While Iowa has played an outsize role in presidential politics for generations, the details of how the caucuses actually work can surprise and mystify even hard-core political junkies. The ...

Caucuses are something else. They are essentially meetings run by political parties, convened at a specific time – 7 p.m. CT in Iowa. Since it isn’t a traditional election, a candidate’s ...

Unlike primary elections, which are run by states with voting throughout the day at polling places or by voting early, the Iowa caucuses are held in the evening and run by each political party ...

The race for the White House officially begins Jan. 15, and despite some prolonged jockeying over the election calendar, the long primary season will once again start in Iowa with a caucus process ...

The DNC dropped Iowa from its early lineup in favor ... be made to affirm that they have not participated in a caucus of any other political party as part of our mail-in process.

It was Iowa caucuses night for the California family. Raised in Huntington Beach, Deborah has served in various roles in Iowa Republican politics since moving here with her Lakewood-raised husband ...

But why does Iowa dominate the political conversation every four years around this time, and how do the caucuses even work? Let's explore. A dollar out of every $2.50 that has been spent on TV ads ...

While Iowa has played an outsize role in presidential politics for generations, the details of how the caucuses actually work can surprise and mystify even hard-core political junkies. The ...

Barack Obama his first win over Hillary Clinton, one of the most storied names in Democratic politics.Iowa caucus updates: What to know in final 24 hours before Monday's caucusesBut when Iowa's ...

Des Moines Register politics reporter Katie Akin has been to countless events in Iowa this campaign season. “The entire Iowa caucus game is really about expectations,” she tells The Independent.

Julie Stauch, a longtime Iowa political operative, put out a resume and cover letter for Iowans in her bid to fill the ...