Politics Aug 14 Trump’s rivals compete at Iowa State Fair to overcome his big lead By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Winston Wilde, Ian Couzens
Politics Aug 14 Watch 7:58 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on DeSantis’s campaign reset and Biden’s messaging concerns NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including Republican Presidential hopefuls duking it out in Iowa and President Biden on the road to sell… By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman
Politics Aug 13 Trump brings Florida lawmakers to Iowa State Fair in shot at rival DeSantis On Saturday at the Iowa State Fair, Donald Trump tried to set himself apart from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Trump's main rival with more than five months until Iowa's leadoff caucuses and who was on the fairgrounds at the same time. By Thomas Beaumont, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press
Politics Aug 11 Watch 10:51 Brooks and Capehart on the appointment of a special counsel in the Hunter Biden case New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the fight for the Republican nomination and the appointment of a special counsel in the investigation of… By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz
Politics Aug 12 Watch 6:44 2020 Democrats compete for attention — and space — at Iowa State Fair Nearly two dozen presidential candidates attended the Iowa State Fair over the weekend. Former Vice President Joe Biden drew the most attention and continues to lead in the polls, but Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is seeing support surge. Lisa Desjardins… By Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Matt Loffman
Aug 12 Watch 7:28 Tamara Keith and Shawna Thomas on 2020 Democrats in Iowa, Trump’s conspiracy tweets NPR’s Tamara Keith and Shawna Thomas of VICE News join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including how 2020 Democrats fared at the Iowa State Fair, Joe Biden’s tendency to make gaffes and whether his competitors will take… Continue watching
Aug 12 The ABCs of Iowa State Fair politics By Dan Cooney, Magan Crane Among the many must-attend events for presidential candidates, few are as iconic as the Iowa State Fair. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 5:35 What voters and 2020 Democrats are saying at the Iowa State Fair Six months before the Iowa caucuses, nearly all the 2020 Democrats are visiting the state fair, considered a major venue for presidential candidates. Amid the fried food and festivities, they made their pitches to voters -- and broadly condemned President… Continue watching
Aug 21 Gwen’s Take: It’s only August, but this campaign really is different By Gwen Ifill The strategy is clear: if you can’t beat Trump to the media spotlight, join him there. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 6:31 Are Iowa voters having a summer romance with Sanders and Trump? By PBS News Hour This year at the Iowa Fair, there was the usual celebration of corn, butter and pork, and then there were the tell-tale signs of an election year: the governors and senators, the legacy candidates, the outliers and the upstarts. Gwen… Continue watching