Iowa Democrats were approved Saturday to present their case to national Democrats on why the state’s Democratic caucuses should go in the early presidential nominating window in 2028.
By Robin Opsahl, - Iowa Capital Dispatch Campaigns & Elections Feb. 1, 2026 9:34 am20h ago
Iowa Democrats were approved Saturday to present their case to national Democrats on why the state’s Democratic caucuses should go in the early presidential nominating window in 2028.
By Robin Opsahl, - Iowa Capital Dispatch Campaigns & Elections Feb. 1, 2026 5:30 am1d ago
Though the caucuses held Monday by the Iowa Democratic and Republican parties will not involve presidential politics, the meetings will come shortly after Democrats begin discussions on the 2028 nominating calendar.
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 30, 2026 2:12 pm2d ago
A construction union enters Iowa’s eminent domain fight by backing the Summit pipeline and a Senate GOP proposal, while former Secretary of State Matt Schultz endorses U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra in the crowded Republican race for governor.
By Caitlin Yamada, - Sioux City Journal
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 30, 2026 11:16 am2d ago
Reynolds made the endorsement during Hinson's event at the Sioux City Orpheum Theatre on Thursday.
Government & Politics Jan. 29, 2026 10:55 am3d ago
The Iowa Democratic Party is carrying nearly $200,000 in debt after repaying money tied to disgraced cryptocurrency executives, according to the party’s latest state financial disclosure report.
Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Jan. 28, 2026 6:33 pm4d ago
Iowa Senate committee advances bill that would require county registrars to verify the U.S. citizenship of Iowans registering to vote using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE.
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 28, 2026 7:54 am4d ago
President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed former state lawmaker and Trump administration appointee Joe Mitchell in the race for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, a move that effectively clears the Republican primary field and cements Mitchell’s status as the party’s front-runner.
Federal Government Jan. 28, 2026 7:33 am4d ago
Trump held a rally Tuesday in Iowa to kick off his support for Republican candidates in this fall’s midterm elections; thousands protested outside the event in suburban Des Moines
Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 26, 2026 6:15 pm6d ago
Democrat running in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District focuses on health care at event in Pella
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 26, 2026 5:06 pm6d ago
Democrat Taylor Wettach is ending his congressional bid to run for Iowa state auditor, reshaping the Democratic primary in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District. Meanwhile, Republican state Rep. Shannon Lundgren has suspended her bid for Congress in eastern Iowa, clearing the way for GOP front-runner Joe Mitchell.
By Reade Snelling, - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 24, 2026 11:52 am8d ago
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate and current Iowa Rep. Josh Turek held a meet-and-greet event with Dubuque residents Friday evening, when he discussed the pillars of his campaign to fill the seat held by retiring Sen. Joni Ernst.
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 23, 2026 4:58 pm9d ago
The Republican Attorneys General Association donated $1 million to Bird’s re-election campaign on New Year’s Eve.
By Sarah Watson, - Quad-City Times
State Government Jan. 24, 2026 10:07 am8d ago
About 100 people filled the Regional Innovation Center in Eldridge on Thursday night to hear from four of the five Iowa Republican gubernatorial candidates. U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra did not participate because of commitments in Congress.
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 21, 2026 12:41 pm11d ago
New state fundraising reports show Democrat Rob Sand received more than 8,000 donations in one day when he launched his gubernatorial campaign last May.
Vanessa Miller Higher Ed Feb. 1, 2026 5:30 am1d ago
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