President tweets pic of Trump Tower looming over Greenland
President Donald Trump is making light of his own idea of buying Greenland from Denmark, tweeting a doctored photo of Trump Tower looming over a small village in the Arctic
Biden narrowly wins State Fair Presidential straw poll
Des Moines (KWWL) The Iowa State Fair has ended its 2019 run and that means results from the State Fair Presidential straw poll are out.
Israel grants Tlaib West Bank visit on humanitarian grounds
The decision marked the latest sharp reversal over what had been a planned visit by Rep. Rashida Tlaib and fellow Democrat, Rep. Ilhan Omar, to Jerusalem and the West Bank.
Hickenlooper ends White House bid, mulls Senate run in 2020
Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has ended his longshot bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, and says he’s giving “serious thought” to running for the Senate in 2020.
Rep. King criticized for ‘rape and incest’ comments
URBANDALE, Iowa (KWWL) – Iowa Representative Steve King is making headlines again after comments explaining his reasons for not including rape or incest in abortion legislation.
Iowa Civil Rights Commission gets new executive director
The previous permanent commission executive Kristin Johnson had the job for 3½ years.
Biden, Bullock kick off Iowa State Fair blitz talking guns
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Montana Gov. Steve Bullock opened the Iowa State Fair’s 2020 presidential blitz on Thursday by blistering President Donald Trump and promising to push new gun restrictions.
Dem presidential hopefuls to talk gun safety in Iowa
WASHINGTON (AP) — At least six Democratic presidential candidates are scheduled to attend a forum in Iowa on Saturday organized by gun control advocates in
J.D. Scholten launches bid for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District
J.D. Scholten was the 2018 Democratic nominee against Rep. Steve King.
President Donald Trump says the U.S. will apply a tariff of 10 percent on about $300 billion worth of products from China
The U.S. has already applied tariffs of 25% on $250 billion worth of goods from China.
Biden, Harris take a number of hits from other candidates during second debate
(KWWL) – In Detroit, on the second night of debates for the Democrats, the crowd interrupted the candidates on a number of occasions. It seemed like nearly every candidate took some sort of shot at not only President Trump but former Vice President Joe Biden as well.
Sanders, Warren fight back at debate against moderate rivals
Liberal firebrands Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren slapped back against moderate rivals who ridiculed “Medicare for All” during Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential debate in which lesser-known pragmatists warned against “wish-list economics.”
Second Democratic debate kicks off Tuesday night
Night one of the debates begins at 7 p.m.
Supreme Court says President can use Pentagon funds for border wall sections
WASHINGTON (AP/KWWL) — The United States Supreme Court Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to tap Pentagon funds to build sections of a
TRACKING: Warm and humid afternoon
Isolated storms could clip northeastern Iowa.
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Julián Castro qualifies for September presidential debates
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro has qualified for the next presidential debates, taking place in September in Houston. The former Obama
Democrats spending millions to take back statehouses
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrats are mounting a comeback in statehouses across the country, pouring millions of dollars into state-level races that the party has
As rivals head to California, Biden chooses New Hampshire
Joe Biden won’t be among the parade of White House hopefuls in California this week, skipping the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting to campaign in
President tweets pic of Trump Tower looming over Greenland
President Donald Trump is making light of his own idea of buying Greenland from Denmark, tweeting a doctored photo of Trump Tower looming over a small village in the Arctic territory.
It’s official: Publisher announces Mark Halperin book
NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Halperin’s planned book about the 2020 election has been officially announced amid protests that the “Game Change” co-author hasn’t earned
Michael Bennet banking on moderation in age of Trump
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet is running for president as the ultimate anti-Donald Trump, betting that a cool-headed approach to politics
Warren to test ability to move beyond Native American flap
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is set to address Native American issues on Monday, directly tackling an area that’s proved to be her biggest political
After Amash dumped Trump, his district may do same to him
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Justin Amash has left the Republican Party over his opposition to President Donald Trump, and Democrats are celebrating. The Michigan
Sanders’ criminal justice plan aims to cut prison population
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is proposing a criminal justice overhaul that aims to cut the nation’s prison population in half,
