders from across Iowa announced their support for Warren today, adding to her growing list of endorsements in...
The third and final reading of the new, controversial Des Moines zoning code was approved Wednesday by the Des Moines City Council while a few focus surrounding a potential housing project surfaced Monday at a Council meeting. The code, which sparked debate over...
California businessman Tom Steyer made his debut on the national debate stage last night, along with eleven of his closest Democratic presidential candidate friends. One of Steyer's two biggest issues -- impeachment -- led off the night. However, his other passion...
As we inch closer to the end of 2019, campaigns for the U.S. House and Senate are coming into focus. Since Starting Line last reported on fundraising numbers, more candidates were added to the races against Sen. Joni Ernst and Congressman Steve King, and for an...
In the middle of the night, at a gas station in rural Iowa, an employee recognized a little-known presidential candidate approaching the cash register. "You're Bennet," the woman said. The "Bennet" she recognized was Michael Bennet, a U.S. senator from Colorado and...
A group dedicated to getting corporate money out of politics has highlighted Congressman Steve King as a top priority for defeating in 2020. End Citizens United announced King's addition to the organization's "Big Money 20" list today, marking him as an important...
Des Moines businessman Eddie Mauro is certainly serious about defeating Sen. Joni Ernst. New FEC campaign finance reports out today show that Mauro has invested another $1 million of his own money into his Senate campaign during the 3rd quarter of the year. That's...
Scroll through past Iowa Caucus result maps, and you'll often find a peculiar outlier in the southeast corner of the state. There lies Jefferson County, home to Fairfield, a small town once described by Oprah Winfrey as "America's most unusual town," well-known in...
