Jan 12 Watch 10:08 Brooks and Capehart on Iowa expectations and Biden campaign concerns By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, the dynamics of the GOP race and expectations heading into Iowa and Democrats concerned about the Biden reelection… Continue watching
Jan 12 Why does Iowa launch the presidential campaign? By Will Weissert, Steve Peoples, Associated Press The state's voters propelled little-known one-time peanut farmer Jimmy Carter's bid for the White House in 1976. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 7:57 GOP contenders make final push in Iowa with 4 days until caucuses By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Shrai Popat, Ian Couzens With just four days until the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, the Republican presidential field continues to shrink and the remaining candidates are making their closing arguments. Lisa Desjardins is in Iowa and reports on the contenders and their messages. Continue watching
Jan 08 Students rally at the Iowa Capitol days after Perry school shooting By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press High school and college students in the Des Moines area walked out of classes and came to the Iowa Capitol, where a couple hundred people rallied in response to last week's shooting about 40 miles northwest of Des Moines. Continue reading
Jan 08 A strong winter storm expected to bear down on a large swath of the U.S. midsection By Associated Press The National Weather Service says the storm has the potential to bring 8 to 12 inches of snow Monday and Tuesday to a broad area. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 3:44 Where the GOP race stands with 1 week until Iowa caucuses By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens, Madeline Powell The final countdown to Iowa has begun. With just a week to go before the GOP’s first contest of the 2024 presidential election cycle, Republican candidates are crisscrossing the first-in-the-nation caucus state hoping to court a key voting bloc. Amna… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 9:21 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the final week of the GOP campaign in Iowa By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the final week of the Iowa campaign, if anyone will get close to Trump and Biden's… Continue watching
Jan 06 More details, stories of bravery emerge in aftermath of school shooting in Perry, Iowa By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press A small town in Iowa is stunned but pulling together after a school shooting in which a 17-year-old killed a sixth-grade student and wounded seven other people. Here are some things to know about Thursday's shooting at Perry High School. Continue reading
Jan 05 Iowa principal critically injured in school shooting risked himself to protect students, police say By Scott McFetridge, Ryan J. Foley, Josh Funk, Nick Ingram, Associated Press State authorities said Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger and other staffers and students were wounded in the Thursday morning shooting, that left one sixth-grade student dead. Continue reading
Jan 04 Multiple people shot at high school in Perry, Iowa, suspected shooter dead, police say By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Police in Perry, Iowa, say multiple people were shot at the city's high school, on students' first day back in classes after their annual winter break. Continue reading