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...]
Biden says Harris could be VP, Supreme Court justice, future president
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden grew emotional Wednesday as he told a crowd in Ames the Iowa Caucuses will be held on what would have been his son Beau's 51st birthday. On occasion, Biden said he thought it would be Beau Biden who'd be running for president in 2020. The former vice … [Read more...]
Biden says NATO has to be repaired
Former Vice President Joe Biden today said he's worried about the future of NATO, the alliance western countries formed after World War II to counter Russian aggression in Europe. President Trump has accused other allies of not paying enough to support NATO's military operations. "NATO is not a … [Read more...]
California Senator Kamala Harris suspends her 2020 presidential bid
Another candidate has dropped out of the Democratic presidential race. California Senator Kamala Harris indicated in an email message that she does not have the financial resources to continue. Harris opened 17 campaign offices around the state of Iowa. She had more than 100 paid staff working … [Read more...]
Warren links student debt plan to rural growth
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren suggests her plan to eliminate student loan debt may address population losses in rural Iowa. Warren was on the University of Iowa campus Monday afternoon, speaking to a crowd of 650. "How many folks leave Iowa and don't come back, right? Think … [Read more...]
Harris says she’s reaching non-traditional caucus-goers
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala spent the Thanksgiving holiday in Iowa, including an event Sunday morning in Indianola that attracted about 60 people. "This is what I'm seeing all over the state, which is people who could be doing so many other things with their time coming out to have … [Read more...]