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A decision after his Nevada loss set up a dynamic that would haunt the campaign for the rest of the race. Bernie Sanders' senior advisers were still in Las Vegas the day after the Nevada caucuses when they convened a conference call to plot their path ahead.
The Iowa Utilities Board held a meeting Wednesday to discuss Dakota Access' request to move forward with construction along some parts of the Bakken oil pipeline route. Last month, Dakota Access asked the Iowa Utilities Board to grant it access to go ahead and start building the pipeline in approved areas, but once again, the board decided to hold off on an officially ruling.
Republicans and Democrats are bracing for a busy June of primary fights that will go a long way toward determining how competitive the race for the House majority will be this fall. While Democrats face a steep hill to win back control of the lower chamber - they'd need to net 30 seats - party leaders see a chance if Donald Trump Rubio has gone from savior to sellout New culture wars erupt in the House June primary fights set stage for Dems' hopes to take over House MORE And a handful of contests this month will be some of the first chances for Democrats to select the strongest challengers in toss-up or Democratic-leaning congressional districts held by Republicans.
Sen. Barack Obama, as Democratic presidential candidate, and former candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton appear together at a Women For Obama fundraiser New York, July, 2008. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images hide caption Sen. Barack Obama, as Democratic presidential candidate, and former candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton appear together at a Women For Obama fundraiser New York, July, 2008.
Native American tribes have not been sufficiently consulted on the $3.8 billion oil pipeline, according to Glenn Storey, chair of the Office of the State Archeologist Advisory Committee. "We respectfully would like to emphasize that none of the key federal agencies to date have been in direct consultation with the affected Native Nations/Tribes in Iowa," Storey wrote on behalf of the committee.
In this May 20, 2016 photo, Michael Luick-Thrams, of Mason City, Iowa, stands is front of his retrofitted bus museum during a stop at the Adel Public Library in Adel, Iowa. Luick-Thrams is pursuing an independent bid for U.S. Senate, arguing his nonpartisan approach offers a needed alternative to longtime Sen. Chuck Grassley.
This is just perfection. Bobby Kaufman, who is a member of the Iowa State House, got fed up with all the coddling of snowflakes at high schools and colleges.
After decades as the crossroads of prairie populists and checkbook conservatives, Iowa has suddenly become solidly Republican like many of its Midwestern neighbors. It was one of four states - along with Kentucky, Missouri and New Hampshire - that flipped to complete GOP control in the November election, but Iowa's rush of new legislation has been the most intense.