Have New Hampshire and Iowa lost the power to pick presidents?
New Hampshire voters headed to the polls this week more than a month before most voters will have an opportunity to weigh in on the…
Column: Snarky comment, Biden apology show politics can be better
Asa Hutchinson was never going to be the 2024 Republican presidential nominee, much less the nation’s 47th president. In another time, before Donald Trump became…
Opinion: The Iowa caucuses deliver delusions
Does anyone believe that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis or former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley truly stands a chance of becoming the Republican Party’s 2024…
Four Californians observe, vote in Iowa caucus for 1st time
AMES, Iowa — The Californians pulled on hats, gloves, scarves and puffy winter coats. Michael Porter covered his face in a warm balaclava and his wife,…
Iowa’s Republican caucuses tonight will show the strength of Trump’s grip on the GOP
Des Moines — Barring an immense polling error, former President Trump will win Monday night’s Iowa caucuses. But the results will offer clues about whether Trump…
Column: Iowa caucuses’ odd history of political spectacle
When Iowa’s brave and hardy Republicans venture Monday night into the arctic cold to cast the first presidential ballots of 2024, Richard Bender will be…
Why are the Iowa caucuses held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
While millions of people across the country reflect on and celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Republicans in Iowa will be…
Chris Christie is dropping out of the Republican presidential race before the Iowa caucuses
WINDHAM, N.H. — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday that he’s ending his Republican presidential bid just days before Iowa’s leadoff caucuses, which he…
How to watch the debate before Iowa caucuses
It’s the final showdown before the first election event of the season. Former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron…
Will Trump win Iowa caucuses despite barely campaigning there?
The usual path to victory in the Iowa caucuses — the first Republican presidential nominating contest in the nation — involves meeting voters in cozy…
Mike Pence faces cash shortage, questions about 2024 campaign
NEW YORK — With three months to go before the Iowa caucuses that he has staked his campaign on, former Vice President Mike Pence faces mounting…
Cruz and Trump take different paths to Iowa voters
Donald Trump launched his TV advertising just after New Year’s with his familiar swagger: He was so far ahead in the polls that it might…