Iowa Republican Party

Online holiday sales in the U.S. are projected to reach nearly $240 billion this year.

This year is the first presidential election since Iowa Republican lawmakers cut the time allowed for all forms of voting and put new restrictions on voting by mail. Democrats and Republicans in Iowa are encouraging absentee voting this fall even though it’s become more difficult.

Democrat Ryan Melton wants to unseat two-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra. The candidate also challenged the Republican congressman in 2022.

Charles Aldrich, an engineer from Clarion, pushed for preserving personal rights and the Constitution during his speech at the The Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair.

For the first time since winning her seat, U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks has a challenger from the right. Davenport’s David Pautsch is making a longshot bid in the 1st District Republican primary.

A longtime northwest Iowa educator who worried he would lose students to private schools didn’t see any change in enrollment this school year.

Analysts discuss political news, including the latest on Donald Trump's various trials, Medicare drug price negotiations, and more.

The first Iowa Democrat has announced plans to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Christina Bohannan is a law professor in Iowa City. She lost to Miller-Meeks in 2022.

A flurry of campaign events took place in Iowa last week as the field of candidates vying for the Republican presidential nomination descended upon the first-in-the-nation caucus state.

Iowa political science professors discuss a stall in the House of Representatives and some historical firsts in Congress.