The Iowa Board of Regents’ selection to lead the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa has rejected the role, leaving the center without a director for the near future. Carson Holloway, chair of the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s department of political science and interim chair of the philosophy department, was selected […]
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‘No Iowan has to fear their government anymore’: Democrats win race for governor, U.S. Senate and three House seats as voters reject candidates that just feted Trump
It became obvious almost as soon as the polls closed in the midterm election on Tuesday night that voters were electing Democrats and rejecting Republicans in numbers unseen in American politics since 1974. That year, voters rejected Republicans after the Watergate scandal, fed up with their support of a crooked president — the recently resigned […]
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‘I could have won the Vietnam War in a week’: At Dubuque rally, Trump comments on Hinson’s body, calls football ‘boring as hell’; Lahn joins in xenophobia
“This isn’t rambling. This isn’t rambling,” President Trump said 80 minutes into his rambling performance on stage in Dubuque on Sunday. “This is genius, if you want to know.” The event — announced on Oct. 15, canceled on Oct. 29 and reannounced less than 24 hours later — was the longest rally Trump has done […]
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Voting on Election Day? A guide for central and eastern Iowa
Election Day is this Tuesday, Nov. 3. The 2026 general election in Iowa includes races for governor, the U.S. Senate — marking the first time a open seat for governor and Senate have been on the ballot at the same time since 1968 — all four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and every […]
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Trump’s Dubuque rally, canceled on Thursday, is back on; Ashley Hinson tries to sell herself to voters as ‘bipartisan’ to win Iowa’s tight Senate race
On Thursday, the Republican National Committee (RNC) announced that President Trump’s rally scheduled for Sunday in Dubuque was canceled, and so was a rally he was supposed to hold in Kansas on Saturday. Less than 24 hours later, the White House canceled those cancellations. “Rallies are BACK ON! President Trump loves his supporters, and in […]
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Study finds antibiotic-resistant genes in dust samples from homes near factory farms in Iowa
People living near factory farms are more likely to have drug-resistant bacteria in their homes, raising their risk of resistant infections, according to new research. While antibiotics and other drugs are essential for treating infections in farm animals, poor welfare and unhealthy living conditions can increase transmission and drive overuse. In 2024, antibiotic drug use […]
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Where to vote early in the last week before Election Day
Early voting in the Nov. 3 election is now in its final week. Early in-person voting will run through Monday, Nov. 2, the day before the election, and all mail-in absentee ballots must be received in the auditor’s office by 8 p.m. on Nov. 3, when the polls close on Election Day. Early in-person voting […]
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Trump meanders through boasts, racist smears and praise for Vivek Ramaswamy’s attack ad in Iowa, joined by Hinson, Lahn, Bird, Mitchell and McGowan
“Can you believe I’m doing about 34 of these things?” President Donald Trump asked the people gathered in a hangar at the Sioux Gateway Airport for his rally on Thursday night. “Now, I don’t mind, I don’t mind. I don’t mind because I truly like the people here.” The Sioux City rally is part of […]
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Parents of Derek Wulf, Zach Lahn’s running mate, file petition for $275,000 in unpaid rent amid foreclosure on son’s farm, criminal investigation
Derek Wulf was facing three lawsuits over unpaid debts, as well as a criminal investigation into whether some of the collateral to secure a loan had been illegally disposed of, when Zach Lahn chose him as his running mate in June. The following month, the candidate for lieutenant governor of Iowa was able to settle […]
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Zach Lahn outraises Rob Sand in final campaign stretch, with 76% coming from two out-of-state PACs
Republican candidate for governor Zach Lahn raised more money than Democratic Rob Sand during the three months between mid-July and the middle of October, according to campaign finance reports published by the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board (IECDB) this week. It’s the first time Lahn, or any candidate running for any office in Iowa this […]
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After ‘long, drawn-out’ search process, the Iowa Board of Regents has picked a new Center for Intellectual Freedom director
The Iowa Board of Regents has selected Carson Holloway as the new director of the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa, opening a new chapter for the center amid conflict over its development. Board of Regents President Robert Cramer said he appreciated the “time and energy” center interim director Luciano de Castro […]
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President Trump is coming to Iowa ‘to get truly fantastic Warriors elected,’ even as polls show his popularity in the state has plummeted
President Donald Trump said on Truth Social on Thursday night that he’s coming to Iowa twice before the Nov. 3 election “to get truly fantastic Warriors elected.” The first Trump rally will be in Sioux City on Thursday. The rally will begin at 4:30 p.m. although speeches are not scheduled to start until 6 p.m., […]
