Iowa had a record turnout for the Nov. 3 general election, breaking the previous record by 100,000 votes, Secretary of State Paul Pate tweeted on Wednesday morning. According to the unofficial statewide results, 1,687,883 have been counted. (Mailed-in absentee ballots postmarked by Monday, Nov. 2, will be counted if they are received in a county […]
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Ernst left in the cold (metaphorically) at Trump’s Omaha rally, other attendees literally left in the cold
Sen. Joni Ernst chose to attend President Trump’s rally in Omaha on Tuesday night as she returned to actively campaigning after taking a break to help her fellow Republicans push through the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett. If Ernst expected a display of gratitude from Trump for Barrett vote or a big display […]
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‘Trump needs us’: People of color at Trump’s Des Moines rally talked about why they support him
Andrew Rohde had many things in common with the almost 4,000 other supporters of Donald Trump at the president’s reelection rally at the Des Moines International Airport last week. But he differed in one key way: the 18-year-old was born in Mexico. “This is the greatest nation in the world, nothing’s better, and Donald Trump […]
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Trump tells crowd of fans in Des Moines that if he doesn’t win Iowa, ‘I’ll never be back’ in a rally replete with irony and misinformation
A cold wind was blowing at the Des Moines International Airport late Wednesday afternoon as people gathered in a spot on the tarmac typically used by cargo planes for a Trump campaign rally. But the crowd of almost 4,000 didn’t seem discouraged by the wind. The Trump campaign had announced it expected at least 10,000 […]
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Trump campaign says 10,000 expected at Des Moines rally as COVID-19 hospitalizations in Iowa hit a new high
As preparations for President Donald Trump’s campaign rally at the Des Moines International Airport got underway on Wednesday morning, the Biden campaign released a statement about Trump’s decision to hold the rally as community spread of COVID-19 continues to cause numbers of new cases in Iowa to surge. Iowa has been ravaged by the coronavirus […]
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Reynolds encourages Iowans to attend Trump rally in Des Moines amid surge in community spread of COVID-19
On the same day Iowa surpassed 100,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, Gov. Kim Reynolds encouraged people to attend a rally being held by President Trump in Des Moines on Wednesday. “Protect Iowa’s future, and show your support for President Trump!” Reynolds tweeted from the account she uses for campaign-related items on Monday, just hours after […]
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More than 100,000 Iowans have now tested positive for COVID-19
The number of Iowans who have tested positive for COVID-19 since it was first detected in the state on March 8 surpassed 100,000 over the weekend. At 10 a.m. Monday, the Iowa Department of Public Health was reporting 100,052 confirmed cases of the virus, an increase of 3,011 cases since 10 a.m. on Friday. Among […]
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President Trump to host in-person rally in Des Moines on Wednesday
Less than two weeks after his COVID-19 diagnosis, President Donald Trump will travel to Iowa for an in-person campaign rally. The Make America Great Again rally is scheduled to take place Wednesday evening at the Des Moines International Airport. Doors are set to open at 3 p.m., with the event starting at 6. While Trump’s […]
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White House Coronavirus Task Force points to Iowa’s ‘many preventable deaths’ in new report
The failure to control community spread of COVID-19 in Iowa has caused “many preventable deaths,” according to the latest report from the White House Coronavirus Task Force. The new report, delivered to the state on Sunday, was released to reporters on Thursday morning. “Iowa is in the red zone for cases, indicating 101 or more […]
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Overwhelming support from women has Biden tied with Trump, Greenfield leading Ernst in new polls
Joe Biden is tied with Donald Trump in a new Iowa Poll published by the Des Moines Register on Tuesday. Both candidates were supported by 47 percent of likely voters, with 4 percent telling pollsters they would vote for another candidate and 3 percent uncertain of how they will vote. Trump carried Iowa easily in […]
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Grassley says ‘the American people’s will’ is clear and Trump can fill SCOTUS vacancy before election; Ernst agrees
Sen. Chuck Grassley said on Monday he will support President Trump’s effort to confirm a new U.S, Supreme Court justice as quickly as possible. In a statement first published by the Des Moines Register, Grassley said there is no ambiguity “about the American people’s will for the direction of the Supreme Court.” Grassley said “ambiguity” […]
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Big 10 reverses course, schools will play football starting next month
The Big 10 Conference announced on Wednesday morning its football teams will play this fall in an abbreviated season that starts on Oct. 23. The announcement comes 36 days after the conference declared it had canceled the fall season due to concerns over the health of student athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The mental and […]
