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It is now mid-January. And there is no deal on potential legislation to secure the border. That also means there is no agreement on an international aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. That is not an indictment.  It’s just that realists on Capitol Hill knew this was going to take a while – even … Read more

With one day left to sway voters, Republican presidential candidates are holding their final events in the Hawkeye State.  “I’ve probably been to more pizza ranches than I have to gyms in the last six months,” Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said during a December event in Atlantic, Iowa. From former Ambassador to the U.N. … Read more

Sen. Joni Ernst has not endorsed a GOP presidential candidate before the Iowa caucuses. She did not rule out backing Donald Trump if he wins, but called Nikki Haley “a great candidate.”

Former Arkansas governor has embarked on a solemn crusade against Trump in Iowa, where he retains a cult-like following Asa Hutchinson spent Friday night at a rodeo in Des Moines, watching cowboys ride broncos while holding on for dear life. “You have to only hold on to the horse with one hand and so you’ve … Read more

Bluestockings, on New York’s Lower East Side, is at the center of a battle over outreach to local residents dependent on drugs The New York Post’s headline writers didn’t hold back: “Woke NYC bookstore that lured strung-out junkies with freebies faces possible eviction”. The tabloid reported that the landlord of the Bluestockings Cooperative bookstore on … Read more

Former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-Ark.), a Baptist minister, showed the political strength of the evangelical base when he carried the Iowa caucuses in 2008. But just days before, he told Meet the Press he wasn’t sure he would win. “If we do, you’re going to have a political story like you’ve never had coming out … Read more

With one day until the Iowa caucuses, NBC News Chief Political Analyst Chuck Todd discusses the possible outcomes and explores what a strong second-place showing would mean for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. 

A record 48% of likely GOP caucusgoers support former President Trump in the final NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa poll. Steve Kornacki takes a deep dive into the poll as Nikki Haley passes Ron DeSantis for second place.

Most likely GOP caucusgoers in Iowa will vote for Trump in the 2024 general election — but not Haley’s supporters.

Incoming Mayor Mike Johnston declared a state of emergency on homelessness last year as an unprecedented number of people living on the streets were dying.