Iowa

5 takeaways from the Iowa Republican caucuses

11:12am January 16, 2024

by Domenico Montanaro

After a year of campaigning and more than $120 million in ad spending in Iowa, the caucuses have come and gone. Here are key takeaways about Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis and GOP politics.

Politics & Government

Listen to NPR's live coverage of the 2024 Iowa caucuses

8:09pm January 15, 2024

by Heidi Glenn

The first U.S. presidential contest of the 2024 election begins Monday night, with results from the Iowa caucuses coming throughout the evening. Stream NPR's live audio coverage starting at 8 p.m. ET.

Vehicles are seen in a parking lot outside of Perry High School in Iowa the day after a shooting on Jan. 4, 2024. Dan Marburger, the school's principal who put himself in harm's way to protect students during the shooting, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024, a funeral home confirmed after Marburger's after the family announced it on a GoFundMe page.

The Iowa principal who protected students during a high school shooting has died

2:42pm January 14, 2024

by The Associated Press

Dan Marburger was critically injured during the Jan. 4 attack at Perry High School. The school superintendent said he was a "hero" who intervened with the teenage gunman so students could escape.

Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis greets guests after speaking during the Scott County Fireside Chat at the Tanglewood Hills Pavilion in Bettendorf, Iowa.

Ron DeSantis wanted to be like Trump. Now he's trying to prove he's not to win Iowa

12:57pm January 11, 2024

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The Florida governor molded himself in Trump's image as he rose in national prominence. Now he has the hard task of being just Trump enough without being Trump himself.

Queue Listen Now

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during a candidate forum on Dec. 9 in Sioux Center, Iowa.

Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign has slowed TV ad spending ahead of the Iowa caucus

1:07pm December 27, 2023

by Ashley Lopez

Less than three weeks ahead of the Republican field's first primary contest, candidates are strategizing how to stretch limited resources to win over last minute voters in Iowa.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during an interview with The Associated Press on Nov. 8, in Des Moines. Iowa will not participate this summer in a federal program that gives $40 per month to each child in a low-income family to help with food costs while school is out.

Iowa, Nebraska won't participate in U.S. food assistance program for kids this summer

1:33pm December 25, 2023

by The Associated Press

The federal program gives $40 per month to each child in a low-income family to help with food costs while school is out. A Democratic Iowa lawmaker called it a "cruel and short-sighted decision."

Darla Chaddock (left) and her husband, Rob Chaddock, share a drink with their friends Michelle and Kenny Stone (right) at Judy's Barge Inn in Buffalo, Iowa.

In Buffalo, Iowa, a community wrestles with Trump-fueled political apathy

10:50am November 17, 2023

by Franco Ordoñez

Donald Trump continues to dominate polls in Iowa despite losing out on a coveted endorsement from the popular governor. Kim Reynolds endorsed Gov. Ron DeSantis instead but voters aren't sold.

Carter King, a student at Dordt University, a Christian college in Sioux Center, Iowa on Nov. 7, 2023.

Conservative voters in Iowa are open to moving on from Trump

12:59pm November 13, 2023

Iowa will be holding the Republican presidential caucuses on Jan. 15. Voters there will play a key role in setting the tone for the presidential election year.

Queue Listen Now

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman walks onto stage in his trademark Carhart hoodie and basketball shorts Saturday night at Prairie Meadows Casino in Altoona, Iowa. Fetterman was the featured speaker at the Iowa Democratic Party's Liberty and Justice Celebration on Nov. 4.

Republicans have had most of Iowa's attention all year. Democrats want to change that

12:19pm November 06, 2023

by Clay Masters

As Republicans barnstorm the state, a high-profile visit by Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., was designed to bolster enthusiasm for an Iowa Democratic Party that hasn't had the easiest few years.

Queue Listen Now

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at an event with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on March 10 in Davenport, Iowa.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds tried to remain neutral. On Monday, she'll endorse Ron DeSantis

8:24pm November 05, 2023

by Clay Masters

Iowa's popular Republican governor's endorsement is highly coveted in the Iowa Caucus. A source familiar with the matter confirms Reynolds will put her political power behind Florida Gov. DeSantis.