Oct 15 ‘A little bit concerned’: Trump looks to boost Iowa support By Zeke Miller, Bill Barrow, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday sought to shore up support from constituencies that not so long ago he thought he had in the bag: big business and voters in the red state of Iowa. Continue reading
Oct 14 WATCH: Trump holds campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa By Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday sought to shore up support from constituencies that not so long ago he thought he had in the bag: big business and voters in the red state of Iowa. Continue reading
Oct 14 Fighting in swing states, Trump also forced to play defense By Jonathan Lemire, Will Weissert, Kevin Freking, Bill Barrow, Associated Press President Donald Trump is being forced to play Electoral College defense with a trip to Iowa, a state he won handily in 2016 but where Democrat Joe Biden is making a late push. Continue reading
Oct 01 WATCH: Pence goes after Biden while visiting Iowa By Associated Press This comes after a contentious debate between President Donald Trump and Biden on Tuesday, which many said there may not have been a clear winner. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH LIVE: GOP Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst debates Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield By Candice Norwood Since Ernst joined Congress in 2015, she has struggled to maintain support among voters who criticize her vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act in 2017, as well as her staunch support of President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 2:58 Battle for Iowa heats up over rural issues By PBS NewsHour Iowa, a competitive purple state which has leaned blue, voted for President Trump in 2016 by a big margin. This election, the Biden campaign has managed to narrow that lead, making the state a toss-up. Iowa PBS Senior Producer and… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 5:42 Weeks after a derecho hit, Eastern Iowa is still struggling By Christopher Booker, Laura Fong Eastern Iowa is reeling a month after a rare windstorm called a derecho devastated the region, destroying hundreds of homes and half a million acres of corn. Newshour Weekend’s Christopher Booker reports on the financial burden of the derecho, made… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 6:02 How Iowa became a coronavirus hot spot Iowa is dealing with a surge of coronavirus cases that has turned the state into a hot spot for the disease. The increase has been driven in part by the return to school, with virus clusters developing around the state’s… Continue watching
Aug 18 WATCH: Trump sits in on disaster briefing for Iowa derecho By David Pitt, Associated Press Trump claimed on his official presidential Twitter account Monday afternoon that he had “Just approved (and fast) the FULL Emergency Declaration for the Great State of Iowa. They got hit hard by record setting winds.”… Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 7:49 A week after devastating wind storm, Iowa faces ‘humanitarian crisis’ A full week after hurricane-force winds barreled through the Midwest, Iowa is just beginning to recover. More attention and assistance are starting to flow into the Hawkeye State, but homeowners, farmers and businesses have suffered a devastating hit. John Yang… Continue watching