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Jefferson County in southeast Iowa is home to Fairfield, a cultural blend of old school Iowan farmers, international students and free thinkers attracted by the lure of Maharishi University of Management, a hub for education and Transcendental Meditation in Iowa. During the 2016 election, Republican Donald Trump received 46.7 percent of Jefferson County's votes for U.S. president, while Democrat Hillary Clinton had 46.2 percent, almost a tie.
President Donald Trump is surveying an array of "Made in America" products at the White House as he prepares for trade talks with European officials this week. Trump says the U.S. for too long has allowed itself to succumb to bad trade deals.
Three governors -- Montana's Steve Bullock, Colorado's John Hickenlooper and Washington state's Jay Inslee -- each said in interviews at the National Governors Association summer meeting in New Mexico this week that they are considering 2020 runs. All three have already visited Iowa, the first state to vote during the caucus and primary season, once this year.
DUBUQUE, Iowa -- President Donald Trump's trade policies don't have anyone jumping out the window, according to U.S. Rep. Rod Blum, "but I've got the window open a little bit looking out there, which means I'm concerned."
State Rep. Abby Finkenauer was hoping a Democratic "blue wave" would carry her to victory in Iowa's 1st Congressional District and make her the youngest woman ever elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
As Democrats headed into the 2018 state convention, many said they are fired up and very excited about the race ahead. "I think the Democrats are wound up this year.
Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate Fred Hubbell casts his ballot in the Iowa Primary, Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate Fred Hubbell casts his ballot in the Iowa Primary, Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Voters line up to cast a ballot in the Iowa primary at Des Moines Roosevelt High School Tuesday, June 5, 2018 in Des Moines, Iowa. Winston, center right, 3, and Eleana Shimkus, 5, help their mother, Christine Shimkus, left, of Dubuque, Iowa, vote at Theisen's Home-Farm-Auto in Dubuque, Iowa on Tuesday, June 5, 2018.
Wealthy Des Moines businessman Fred Hubbell easily won the five-way Iowa Democratic primary race Tuesday to run against Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, who advanced to the fall campaign uncontested in her primary. Hubbell, who provided millions of dollars of his own money to fund a high profile campaign, significantly outperformed competitors including a union local president, a physician, a former party chairman and a mayor.
After nearly a decade of disappointing elections, Iowa Democrats hope the primary will begin what they acknowledge could be a slow return to relevance in what has historically been swing state dominated lately by Republicans. Democratic losses in four straight elections have handed the GOP most of the state's congressional delegation, both legislative chambers and the secretary of state's office.
While Republicans largely will vote for one candidate Tuesday, Democrats have five choices when they head to the ballot box. Voters across the state will head to the polls in two days to cast ballots in the 2018 primary election.
Three women allege Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nate Boulton , a major contender in a crowded race with an upcoming primary, touched them inappropriately during separate incidents several years ago, an Iowa newspaper reported Wednesday. One woman told The Des Moines Register that Boulton , a state senator, repeatedly grabbed her buttocks at a bar in 2015.
Voting is open now in the county auditor's office, and ballots are available to be mailed out as well, for the primary in June, to determine who will be on the general election ballots in November. -Messenger photo by Joe Sutter Webster County Supervisors Merrill Leffler, left, and Keith Dencklau vote in the primary on Monday morning.
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that House Democrats have the fundraising, the issues and the political atmosphere on their side to win back the majority in November. These factors, and an activated party base that's helped Democrats win in special elections across the country this year are the "small droplets of water" that create a wave, Pelosi said headlining a county Democratic Party banquet in Des Moines.
On Friday, Republican Governor Kim Reynolds of Iowa wrote her signature on one of the most limiting abortion bills in the country . In what's referred to as the "heartbeat bill," this legislation bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected-at about six weeks into pregnancy, before many women know they're pregnant.
President Donald Trump insists he "won't be involved" in any attempt to interfere with the investigation into Russian election meddling - unless he changes his mind. Trump also is renewing his attacks on James Comey, the FBI director he fired last year, accusing him of lying about Trump's trip to Moscow in 2013 that has received fresh scrutiny.
From left, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member, confer before considering a bipartisan bill to protect the special counsel from being fired, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 26, 2018. They voted 14 to 7 to send the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act to the full Senate, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has insisted he will not hold a full Senate vote on the legislation which would seek expedited judicial review of a firing.
This file photo taken on June 19, 2013 shows then Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Robert Mueller testifying before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on oversight during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Special counsels like the one named to oversee the probe into Russia's alleged election interference are rare super sleuths with more power and independence than regular US investigators.
A Democratic candidate for Iowa Secretary of State said Tuesday she would refund a major contribution from a national political group after learning it was mistakenly given and accepted in violation of Iowa law. Deidre DeJear's campaign said it would send back the $5,000 contribution to EMILY's List "as soon as possible" after learning of the violation from The Associated Press hours earlier.
Simmering hot-button issues - such as imposing tougher abortion restrictions and authorizing taxpayer-funded vouchers to attend private schools - could approach a boiling point as the Republican-led Legislature pushes toward adjournment.