Eliza Billingham
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Iowa Public Radio
Republican incumbent Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks faces Democrat Christina Bohannan for the third time in a race for eastern Iowa’s 1st Congressional District. They both recently discussed Iowa's high cancer rates and different ideas about how to address it.
Madeleine C King
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Iowa Public Radio
Natalie Krebs
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Iowa Public Radio
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited the Iowa State Fair on Monday to tout support for U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn and to promote his $1.5 trillion defense budget proposal. Hegseth called Nunn an ally in Congress for military spending and the department's war efforts. -
U.S. Senate candidates Republican Ashley Hinson, Democrat Josh Turek and Libertarian Thomas Laehn spoke at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox during the first days of the state fair. -
A longtime Iowa State Fair tradition gave Republican Zach Lahn and Democrat Rob Sand a chance to make their case to voters. They offered different visions for the state while portraying themselves as willing to challenge politics as usual.
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The Libertarian Party of Iowa has nominated new candidates for lieutenant governor and the 3rd District House race in November following the removal of two candidates by the State Objection Panel in June. -
On this Politics Day episode, Dani Gehr sits in for host Ben Kieffer. We get analysis from political scientists Rachel Caufield of Drake University and Jim McCormick of Iowa State University on recent primary outcomes and how midterm races across the country compare to Iowa’s. We also discuss a new political action committee born from an Iowa primary loss and more. -
In this archive episode, host Ben Kieffer speaks with two members of the 'Planet Money team' about their new book. Then, the SAVE America Act has been called the most sweeping change to American voting law in decades if it goes into effect. Supporters say it's about election security, while critics say it could disenfranchise eligible voters. Guests explore what the legislation would it actually mean for Iowans at the polls and for the people who run our elections. (This show was originally produced April 7, 2026.)
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It's been a decade since Iowa privatized its Medicaid system under Gov. Terry Branstad, but the move has been controversial and the system's future has become an issue in this year's competitive gubernatorial election. -
Libertarian candidate Marco Battaglia has dropped out of the race for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District due to a medical emergency. The Libertarian Party of Iowa will hold a convention on Aug. 9 to pick another candidate to run in his place. -
Marco Battaglia, who is vying for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District seat, said he plans to appeal a judge’s ruling preventing him from appearing on November’s general election ballot.
