As Democrats look beyond 2024’s losses, candidates from clergy backgrounds see a bigger role for religion in an increasingly secular party.

Des Moines Register Chief Politics Reporter Brianne Pfannenstiel breaks down Iowa's top races ahead of the 2026 midterms.

I cannot give my children the stability they deserve while managing the demands of a campaign at this scale," Jensen said.

They were identified Monday as Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of ...

The legislation, Senate File 75, applies to Story, Johnson and Black Hawk counties, which are home to Iowa State University, ...

Donald Trump in December 2024 sued the Register and its longtime pollster over Iowa poll showing him trailing Kamala Harris.

Jeff Kaufmann hopes to cash in on the political capital he’s accumulated over the past decade to help move the party across ...

A 27-year-old from Amana jumped into the 1st Congressional District race as a Republican. Tyler Hegewald said he wants to address the housing crisis, increase abortion access and reduce college ...

From covering the Iowa caucuses to traveling across the country to bounce around Atlanta, Georgia, on election night 2024, ...

A new state law is forcing the three counties that house state universities, University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and ...

Illinois Elections Board staff recommended Senate President Don Harmon’s campaign committee be fined $9.8 million for campaign fundraising violations but the penalty was not imposed because ...

In early November, the U.S. Citizenship [and] Immigration Services announced improvements to their voter verification system. Now, states can use a program named the Systematic Alien Verification for ...