Republican strategists have warned against attacking Trump directly, arguing it tends to anger voters who have supported him and see the charges he faces as political persecution
His labor to spur the party forward stood in sharp contrast to the Trump campaign’s release of an on-line ad attacking Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith
Trump’s competitors mostly reserved their sharpest criticism for President Joe Biden and a Democratic Party they argued had lost touch with mainstream America
The former president is making a rare appearance with the rest of the Republican field on Friday, a day after he was charged with additional counts over his retention of classified documents after leaving office
More than a dozen high-profile Republicans are looking to New Hampshire to help stop Trump’s march toward a third consecutive Republican presidential nomination
DeSantis offered mixed messages when asked about Trump, training his most aggressive criticism at federal law enforcement officials instead of his chief Republican rival
Headlining a Republican county meeting, Trump attacked investigators while trying to make light of what could be his third criminal indictment since March
The judge’s decision on Monday means abortion is once again legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy while the courts assess the new law’s constitutionality
Super Tuesday is when the largest number of delegates, which candidates win state-by-state, are up for grabs of any single day in the primary cycle
The date is earlier by several weeks than the past three caucuses, though not as early as 2008, when they were held just three days into the new year
TV meteorologist Chris Gloninger faced intensifying harassment as he did more reporting on climate change during local newscasts
The large Republican 2024 presidential field has spent a lot of time over the last few months in Iowa, the leadoff GOP caucus state
A judge sentenced Willard Miller after a sentencing hearing that lasted more than seven hours
Biden faces only minor primary challengers in self-help author Marianne Williamson and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The ruling doesn’t preclude Gov. Kim Reynolds and lawmakers from passing a new law restricting abortion, however. Currently, abortions are allowed in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Davenport Mayor Mike Matson said, “I don’t know that anyone can anticipate a building collapsing.” Maybe not, but what is clear is that while many people anticipated trouble, no one took definitive action to prevent it
Officials also say there are no immediate plans to demolish what remains of the structure, which remains extremely unstable. The state’s search and rescue team, search dogs and cameras were used Thursday to continue combing the building for missing people
A woman was rescued Monday after authorities initially said no one was left inside. No fatalities have been reported
The Republican candidate and current governor of Florida will visit 12 cities in three states this week
The six-story apartment building in downtown Davenport, Iowa collapsed and crashed to the ground on Sunday, injuring one person and displacing countless other residents and businesses
The efforts to significantly roll back labor rules are largely led by Republican lawmakers in states like Wisconsin, Iowa and Ohio, and in some cases run afoul of federal regulations
Missouri and Nebraska proposals are poised for action as well, and could add to the list of at least 17 states that have enacted laws restricting or banning gender affirming care for minors
The Florida governor and the former president will share the spotlight on Saturday, providing a chance to sway influential conservative activists and contrast their campaign styles in Republicans’ leadoff voting state
Twenty-five U.S. jurisdictions have legalized the drug, while others have only decriminalized. If you’re traveling, make sure to avoid legal issues
The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has paused its practice of paying for emergency contraception — and in rare cases, abortions — for victims of sexual assault
At least 11 states have now enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for minors, and nearly two dozen states are considering bills this year to restrict or ban care
The bill signed by the Republican governor makes Arkansas the fourth state to place such restrictions at public schools
