Iowa Republican incumbents have outpaced their Democratic challengers in fundraising, according to recent campaign finance reports, as they gear up for competitive races and push to protect their narrow U.S. House majority.
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra offered praise for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a statement Friday morning, commending the agency for the arrest of an alleged MS-13 gang leader in Council Bluffs this week.
This week on the podcast, we recap President Donald Trump’s visit to Iowa and share updates on Iowa’s 2026 gubernatorial election.
Also, new congressional candidate Taylor Wettach announces his early fundraising figures
A handful of Iowa Republican lawmakers have announced they are backing U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra's run for governor.
President Donald Trump in Iowa on Thursday promised to keep the state a central part of the nation’s 250th birthday celebration, celebrated Congressional approval of his sweeping tax and spending legislation, and snuck in a few of his greatest campaign-style rally hits.
Iowa’s U.S. House members — all Republicans — voted Thursday to pass President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill, sending it to him to sign before the Fourth of July holiday weekend and just a few hours before Trump was set to speak in Des Moines at an event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.
Iowa Republican Attorney General Brenna Bird will not run for governor in 2026. Bird said on social meida she plans to run a "fierce re-election campaign" for attorney general and still has “more work to do.”
This week on the podcast, a familiar Democrat enters the Iowa-1 race while a familiar Democrat exists the Iowa-4 race. Plus, we cover the Iowa connections to last weekend's shooting in Minnesota.
A little more than a month after launching his third bid for Iowa's Fourth Congressional District, Democratic candidate Ryan Melton, an insurance manager, announced Tuesday he's suspending his campaign.
Also in the Campaign Almanac, the Democratic state lawmaker running to unseat an Iowa GOP Congressman announces a slate of new endorsements
In other campaign news, Congressman and gubernatorial candidate Randy Feenstra said his campaign has raised more than $3.2 million.
This week on the podcast, we have a slate of candidate announcements to talk through for state and federal offices.
Also, Iowa Treasurer Roby Smith has endorsed Congressman Randy Feenstra for governor
Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra is touting his conservative record as part of a statewide ad campaign as he explores a run for Iowa governor.
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