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October 22, 2019

Gabbard says she's open to 'face-to-face' meeting with Clinton, amid 'Russian asset' accusation

Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard on Monday suggested that a "face-to-face" with Hillary Clinton might be an appropriate next step, as lawmakers from across the political spectrum, including President Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders, condemned Clinton's unfounded suggestion that the congresswoman is a secret Russian asset.

October 21, 2019

Buttigieg surges in Iowa, within striking distance of Biden and Warren in new poll

A new survey in Iowa, the state that votes first in the presidential primary and caucus nominating calendar, indicates South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg on the rise and within striking distance of co-front-runners former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.

October 20, 2019

Warren says she'll reveal plan to pay for 'Medicare-for-all' soon, amid fears of rising middle-class taxes

At a town hall in Indianola, Iowa Sunday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren said in the upcoming weeks she would detail how to pay for her proposal for a government-run "Medicare-for-all" plan.

October 16, 2019

Carson King controversy leads Des Moines Register-organized charity staffers to resign

Staffers for an annual charity bike ride run by the Des Moines Register submitted resignations over the paper's handling of a story about sudden philanthropist Carson King, according to an announcement Tuesday.

October 15, 2019

Iowa man with 'McLovin' fake ID arrested for underage drinking

It was a Superbad plan.

October 14, 2019

Kamala Harris: Impeaching Trump 'shouldn't take very long' because 'we have a confession'

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., on Sunday said the impeachment of President Trump "shouldn't take very long" because she claimed he's already confessed that he pressured Ukrainian leaders to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a 2020 presidential rival.

October 4, 2019

Iowa teacher on leave after threatening Facebook post about climate activist Greta Thunberg

An Iowa science teacher has been placed on leave after posting what appeared to be a threatening comment on social media aimed at young climate change activist Greta Thunberg before her planned visit to the state.

October 4, 2019

2020 candidates overlooking Nevada as Sen. Reid calls it ‘gateway to the west’

Diversity. That’s what differentiates Nevada from Iowa and New Hampshire, and why former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) believes it’s crucial for any presidential candidate hoping to reach the White House to campaign in the Silver State.

October 4, 2019

GOP senator confronted at town hall over her 'silence' on Trump's behavior: 'Where is the line?'

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, was confronted at a town hall event Thursday by a constituent who repeatedly pressed her on when she and other Senate Republicans would draw a "line" on President Trump requesting help from Ukraine and China in investigating Joe Biden. 

October 3, 2019

Iowa pastor beaten to death, robbed outside own church, suspect arrested, police say

An Iowa man has been arrested in the murder of a pastor -- and longtime chaplain to first responders -- who was found beaten to death and robbed outside his church, investigators said.