Clay Masters

State Auditor Rob Sand is often mentioned as a potential candidate for higher office but despite being courted by Democratic presidential campaigns, Sand says endorsements "barely" matter "at all."

Democratic presidential candidates are attending a major party celebration in Iowa, which was the setting that helped launch Barack Obama on his way to the White House 12 years ago.

Democratic presidential contenders showed up for Saturday's traditional Steak Fry in Des Moines where they flipped burgers and made their case to voters.

Farmers in the rural Midwest say they are hurting because of President Trump's ongoing trade war and a recent decision on renewable fuels.

Farmers in the Midwest say they are struggling because of President Trump's ongoing trade war, and a recent decision on renewable fuels made from corn and soybeans that benefits the oil industry.

The Iowa State Fair is a staple of presidential campaigns. It's often a spectacle, and that's been magnified with so many Democrats running in the 2020 campaign.

Democrats running for president in Iowa have been spending time with a failed congressional candidate from their party who almost beat a Republican congressman well-known for making racist remarks.

President Trump promised Midwestern corn farmers that he would lift some restrictions on blending corn-derived ethanol into gasoline. Iowa farmers say the policies are undermining them in other ways.

With Iowa caucuses still nine months away, candidates in the huge field of Democrats are looking to stand out. One way: show up in voters' homes.

A least four of the major Democratic candidates will gather for an event billed as a way for the party to reconnect with rural voters. "If you ain't there, you're square," editor Art Cullen says.