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February 14, 2019 at 11:10 am

Colorado Democratic Sen. Bennet set to visit Iowa this month

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet plans to travel to Iowa this month to meet with Democratic activists in the early presidential...

February 12, 2019 at 7:37 pm

Former AG Eric Holder to decide on 2020 bid in a few weeks

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Attorney Gen. Eric Holder said Tuesday he is in the final stages of deciding whether to seek the 2020...

February 11, 2019 at 1:45 pm

Iowa Democrats propose ‘virtual’ caucuses in 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Democratic Party on Monday proposed the biggest changes to the state's famed caucuses in nearly 50 years by...

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FILE – In this Dec. 13, 2018 file photo, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Biden has been conspicuously absent from early voting states as he weighs a 2020 presidential campaign. That makes him an outlier among Democrats eying the White House. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) WX104 WX104

February 11, 2019 at 10:00 am

As Democratic field expands, Biden waits on the sidelines

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden will headline his first public event in about three weeks on Saturday— in Munich, Germany,...

February 7, 2019 at 10:19 pm

Booker urges activists, leaders to heed social justice call VIEW

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — On his first trip to Iowa as a presidential candidate, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker urged Democratic activists and black...

January 31, 2019 at 12:09 pm

Eyeing 2020, Brown tests pro-worker theme in Iowa towns

CRESCO, Iowa (AP) — Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio sounded an awful lot at home Thursday in rural Howard County, Iowa, on his first...

January 28, 2019 at 7:12 am

Harris: Unpopular positions part of being attorney general

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris defended positions she took as California's attorney general that are unpopular with some Democrats, saying...

January 24, 2019 at 8:44 am

Biden urging greater collaboration among political leaders

WASHINGTON (AP) — America's political leaders need to work together and help unite the nation, Vice President said Thursday as the impasse between the White...

January 18, 2019 at 10:55 pm

Gillibrand, in Iowa, highlights family, children issues VIEW

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand introduced herself to Iowa Democrats as a commonsense fighter for family and children issues as...

January 18, 2019 at 9:57 am

Gillibrand, in Iowa, bills herself as a fighter for families VIEW

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand introduced herself to Iowa Democrats on Friday as a common-sense fighter for family, and especially children's, issues,...