Seth McLaughlin

‘Quality checks’ delay Iowa caucus results

The Iowa State Democratic Party was slow to release the results Monday night, sparking fears of a major snafu in the tabulations and possibly casting doubt on the outcome.

February 3, 2020

Bernie Sanders: Bad omen in Des Moines suburbs?

Sen. Bernard Sanders' surge in the polls didn't translate into success here at this caucus site in the booming Des Moines suburbs.

February 3, 2020

Iowa caucuses entrance poll: Voters prioritize beating Trump

The voters that turned out Monday for the Iowa caucuses were more interested in nominating a candidate who can beat President Trump than they are in tapping someone who shares their views on the issues, according to an NBC News entrance poll.

February 3, 2020

Iowa Democrats go to caucuses fretting their choice won’t beat Trump

Iowa Democrats made the quadrennial pilgrimage to their state's first-in-the-nation caucuses Monday, kicking off the 2020 presidential nomination race dogged by fears that they will make the wrong pick.

February 3, 2020

Bernie Sanders supporters blast DNC for debate rule changes

The closer the Democratic presidential race gets to the first votes of 2020 being cast here in the Iowa caucuses, the more the ghosts of the 2016 primary haunt the party.

February 2, 2020

Elizabeth Warren, 2020 Democrats make final push in Iowa

The stars of the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination race spent their final full day of pre-caucus campaigning crisscrossing Iowa and delivering closing arguments that they hope will resonate enough to earn them one of the fabled "three tickets" out of the state

February 2, 2020

Sanders backers feel momentum in Iowa: ‘It feels like he can actually win’

On the hunt for voters, Julia Caldwell fiddled with the broken call box here outside a gated three-story brick apartment complex and joked about her next move.

February 1, 2020

DNC overhauls debate criteria

The Democratic National Committee has switched up the qualifications needed to participate in the presidential debate in Las Vegas next month, opening the door for former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to get a spot on stage.

January 31, 2020

Warren, Sanders, Biden tout vision for 2020 in Iowa campaign ads

Sen. Bernard Sanders likens his bold vision to President John F. Kennedy's push to put a man on the moon.

January 30, 2020

Biden: Trump is more George Wallace than George Washington

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden used President Trump's planned visit to Iowa to draw a pointed contrast with the Republican commander-in-chief's character and to drive home his closing argument: Mr. Trump and his inner circle are terrified of squaring off with him in the 2020 general election.

January 30, 2020

Donald Trump, Joe Biden give voters preview of showdown, trade verbal punches before Iowa caucuses

President Trump and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Thursday offered voters a possible preview of the general election, trading political jabs while sketching out dramatically different views on the state of the nation.

January 30, 2020

Bernie Sanders leads Joe Biden in Iowa, New Hampshire

You can call it the "Bernie bump" or the "socialist surge," but you can no longer deny that Sen. Bernard Sanders is quickly taking over the front-runner's position in the Democratic presidential primary.

January 29, 2020

Dave Chappelle slated to hit the 2020 trail with Yang in South Carolina

Andrew Yang, a 2020 presidential contender, is teaming up with comedian Dave Chapelle on the campaign trail in South Carolina. Mr. Chappelle, an icon of stand-up comedy, endorsed Mr. Yang this month and vouched for him during a swing through Iowa this week.

January 29, 2020