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A married Iowa Republican campaigning for state lieutenant governor on a “traditional family values” platform has denied setting up a 2016 account linked to his email address on Adult Friend Finder, a hookup service for people seeking casual relationships.Der…
Democrat Josh Turek holds a 4-point lead over Republican Ashley Hinson in the 2026 Iowa Senate race as Donald Trump favorability drops statewide.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. contacted Libertarian candidates in Iowa, including one congressional candidate whom he encouraged to leave a competitive U.S. House race to help Republicans retain control of Congress, according to a …
The path back to a House majority could run through states such as Iowa, where Democrats in recent elections have struggled to win over rural voters.
After being rebuked by Republican voters in Iowa and Georgia, where Trump’s endorsed gubernatorial candidates lost, Trump is not taking any chances in South Carolina. He’s now endorsed both runoff candidates, and that’s bad news for his first pick.
After President Donald Trump’s pick for governor in Iowa lost in the Republican primary earlier this month, the president argued that he “would have endorsed the other person” if he had “the proper information.” Trump is taking no chances in the South Carolin…
Dave Muhlbauer felt at home with the roughly 200 people packed into a restaurant in western Iowa’s Crawford County to see him and his new political colleague.
