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There They Go Again Fresh off another disastrous election day, fresh off getting outspent in virtually every corner of the country in that election, fresh off a third controlled presidential candidate...

Walking It Back The Iowa Board of Regents will meet next Wednesday and Thursday, and among the items on the agenda will be discussion of the report of a study group that reviewed each of the three reg...

Follow The Money I am writing and recording this Tuesday afternoon, before we know the election results on some key issues around the country. One trend that has developed this election, however, is t...

Capitol Cash Normally, when the news centers on politicians and money, it's because someone took money they shouldn't have or in some other way benefited personally, financially, from their job as an ...

Out in the Open Reports are that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will formally endorse Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president at a rally in Des Moines tonight. The news is not really a surprise, given how it ...

These Boots Are Made For Walkin' The latest controversy in the 2024 presidential contest that has commentators breathless has to do with...whether Gov. Ron DeSantis wears lifts in his boots to make hi...

Early Retirement Two members of the Republican majority in Congress announced yesterday they would not seek re-election in 2024. Both had drawn attention in the past month for blocking the ascension o...

It's Great To Be In...Wherever I Am This past Sunday, on his way back from Las Vegas, Donald Trump stopped in Sioux City for a campaign appearance. His remarks got off to a rocky start, when he commit...

Peaking at the Right Time One of the important parts of any effort is to hit your peak at the right time. In sports, teams want to peak as the playoffs begin. In politics, a campaign wants to peak as ...

No Path The GOP presidential race lost another contender over the weekend, as former Vice President Mike Pence called it quits during an address to a Republican Jewish group in Las Vegas. Johnson, Eld...