Clay Masters
Host: Morning EditionClay Masters is the senior politics reporter for MPR News.
Before MPR News, he worked for Iowa Public Radio as a statehouse and political correspondent starting in 2012 and the host of Morning Edition beginning in 2014.
Clay is an award-winning journalist whose reporting has appeared on various NPR and American Public Media broadcasts and podcasts. He was one of the founding journalists of Harvest Public Media. Clay began his public media career in his native Nebraska where he covered agriculture and food production for Nebraska Public Media.
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It used to be all about 99 counties - visiting every single one in Iowa while campaigning. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis just did it. But former President Donald Trump still remains the front-runner.
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Caucus Land returns for a limited-run second season. Our first of four episodes debuts Nov. 15. Here's a preview of Caucus Land ‘24.
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As Republicans barnstorm the state, a high-profile visit by Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., was designed to bolster enthusiasm for an Iowa Democratic Party that hasn't had the easiest few years.
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Iowa's popular Republican governor's endorsement is highly coveted in the Iowa Caucus. A source familiar with the matter confirms Reynolds will put her political power behind Florida Gov. DeSantis.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has moved most of his campaign resources to Iowa. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is visiting the Hawkeye state more, too. But former President Donald Trump remains the frontrunner.
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The Iowa Democratic Party has announced plans for its 2024 caucuses they say will meet state law. The DNC gave it conditional approval on Friday.
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Former President Donald Trump made campaign stops in Dubuque and Maquoketa on Wednesday.
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Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis competed for votes at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Saturday.
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In an interview with IPR, Gov. Kim Reynolds spoke about her new "Fair-Side Chats" and the upcoming Iowa caucuses.
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IPR's Michael Leland talks with IPR lead political reporter Clay Masters about the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines on Friday evening.