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IA: Calls for Clean Water: 1 p.m., Ankeny Pro-democracy/Anti-Trump demonstration: 4:15 p.m., corner of Spring Street and Kimberly Road, Davenport Community Conversation: 6 p.m., Livermore Public Library, Livermore 📅…
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. ELKHART -- Nearly 100 Iowa Farmers Union members from across the state came out Saturday to learn how several Iowa…
Nearly 100 Iowa Farmers Union members from across the state came out Saturday to learn how several Iowa Democratic nominees plan on leading change -- especially for the ag industry and the struggling farm economy. The…
Rob Sand believes social media should be off-limits for kids under 16. His plan would require age verification, make minors' accounts private, and ban DMs from strangers. Democratic governor nominee Rob Sand released a…
It is a commonplace of 2026 Iowa Democratic campaigns that candidates must appeal beyond party lines. With the registration numbers (only 527,675, or 29 percent, of Iowa's 1,807,752 active registered voters are…
By Brianne Pfannenstiel, USA TODAY NETWORK USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect SANBORN, IA - About 40 minutes into Rob Sand's town hall in rural northwest Iowa, resident Chuck Virgil takes the microphone. "There's a…
Trump's track record with endorsements in South Carolina and other states has been mixed, with some candidates he endorsed losing their primaries. President Donald Trump's endorsement of Darline Graham to run for a…
President Donald Trump's endorsement of Darline Graham to run for a full six-year term for her brother Lindsey Graham's seat is not being warmly received by South Carolina Republicans. If anything, it appears that…
Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart said the party will "have more to say after November" about its path forward in the 2028 presidential nominating cycle after a Democratic National Committee panel denied Iowa a…
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand said he supports banning social media for children under age 16, setting age verification and parental consent requirements on certain apps and providing more safeguards for…
