In a surprise upset Tuesday, a Democrat won the Jan. 28 special election to fill an open seat in the Iowa Senate. In a ...

A tough new assessment says the Democratic Party needs to reassess the loss of support among groups of voters it has long taken for granted.

There are 24 U.S. states that allow for citizen-led ballot initiatives, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Iowa is not among them. Some politicians want to change that.

Iowa lawmakers are moving forward with a plan to put your citizenship status on your drivers license.Supporters of the bill ...

As one news account summarized, “For a moribund party, Democrats in the span of 24 hours are showing some signs of life.” ...

Some Democrats are cautious about reading too much into the results. But it’s the first good news they’ve had in a long time.

Republicans still have large legislative majorities in Iowa, but a Democrat’s apparent win in a solidly conservative area ...

Democrats have flipped an Iowa state Senate seat in a district that overwhelmingly voted for President Trump in November.

Not surprisingly, after failing to do so last year, Nebraska Republicans are again trying to end the state’s ...

Democrat Mike Zimmer has defeated Republican Kate Whittington in the special election for Senate District 35, which was ...

Community members fill the voting booths during the first day of early voting at Lindale Mall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa ...

On this week's Close Up, we take a deeper look at Trump's immigration policies and what's next for Iowa Democrats.