DMR Politics Czar
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News director and politics editor for the Des Moines Register, leading coverage of the first-in-the-nation Iowa Caucuses. Dog dad, avid fiction reader, lapsed runner (swear daily I'll restart).
New Iowa law likely won't stop mail order abortion pills, critics say
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New Iowa law likely won't stop mail order abortion pills, critics say
A new Iowa law Republican lawmakers say will clamp down on mail order abortion pills from other states will have limited impact, some experts say.
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June 22, 2026 at 7:18 PM
New Iowa law likely won't stop mail order abortion pills, critics say
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Iowa IT layoffs leave workers 'terrified' about jobs and pay, union warns
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Iowa IT layoffs leave workers 'terrified' about jobs, pay, union warns
Iowa state government IT employees face uncertainty after they were laid off as part of a plan to transition state IT functions to private companies.
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June 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Iowa IT layoffs leave workers 'terrified' about jobs and pay, union warns
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Why @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social romped in the Iowa primary and what party turnout could mean for November.
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5 key voting takeaways that explain Iowa's fascinating primary results
Turnout was up on primary day in Iowa, producing tight races up and down the ballot.
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June 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Why @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social romped in the Iowa primary and what party turnout could mean for November.
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With primary night behind them, Iowa Democrats are 'fired up'
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With primary night behind them, Iowa Democrats are 'fired up'
“I have a feeling this year is a lot like ‘18," said one Iowa Democrat, nodding to the year three of Iowa's four U.S. House seats turned blue.
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June 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
With primary night behind them, Iowa Democrats are 'fired up'
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Elissa Slotkin says she would consider running for president in 2028
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Elissa Slotkin says she would consider running for president in 2028
Democratic U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan is among a large and growing group of potential 2028 contenders for president.
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April 7, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Elissa Slotkin says she would consider running for president in 2028
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Five maps show how Democrat Catelin Drey flipped a Senate seat in deep-red Iowa
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Five maps show how Democrat Catelin Drey flipped a Senate seat in deep-red Iowa
Catelin Drey's margin of victory was a 20-point shift to the left from last year's elections in Iowa Senate District 1.
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August 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Five maps show how Democrat Catelin Drey flipped a Senate seat in deep-red Iowa
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Who is Catelin Drey? Meet the Iowa Democrat who won a special election to flip a GOP seat
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Who is Catelin Drey? Meet the Iowa Democrat who won a special election to flip a GOP seat
Democrat Catelin Drey's win an Iowa State Senate special election broke the Republican's super majority in the state's upper chamber.
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August 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Who is Catelin Drey? Meet the Iowa Democrat who won a special election to flip a GOP seat
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Democrat Catelin Drey wins Iowa Senate special election, breaking Republican supermajority
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Democrat Catelin Drey wins Iowa Senate special election, breaking Republican supermajority
National and state support from Republicans and Democrats poured into the race for Iowa Senate District 1 with the GOP supermajority in the balance.
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August 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Democrat Catelin Drey wins Iowa Senate special election, breaking Republican supermajority
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With GOP congressional members absent, Iowans are holding “people’s town halls” to vent their anger.
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'They're not listening': With GOP lawmakers absent, people's town halls channel Iowans' fury
Iowans have hosted more than a dozen so-called people's town halls across Iowa. Here's what that means.
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April 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
With GOP congressional members absent, Iowans are holding “people’s town halls” to vent their anger.
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Hundreds of Iowans got their votes counted despite being challenged as possible noncitizens. But dozens of others saw their ballots rejected.
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November 26, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Hundreds of Iowans got their votes counted despite being challenged as possible noncitizens. But dozens of others saw their ballots rejected.
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