Former Democratic presidential candidate and current U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is expected to visit Iowa City on Feb. 22 as ...

Iowa Senate Republicans passed the caucus’ proposed 2% increase to public school funding for FY 2026 earlier this week; and to end the fourth week of the session ...

Jeff Kaufmann has been Iowa Republicans’ state party leader since 2015. In that decade, Iowa Republicans have gone from ...

In Pat Grassley's first election as speaker, he wasn't sure he'd keep the majority. Now he's leading the first Iowa House ...

The Senate Democratic caucus got a little bigger Monday, as Sen. Mike Zimmer was sworn into office after scoring a surprise ...

The Register staff walked away from the 2025 Iowa Newspaper Association banquet with more than two dozen awards.

Department of Government Efficiency Senate Caucus Chairwoman Joni Ernst revealed how she is keeping close contact with billionaire Elon Musk as he spearheads President Trump’s spending audit.

The Des Moines Register staff took home 25 awards at the 2025 Iowa Newspaper Association contest, which honors the best work of newspapers across the state. The Register staff walked away from the ...

The Iowa caucuses are upon us. Hooray, whoopee and two cheers. The contests mark the official beginning of the 2016 presidential campaign, which already feels like it’s been going on for two ...

House Speaker Pat Grassley said House Republicans are proposing legislation that sets the State Supplemental Aid rate at 2.25% in the upcoming fiscal year — a slightly higher proposal than the 2% ...

Kim Reynolds noted Graber's service in the Iowa National Guard, where he achieved the rank of Brigadier General (retired). House Speaker Pat Grassley provided a statement Friday: "Our caucus is ...