Former Democratic presidential candidate and current U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is expected to visit Iowa City on Feb. 22 as ...

Iowa Senate Republicans passed the caucus’ proposed 2% increase to public school funding for FY 2026 earlier this week; and to end the fourth week of the session ...

In his decade of party leadership, Iowa Republicans have gone from sharing control of state and federal government with ...

In Pat Grassley's first election as speaker, he wasn't sure he'd keep the majority. Now he's leading the first Iowa House ...

The Senate Democratic caucus got a little bigger Monday, as Sen. Mike Zimmer was sworn into office after scoring a surprise ...

The Register staff walked away from the 2025 Iowa Newspaper Association banquet with more than two dozen awards.

Department of Government Efficiency Senate Caucus Chairwoman Joni Ernst revealed how she is keeping close contact with billionaire Elon Musk as he spearheads President Trump’s spending audit.

Cincinnati native Vivek Ramaswamy is reportedly planning to kick off his bid for Ohio Governor in the Queen City later this month.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Jeff Kaufmann was re-elected Saturday to another two-year term as Republican Party of ...

The Des Moines Register staff took home 25 awards at the 2025 Iowa Newspaper Association contest, which honors the best work of newspapers across the state. The Register staff walked away from the ...

"I'm out of that caucus." Vernikov responded to criticism ... Jeffrey graduated from the University of Iowa in 2019 with a degree in English and History. Story tips can be sent to jeffrey.clark@ ...

The Iowa caucuses are upon us. Hooray, whoopee and two cheers. The contests mark the official beginning of the 2016 presidential campaign, which already feels like it’s been going on for two ...