Iowa

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign reminded supporters on Wednesday that the Democrat challenger to President Joe Biden is facing a "crucial deadline" on Friday. It will be the first time the presidential hopeful's campaign donations will be made public. In an urgent appeal for contributions, the Kennedy campaign disabused the notion that the Kennedy Family scion is running a "$100 million campaign."

A new Morning Consult poll shows former President Donald Trump widening the gap against his closest competitors, while former Vice President Mike Pence and Ohio entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy make some noise among the crowded field of Republican Party presidential hopefuls.

The Quad-City Times has apologized for a political cartoon that GOP Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy described as \

Life a year after Dobbs, the Left's skewed view of conservatives, and " sexually graphic materials" in Iowa political ads. It's been quite a week on the presidential campaign trail.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has become more than just a political irritation to President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party establishment.  The Kennedy family scion and anti-vaccine activist is roiling the waters of Biden’s bid for a second term.

After a bit of a lull in Iowa’s parade of presidential candidates, the summer campaign season will soon start to heat up again in the kick-off caucus state.  U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) on Tuesday announced he’ll speak at next month’s FAMILY Leadership Summit in Des Moines, billed as “the Midwest’s largest gathering of Christians seeking cultural transformation in the family, Church, government, and more.” 

GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is blasting a plea deal announced Tuesday that will keep President Joe Biden’s troubled son out of prison on two federal misdemeanor counts of failing to pay his taxes and a separate felony charge of possession of a firearm by a known drug user.

It would appear Democratic presidential contender Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is better liked than the present president, his predecessor, and other GOP presidential contenders, according to a new poll. Meanwhile, yet another poll shows former President Donald Trump’s huge lead growing in kick-off caucus state Iowa.

Ohio businessman and Republican Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is marking this Juneteenth with a call for the "emancipation of the American mind from psychological slavery based on race.”

U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI-07) has introduced a bill that would stop the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s war on chocolate milk in school lunchrooms. The Milk is Indisputably Liked by Kids Act of 2023 – MILK Act — would amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require schools to offer flavored milk under school lunch program. 

The federal indictment against former President Donald Trump doesn’t seem to be eroding his support among conservatives. New polling shows "Teflon Don" continues to hold a substantial lead over his closest Republican presidential nomination rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, in Iowa — the first-in-the-nation caucus state — and the rest of the nation. A poll by Victory Insights shows Trump leading DeSantis by 23 points in Iowa, 44.3 percent to 21.3 percent in a full-ballot contest. When the field is narrowed to just Trump and DeSantis, the spread between the two candidates decreases, but not by much.

In a rare split decision, the Iowa Supreme Court on Friday balked at reinstating Iowa’s “fetal heartbeat bill,” a move that keeps abortion through 20 weeks of pregnancy unfettered in the Hawkeye State, for now. The advisory ruling, rendered despite the fact that the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal constitutional abortion protections a year ago, was blasted by Republicans and pro-life groups and hailed by Democrats and their abortion industry allies.

U.S. Senator and GOP presidential candidate Tim Scott (R-SC) will join Fox News’ Sean Hannity next week for a Town Hall. The Q&A, broadcast from Scott's home state, airs at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

The packed field of candidates in the chase for the Republican Party presidential nomination looks to be getting one more contender. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez filed his federal paperwork Wednesday to run for president.

Most of the GOP presidential candidates have committed to attending next month’s Republican Party of Iowa’s Lincoln Dinner, including former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis The annual fundraiser, scheduled for July 28, is a must-attend event for those vying for the Republican Party nomination in the first-in-the-nation caucus state.