Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — In choosing Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump went with a well-credentialed Washington insider who compiled a long record as...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Fred Hubbell announced on June 16 that state Sen. Rita Hart as his pick for lieutenant governor. Hart, 62, was first elected in 2012 to represent Clinton County...

Iowa’s fetal-heartbeat law will not take effect July 1 as backers had originally planned. On June 1, an Iowa district-court judge temporarily blocked the law from taking effect after the American...

The 2018 primary election was certainly one for the books, with record-breaking turnout, a gubernatorial race, and a few interesting outcomes along the way. Iowa sees record turnout More Iowans...

Iowa voters surged to a record-setting day for turnout in the June 5 primary. Iowans cast nearly 280,000 ballots in the election, surpassing the previous June primary vote record, 233,090 in 2014....

Abby Finkenauer clinched the Democratic nomination for a U.S. representative seat on June 5. She’ll run against incumbent Rep. Rod Blum in Iowa’s 1st District, which comprises nearly 600,000...

Zach Wahls secured the Democratic nomination for Iowa Senate District 37 seat in the June 5 primary. Wahls will not face a Republican candidate in the general election in November, although he...

Fred Hubbell came out on top in Tuesday’s primary election as the Democratic nominee in the race for Iowa governor. Hubbell defeated four other candidates — union leader Cathy Glasson, healthcare...

The June 5 midterm primaries will narrow each political race to one candidate per party to compete in the general election in November. Voters will decide party nominees for the races for governor,...