Politics

Rural Iowa didn’t get to know Theresa Greenfield well enough this year, at least that’s how some Democrats in rural Iowa are reconciling with their candidate’s loss to Sen. Joni Ernst. In a race peppered with competitive polling and record fundraising for Democrats, both Greenfield and Ernst attempted to capture the state’s rural voters with…

Cindy Axne was unanimously elected Thursday to serve a leadership role in the U.S. House of Representatives. Axne, representing the 3rd Congressional District in southwest and central Iowa, was chosen by her colleagues to represent the Midwest as regional whip in the House Democratic Caucus. “I’m proud to formally serve as one of the Midwest’s…

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst on Thursday pushed back strongly against baseless accusations leveled by President Donald Trump’s campaign legal team that Republican and Democratic candidates may have “paid to have the system rigged” to win races in the 2020 general election. Ernst, interviewed on Fox News’ “Guy Benson Show,” was asked about conspiracy theories floated…

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst on Thursday pushed back strongly against baseless accusations leveled by President Donald Trump’s campaign legal team that Republican and Democratic candidates may have “paid to have the system rigged” to win races in the 2020 general election. Ernst, interviewed on Fox News’ “Guy Benson Show,” was asked about conspiracy theories floated…

Iowa, J.D. Scholten says, is at a crossroads. Situated geographically between Nebraska and Wisconsin, the state’s politics can go one of two ways. For Democrats’ sake, “I’m hopeful that we go towards Wisconsin,” he said. While Wisconsin is no liberal bastion, the state elected a Democratic governor two years ago and helped deliver the presidency this…

Iowa, J.D. Scholten says, is at a crossroads. Situated geographically between Nebraska and Wisconsin, the state’s politics can go one of two ways. For Democrats’ sake, “I’m hopeful that we go towards Wisconsin,” he said. While Wisconsin is no liberal bastion, the state elected a Democratic governor two years ago and helped deliver the presidency this…

Lucas County Auditor Julie Masters had a simple message when asked if she had any advice for Iowa’s election officials as they brace for recounts in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District: “Pray, keep the faith.” Last Thursday, Masters oversaw a machine recount of the 4,648 ballots cast during the 2020 general election cycle in the Southern Iowa…

Lucas County Auditor Julie Masters had a simple message when asked if she had any advice for Iowa’s election officials as they brace for recounts in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District: “Pray, keep the faith.” Last Thursday, Masters oversaw a machine recount of the 4,648 ballots cast during the 2020 general election cycle in the Southern Iowa…

Lucas County Auditor Julie Masters had a simple message when asked if she had any advice for Iowa’s election officials as they brace for recounts in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District: “Pray, keep the faith.” Last Thursday, Masters oversaw a machine recount of the 4,648 ballots cast during the 2020 general election cycle in the Southern Iowa…

Congresswoman Cindy Axne out-performed the top-of-ticket margin in Fremont County by nearly 15 percentage points, lending credibility to the Democrat’s belief that her visibility in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District helped put her over the top on a day when other politicians in her party struggled. Fremont County, in Iowa’s far southwest corner along the Missouri…