Jan 11 Watch 8:47 As Sanders closes in on Clinton in Iowa, tougher attacks By PBS News Hour Presidential candidates are sharpening their attacks in the weeks before the Iowa contests. Judy Woodruff talks to Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR about ramped up rhetoric on the campaign trail as Sen. Bernie… Continue watching
Jan 08 Sanders to discuss family leave policies in Iowa By Ken Thomas, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders plans to outline steps to provide workers with three months of paid family and medical leave, seeking to draw a contrast with Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton on how it would be paid for. Continue reading
Jan 05 Clinton announces new autism initiative By Ken Thomas, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton proposed a new initiative directed at boosting autism screening, treatment and research Tuesday aiming to ramp up the federal government's role in helping millions of Americans affected by the development disorder. Continue reading
Dec 31 Carson staffers quit, question his readiness for White House By Bill Barrow, Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — Several top aides to Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson resigned on Thursday, citing frustration with the influence of the retired neurosurgeon's business manager and questioning his readiness for the White House. Continue reading
Dec 08 Donald Trump's comments escalate GOP rhetoric on Muslims By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Amid fear of terrorism, Republican presidential candidates for months have escalated their rhetoric about the place of Muslims in the United States. Continue reading
Nov 22 Cruz moderates tone, hoping to boost electability By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Ted Cruz is trying to position himself as an electable conservative alternative to Donald Trump and Ben Carson. Continue reading
Sep 26 Rubio to ramp up campaign with more visits to early voting states By Associated Press After a summer largely spent raising money for his Republican campaign for president, Marco Rubio says he's about to start spending a whole lot more time in Iowa and the other early voting states. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 1:43 Pork chops more popular than politics at the Iowa State Fair By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a visit to the Iowa State Fair to sample its famous pork chops. Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 6:00 In a crowded race for Iowa, the importance of being Donald By PBS News Hour While other candidates crisscross the state of Iowa and drop money on political ads, it seems like they just can’t buy the attention Donald Trump has been getting. Gwen Ifill examines why the candidate has had such popularity, and how… Continue watching
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