By Brent Griffiths [email protected] PHILADELPHIA —  Former Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, joked that in the City of Brotherly Love, his Democratic Party will end this week together. But on the...

By Mitch McAndrew [email protected] CLEVELAND — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s Wednesday night speech at the Republican National Convention began with enthusiastic, drawn-out applause and an audience that...

Iowa Republicans say Indiana Gov. Mike Pence adds a conservative record to Donald Trump’s presidential ticket. By Brent Griffiths and Maria Curi [email protected] A number of Iowa Republicans...

By Mitch McAndrew [email protected] CLEVELAND — “Hillary for Prison 2016” signs spread across the Republican Convention floor, and choruses of boos showered at any mention of the name “Clinton,”...

By Mitch McAndrew and Brent Griffiths [email protected] CLEVELAND — Freshman Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will address national-security issues in a prime-time slot at the Republican National Convention...

By Brent Griffiths [email protected] Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is in the midst of a very public search for a running mate. Iowa Republicans say either of his supposed top-two...

By Mitch McAndrew [email protected] Delegates and members of the Republican National Committee are converging on Cleveland, where next week they are expected to christen Donald Trump as their party’s...

By Mitch McAndrew [email protected] U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on Tuesday proposed spending $1.1 billion in additional opioid-addiction treatment funding. The increase, included in...

Dislike of both America’s presidential candidates is on full display in Iowa. By Brent Griffiths [email protected] Along streets lined with American flags and among crowds decked out in every...

The FBI has recommended that no charges be filed against Hillary Clinton in connection to her infamous State Department emails, but the agency says conduct was “extremely careless.” The cloud of a...

By Mitch McAndrew [email protected] Freshman Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, on Monday met with the presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, who is in the process of vetting potential candidates...

By Mitch McAndrew | [email protected] With Nov. 8 not quite five months away, Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign organization is already largely in place in Iowa. Donald Trump, on the other...