Des Moines Register: Politics
- Mitch McConnell to consult doctor after freezing, struggling to speak for second time this summer
Wednesday - 08/30/2023 - 07:27 PMThe 81-year-old Republican Senate minority leader struggled to answer reporters' questions in Kentucky, requiring help and drawing questions about his health
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kim Sheets elected auditor of Warren County in controversial race
Tuesday - 08/29/2023 - 11:03 PMKim Sheets wins special election as auditor of Warren County over David Whipple.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa Poll: Nearly half of likely GOP caucusgoers consider themselves 'MAGA Republicans'
Sunday - 08/27/2023 - 06:05 AMPro-life? Check. Disgruntled with government? Check. Afraid for the Constitution? Check. Iowa Poll sheds light on makeup of likely GOP caucusgoers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Check out photos as Gov. Ron DeSantis holds rally at Field of Dreams site
Thursday - 08/24/2023 - 09:59 PMFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a rally at the Field of Dreams movie site on Thursday, his first Iowa appearance after the first GOP debate.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Farm bill fight over food stamps likely to run into late 2023 or early 2024, Ernst says
Thursday - 08/24/2023 - 06:30 AMCongress is unlikely to pass the farm until December at the earliest, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said, as lawmakers debate work requirements on food stamps.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tennis and talking points: How Republican candidates are preparing for the first GOP debate
Wednesday - 08/23/2023 - 11:55 AMHow is the crowded field of GOP presidential candidates preparing for the first Republican debate? Here's a peek from the USA TODAY Network.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum taken to hospital ahead of GOP debate in Milwaukee
Wednesday - 08/23/2023 - 10:40 AMNorth Dakota Governor Doug Burgum was taken the hospital in Milwaukee, after suffering an injury ahead of the GOP debate scheduled for Wednesday evening.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A majority of Iowa's likely GOP caucusgoers believe Trump won in 2020, Iowa Poll finds
Tuesday - 08/22/2023 - 06:00 AMMost likely Iowa Republican caucusgoers believe Donald Trump's claims that he won the 2020 presidential election over Joe Biden, new Iowa Poll finds
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa Poll: Most likely GOP caucusgoers don't believe Trump has committed serious crimes
Monday - 08/21/2023 - 06:09 AMMost likely Iowa Republican caucusgoers don't believe Donald Trump committed serious crimes, a new Iowa Poll finds. He faces 4 ongoing criminal cases.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New Iowa Poll to reveal likely Republican caucusgoers' picks among 14 presidential hopefuls
Friday - 08/18/2023 - 12:00 PMNew Iowa Poll to show likely GOP caucusgoers' top choices among presidential candidates Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, 10 others
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- Sen. Mitch McConnell freezes up again during a press conference in Northern Kentucky
Wednesday - 08/30/2023 - 01:38 PMThe episode in Covington happened about a month after McConnell froze during a press conference on Capitol Hill.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A state panel wants to eliminate 100-plus Iowa boards and commissions. Which could go?
Tuesday - 08/29/2023 - 06:31 PMAn Iowa panel is recommending eliminating or consolidating more than 100 state boards and commissions to shrink state government.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Georgia election case against Donald Trump and 18 others is about to get ugly. Here's why.
Friday - 08/25/2023 - 09:13 AMThe Georgia racketeering case could prompt some of the 18 people charged with the former president to turn on each other -- and him -- in effort to avoid jail
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ames doctor Jay Brown becomes second Democrat to run for Congress in Iowa's 4th District
Thursday - 08/24/2023 - 04:11 PMBrown, an allergist who lives in Ames, is the second Democrat to enter the race. He's seeking the chance to challenge GOP U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What to know about Democrat Matt Blake, who is running for Iowa Senate District 22 seat
Wednesday - 08/23/2023 - 02:41 PMBlake, a Democrat and Urbandale City Council member, is running for the seat held by longtime Republican Sen. Brad Zaun.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'I will not sign a blood oath to Donald Trump.' Will Hurd excluded from 1st GOP debate
Wednesday - 08/23/2023 - 01:18 PMFormer Texas U.S. Rep. Will Hurd will keep running after excluded from first 2023 Republican presidential debate.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The final lineup for the first Republican debate is here. No, Donald Trump won't be there.
Tuesday - 08/22/2023 - 07:34 AMThe Republican National Committee formally announced the GOP candidates will take the debate stage Wednesday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How is the Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom Iowa Poll conducted? Let us explain.
Monday - 08/21/2023 - 01:41 PMHere are some of the most frequent questions we get after a Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom Iowa Poll is published.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa Poll: Donald Trump holds commanding lead in first test of 2024 Republican caucus field
Monday - 08/21/2023 - 06:35 AMThe results come as Donald Trump faces ongoing legal challenges and as candidates prepare for a high-stakes GOP presidential debate in Milwaukee.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Names, pictures, addresses of Georgia grand jurors circulate online after panel indicted Trump
Thursday - 08/17/2023 - 02:11 PMNames, pictures and even home addresses of Georgia grand jurors are circulating online after the indictment of Donald Trump.
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- Iowa man who threatened to kill Arizona officials sentenced to 2 years in prison
Monday - 08/28/2023 - 07:42 PMThe man was sentenced to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to threatening two Arizona officials because of 2020 election results.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump's federal election interference trial set for March in heat of presidential campaign
Monday - 08/28/2023 - 01:38 PMDonald Trump's federal trial on election conspiracy charges is tentatively set to start March 4, a judge decided, in the heat of the 2024 campaign.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Waterloo council votes to repeal gay conversion therapy ban after legal threat
Saturday - 08/26/2023 - 11:41 AMA Christian legal group's threat to sue the city comes amid growing efforts across the country to curb the rights of LGBTQ+ youth
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - It's Trump's party: Winners, losers and the absent front-runner at the first GOP debate
Thursday - 08/24/2023 - 09:36 AMThe skirmish among eight Republicans debating in Milwaukee underscores that the only person likely to cost Trump the GOP nomination is Trump.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Republican debate live updates: GOP presidential candidates on abortion, climate change
Wednesday - 08/23/2023 - 09:48 PMEarly in the debate, Vivek Ramaswamy got the most heat, with Mike Pence calling him a "rookie" and Chris Christie attacking him as an "amateur."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa Poll: How likely GOP caucusgoers feel about 7 issues, from abortion to criticizing Trump
Wednesday - 08/23/2023 - 10:33 AMMost likely Republican caucusgoers seek a candidate who closely aligns with them on the issues. Here are Iowa Poll respondents' feelings on 7 issues.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Nearly 60% of likely GOP caucusgoers agree with Iowa law banning most abortions after 6 weeks
Wednesday - 08/23/2023 - 06:07 AMMost Iowa likely Republican caucusgoers say the state 'fetal heartbeat' law, banning most abortions at about 6 weeks of pregnancy, is the right idea.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - As indictments grow, 41% of Republican caucusgoers want Donald Trump to keep leading GOP
Monday - 08/21/2023 - 04:00 PMAs former President Donald Trump faces four criminal cases, a plurality of likely GOP caucusgoers want him to continue leading party, Iowa Poll finds
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How every GOP presidential candidate performed with likely caucusgoers in new Iowa Poll
Monday - 08/21/2023 - 06:32 AMHow much support does each Republican presidential candidate have in the latest Iowa Poll, 5 months from the caucuses? We break it down.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Appeals court backs limits on access to abortion pill mifepristone, ruling against Biden's FDA
Wednesday - 08/16/2023 - 03:33 PMThe 5th Circuit ruling was only the latest step in what has turned into a months long legal drama over access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
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