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August 30, 2019

DNC move to scrap virtual caucuses sparks new party tensions

A move Friday by the Democratic National Committee to recommend scrapping plans by some states to allow virtual, telephone-based caucuses in 2020 due to security concerns is facing pushback from some states and at least one presidential campaign.

August 30, 2019

Mark Sanford compares looming Trump primary faceoff to David vs. Goliath: 'Impossible at many levels'

Former South Carolina governor and congressman Mark Sanford is testing the waters and courting voters before making a decision on whether he will announce a longshot primary challenge to President Trump.

August 30, 2019

Body of 29-year-old mother found in Iowa cornfield, few answers

Three weeks after a 29-year-old mother was found dead in an Iowa cornfield, investigators still don’t know how she died, according to a report.

August 29, 2019

Iowa police officer assures boy, 6, no ‘bad guys’ lurk in new bedroom

A police officer in Iowa in being hailed for helping reassure a young boy that he has nothing to fear in his new bedroom.

August 28, 2019

'I am Antifa' professor who posted desire to hit Trump with bat resigns from post

A college professor in Iowa who openly declared his support for the far-left Antifa movement after coming under fire for inflammatory social media posts against Evangelical Christians---and one in which he expressed desire to bash President Trump with a bat--- resigned from his post Tuesday.

August 28, 2019

Rep. Steve King jokes about imprisoned Muslims being forced to eat pork in China

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, is facing backlash after he joked about forcing Muslims imprisoned in China to eat pork at a town hall event on Tuesday. 

August 23, 2019

Iowa prof says 'I am Antifa'; once posted desire to bash Trump with baseball bat

A college professor in Iowa openly declared his support for the violent far-left Antifa movement after coming under fire for inflammatory social media posts that included the desire to bash President Trump with a baseball bat.

August 22, 2019

Anti-Trump Republican uses Ohio nickname to describe Iowa amid possible 2020 run

If former Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., is planning to launch a 2020 challenge to President Trump, he hasn't gotten off to a good start.

August 22, 2019

Lawrence Jones: Many Dems view Biden as best hope vs. Trump, so plan to 'settle for Sleepy Joe'

Many Democratic voters in Iowa and across the country are supporting former Vice President Joe Biden's 2020 run for the presidency because they see him as the best candidate to defeat President Trump, according to Lawrence Jones.

August 19, 2019

Jesse Watters: Elizabeth Warren's Native American apology rings hollow because she 'stole their identity'

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren's latest apology for claiming Cherokee Native American heritage should fall on deaf ears, according to Jesse Watters.