While it's only 2021, a major question facing Democrats this year and next will be what to do about the presidential nominating calendar and whether Iowa, in particular, should retain its prized place at the front of the calendar in 2024.Read More
The derecho, which raced through the Midwest and focused its attention on Iowa, led to $7.5 billion in damage. That's more expensive than some hurricanes.Read More
The Iowa Democratic Party says the unusual delay in reporting caucus results Monday night is due to "inconsistencies" they found in a few results sets, not "a hack or intrusion." As officials examine the apparent problems with how results were submitted electronically, there remains no indication as to when final results will be released.Read More
Tuesday’s Democratic primary debate was the final official debate before the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 3. But despite the added time pressure, the six candidates on stage largely avoided attacking one another, so there was no clear winner with less than three weeks left before voting begins.Read More
The confrontation comes amid a week in which Biden appeared to be strengthening his standing as the Democratic front-runner. The exchange is not the first time Biden has got toe-to-toe with a voter.Read More
For one night, big leaguers will play baseball at the Iowa farm that was made famous in the beloved film Field of Dreams. Read More
Since announcing his presidential bid March 1 through the end of July, Gov. Jay Inslee spent all or part of 90 out of 153 days -- or nearly 60 percent of the days, including weekends -- traveling out of state on the campaign trail, according to a new analysis by the public radio Northwest News Network and The Seattle Times. Read More
The former head of Iowa's Department of Human Services says that, ideally, his dismissal will lead to "having open discussions about race and what we have in common, instead of what separates us."Read More
A powerful weather system swept through the region, bringing blizzard conditions and leaving many communities with record-setting floods. At least two people have died.Read More
