Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says there could be a push for the leader of the Senate to bring up a vote on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement before the end of the year -- but she says the timing doesn't look good. "The likelihood of that happening is very, very, slim. It is hard to get unanimous … [Read more...]
Castro debates status of Iowa’s First-in-the-Nation Caucuses
Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro says Iowa's Caucuses are too flawed to remain first-in-the-nation in 2024 and he hosted a more than hour-long forum at Drake University in Des Moines this evening to discuss the topic. Castro said Iowa's racial make-up is not representative of the … [Read more...]
Yang qualifies for next week’s Democratic presidential candidate debate
Entrepreneur Andrew Yang celebrated with supporters in Des Moines today shortly after learning he qualified for the next televised debate for the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. "The candidate that no one saw coming just beat out a dozen or more senators, governors, congresspeople to … [Read more...]
Senator Grassley: Justice Department report confirms abuse of power by FBI
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says Monday's release of a U.S. Justice Department inspector general's report on allegations of wrongdoing by the FBI confirms what he's long suspected. "The FBI abused its power when it spied on Trump campaign officials in 2016," Grassley says. The 434-page report, … [Read more...]
Democrat Bernie Sanders pushes his own Medicare proposal
Several Democratic presidential candidates were in Iowa over the weekend, including Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who ended four-day swing through the state with a town hall in Indianola on Sunday. Sanders said his Medicare For All proposal will be better for middle class Americans than those … [Read more...]
Castro to host Iowa forum about changing nominating process
Democratic candidate Julian Castro, a former San Antonio mayor, has been criticizing the role Iowa and New Hampshire play in the presidential nominating process. He's planning a town hall forum next Tuesday in Des Moines to discuss the issue. "There's no reason that Iowa and New Hampshire that … [Read more...]
Teamsters host candidate forum in Cedar Rapids
A member of the Iowa Federation of Labor's board of directors says union workers are "tuned in" to politics like never before. "People are fed up. We know that when fear turns to anger, people start to organize," says Jesse Case, secretary-treasurer of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters … [Read more...]
Biden calls man quizzing him at town hall ‘a damn liar’
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and a retired farmer sparred during a town hall meeting in New Hampton today. The man, who announced to the crowd that he was not a Republican, first told Biden he was too old to be president. The man said Trump was "messing around in Ukraine," then he … [Read more...]
Booker says Harris’ exit from 2020 race has sparked anger
New Jersey Senator and Democratic candidate Cory Booker today said it should be Iowa voters rather than pollsters and pundits who decide whether someone is a "viable" candidate for the White House. "It is a problem that we now have an overall campaign for the 2020 presidency that has more … [Read more...]
Andrew Yang says big changes are overdue
Andrew Yang has spent more days campaigning in New Hampshire than any other Democratic presidential candidate. Next week, Yang will shift his travel time to Iowa, for a five-day bus tour here. Yang, a New York businessman, gave his first speech in Iowa at the 2018 State Fair, talking about a new … [Read more...]