Liam Halawith, Senior Politics and News Editor
• August 15, 2023
Democrat Christina Bohannan announced plans Tuesday to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks for a second time.
Bohannan, a former state representative and University of Iowa...
Liam Halawith, Senior Politics and News Editor
• August 15, 2023
Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks called for accountability and the “rule of law” at a town hall in Iowa City on Monday night.
Miller-Meeks fielded a range of questions Monday...
Liam Halawith, Senior Politics Editor
• August 13, 2023
In the sweltering heat, Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis sweat out the details of their plans for the nation’s highest office at the Iowa State Fair Saturday.
Ahead of the first GOP presidential...
Rain or shine, more presidential candidates made their way to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Friday as they make their last few campaign stops ahead of the first Republican debate on Aug. 22.
A...
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson held her third annual Barbecue Bash on Sunday, to a sold-out audience of around 800 attendees. The event was held at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Some guest speakers...
On one of the hottest days of the summer, dozens upon dozens of people dressed all in black scurried around a large banquet hall preparing tables. Placing glasses of water, plates of decadent food,...
Thirteen different 2024 Republican presidential candidates attended the annual Lincoln Dinner at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday. All of the 13 candidates were allowed exactly 10...
Polk County District Judge Joseph Seidlin placed an injunction on the new abortion law that was signed last Friday.
In his ruling, Seidlin wrote that the courts should follow the current precedent...
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced a new director for the state’s Department of Education on Thursday. The decision came after current director Chad Aldis submitted his resignation.
A press release...
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, announced Tuesday that she is working on a bill that would increase oversight over the ownership of farmland by Chinese investment.
The legislation comes from a bipartisan...
The “fetal heartbeat bill” signed by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds into law in 2018 will remain unenforceable, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled on Friday.
The bill would have blocked abortions at six weeks,...
A wide range of 2024 Republican presidential candidates came to speak in Des Moines, Iowa, during “Joni’s Roast and Ride,” a Republican-hosted event.
Mike Pence hinted at running for president...
