The president’s early midterm travel points to a defensive strategy focused on boosting turnout in GOP-held seats with thin margins, starting in places he carried but Republicans barely did.

Democrat Taylor Wettach is ending his congressional bid to run for Iowa state auditor, reshaping the Democratic primary in Iowa's 1st Congressional District. Meanwhile, Republican state Rep. Shannon Lundgren has suspended her bid for Congress in eastern Iowa,

On this edition of Iowa Press, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart discusses her leadership and the path forward for Iowa Democrats. Joining moderator Kay Henderson at the Iowa Press table are Erin Murphy, Des Moines bureau chief for The Gazette and ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds, joined by Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, left, Sen. Dan Dawson, right, and other lawmakers and lobbyists, signed into law on May 1, 2024, a bill that will reduce Iowa's individual income tax rate in 2025. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital ...

Democrat Christina Bohannan, a University of Iowa law professor and former state lawmaker from Iowa City running for Iowa's 1st Congressional District seat, speaks during a candidate forum series Sunday, Jan. 25, at Central College in Pella. (Maya Marchel Hoff/Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau)

With another campaign season heating up and all eyes on Iowa before Monday's Republican caucuses, what's happened to the Democrats? It turns out the only Democrat to hold statewide office in Iowa could be found up a tree outside Des Moines early on a ...

Iowa Democrats face a rocky road ahead as the party looks to rebuild after another election cycle that saw Republicans expand their control over the state lawmaking process — and the expected loss of their first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses.