Nov 06 Watch 1:55 Will Trump take the battleground state of Iowa? By PBS News Hour During the last two decades, Iowa has largely voted for Democratic presidential candidates. But this year Republican Donald Trump is expected to take the state. The NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown, who is covering the Trump campaign, joins Alison Stewart from Sioux… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 3:15 Questions of character continue to dominate final campaign scramble By PBS News Hour Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and their surrogates campaigned across the country with five short days to go. Clinton appeared in North Carolina and President Obama in Florida, trying to fire up student voters. Trump also campaigned in the Sunshine State,… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 2:37 News Wrap: Suspect in custody, Des Moines authorities seek motive in police killings By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, investigators around Des Moines, Iowa, are seeking a motive in the ambush killings of two policemen. Also, South African President Jacob Zuma faced increasing public pressure to step down, after a state watchdog report found… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 3:39 FBI to investigate new batch of server-related Clinton emails By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 6:30 Who will pay for water pollution cleanup divides urban and rural Iowa By PBS News Hour Iowa is home to some of the richest farmland in the country, but the Des Moines Water Works says that has come with an environmental price. The city water authority has filed a lawsuit against three rural counties claiming that… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 6:46 What the latest polls mean for the presidency — and Congress By PBS News Hour With just over two weeks until Election Day, there are some surprising shifts occurring in the electoral map. Judy Woodruff speaks with correspondent Lisa Desjardins and Nathan Gonzales of The Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report about which voters are deserting… Continue watching
Aug 28 Trump warns of regulations, taxes harming family farmers By Scott Bauer and Ken Thomas, Associated Press Donald Trump said rival Hillary Clinton will push regulations and high taxes that will hurt family farmers as he campaigned in Iowa. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch Trump on defensive after comment on Clinton and gun rights By PBS News Hour Donald Trump shifted from his normal large rallies to holding a small discussion with coal executives in Virginia, and later, giving a measured speech on jobs. The Republican candidate is on the defensive after a comment Tuesday about Second Amendment-rights… Continue watching
May 09 Obama allies use Trump to press GOP on Supreme Court nominee By David Pitt, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — Proponents of President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee believe they have a new winning argument to get the Republican-led Senate to act — the prospect of Donald Trump choosing someone to fill the vacancy. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 7:17 GOP race divides evangelical voters in Iowa By Judy Woodruff, Rachel Wellford On Iowa caucus night, only a fraction of voters typically participate. But among Republicans who attend, half are expected to be evangelical Christians, a group that helped propel Rick Santorum and Mike Huckabee to wins in the past. This cycle,… Continue watching