THOMAS BEAUMONT | The Seattle Times

July 26, 2020 at 9:56 pm

Wealthy donors pour millions into fight over mail-in voting

WASHINGTON (AP) — Deep-pocketed and often anonymous donors are pouring over $100 million into an intensifying dispute about whether it should be easier to vote...

July 18, 2020 at 8:45 am

Trump’s trouble in suburbs key to suddenly competitive Ohio VIEW

CINCINNATI (AP) — During a background briefing with reporters in December, President Donald Trump's reelection campaign team gave only passing mention of Ohio. Certainly no...

July 9, 2020 at 9:09 pm

Biden’s Iowa hires signal tightening in state Trump won big

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Joe Biden's presidential campaign has lined up a senior team in Iowa, a sign Democrats see the state where Republican...

July 3, 2020 at 8:44 am

Can Trump’s anti-mail-voting crusade hurt him in key states?

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump's campaign and allies have blocked efforts to expand mail-in voting, forcing an awkward confrontation with top GOP...

June 17, 2020 at 11:28 am

Suddenly competitive Iowa complicates Trump’s Midwest quest VIEW

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After Donald Trump carried Iowa in 2016 by nearly 10 points, its swing state status was in doubt. But now,...

June 12, 2020 at 9:57 pm

Protests in Trump country test his hold in rural white areas VIEW

In the lake country 200 miles (320 kilometers) northwest of Detroit, hundreds danced, prayed and demanded racial justice in Cadillac, a Michigan town that was...

June 3, 2020 at 4:11 pm

Iowa Rep. King’s defeat marks moment of unity for GOP, Dems

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The longer Steve King served in Congress, building up a repertoire of racist rhetoric and nativist sentiments, the more he...

FILE – In this Aug. 23, 2019, file photo, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, speaks during a news conference in Des Moines, Iowa. King is on the outs with a significant bloc of his long-reliable conservative base, but not for almost two decades of incendiary utterances about abortion, immigrants and Islam. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

June 1, 2020 at 8:52 pm

Iowa voters oust Rep. King, shunned for insensitive remarks VIEW

Rep. Steve King is conservative lightning rod known for making incendiary comments about immigrants and white supremacy throughout his nearly two decades in Congress.

May 31, 2020 at 11:53 pm

Democrats fight for chance to take on GOP Sen. Ernst in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Four relatively unknown Iowa Democrats are competing in a primary Tuesday to take on Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, an endeavor...

May 25, 2020 at 9:05 pm

Shunned by his party, Iowa’s Steve King fights for his seat

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Rep. Steve King is fighting for his political life — but not because he's compared immigrants crossing the border illegally...