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New candidates, Dems weigh caucus future, a high-stakes special election
Laura Belin and Spencer Dirks began with more new candidate announcements: another Republican running for governor and two more Democrats running for Congress. They di...

Turek in, Scholten out; lots more 2026 campaign news
Laura Belin and Spencer Dirks began with State Representative Josh Turek, the fifth Iowa Democrat to announce for U.S. Senate; less than a week later, State Representa...

Norris joins Senate field, Iowa DOGE touches third rail, Grassley on Trump
Laura Belin and Spencer Dirks began with news from Iowa's U.S. Senate race: Jackie Norris became the fourth Democrat in the field, and Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona...

U Iowa targeted over DEI; Trump dings Grassley; Feenstra a no-show
Laura Belin and Spencer Dirks began with the Fox News "undercover" video that sparked an investigation into the University of Iowa's DEI practices, a spat between Pres...

Iowa campaigns for Congress, Senate, governor; passing an anti-SLAPP law
Laura Belin and Spencer Dirks began with news from Washington, DC: the Trump administration's retreat on freezing K-12 education funds, U.S. House turmoil over the Eps...
