Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said he supports Iowa’s position as first in the Republican presidential nominating process at an Iowa GOP fundraiser in Des Moines Thursday evening, raising speculation about a possible run for president in 2028.

Veteran and former nursing educator Kathryn Dolter is running as a Democrat in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District. After a career in the medical field, improving health care accessibility is one of her biggest goals in the face of Medicaid cuts that she said could have broad impacts on maternal health care and rural hospitals.

As a new Postmaster General with ties to FedEx assumes control of the agency, postal workers and their customers are bracing for either scenario, especially as corporate America weighs in.

Kyle Larsen is a third-generation farmer and land appraiser from Humboldt in northern Iowa. The Republican and political newcomer entered the race in Iowa's most conservative congressional district.

Stay-at-home mom Ashley WolfTornabane launched a campaign to run for Iowa's 4th District seat. She considers herself a champion for the underdog who will listen to what Iowans want instead of special interests.

Lawyer and Democrat Taylor Wettach launched a campaign for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, the seat held by Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Wettach said he decided to run for office when the firm he worked for, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, struck a deal with President Donald Trump.

Iowa House Majority Leader Matt Windschitl is running for the U.S. House in Iowa's 4th District, which covers the western border of the state, as well as much of northwestern and north central Iowa.

President Donald Trump visited the Iowa State Fairgrounds July 3 to kick off a year-long celebration leading up the country's 250th anniversary. He touted the passage of the "One Big Beautiful Bill" hours after it passed the U.S. House.

President Donald Trump’s priority tax and policy bill is headed to his desk after passing the U.S. House a second time. The bill's passage received support from Iowa’s four Republican House members.

Iowa County Supervisor Abigail Maas is seeking the Republican nomination for state auditor in 2026. Maas runs a flooring company and farms corn and soybeans in South Amana. Between trips across the state, she said she's running her campaign from her barn.