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Senator Amy Klobuchar spoke at the Cedar Falls Women’s Club on Saturday.Credit…Pete Marovich for The New York Times DES MOINES — Less than 48 hours from now, hundreds of thousands of Iowans will gather in schools and churches and libraries and gymnasiums, from the Mississippi River to the Missouri, and participate in the first nominating […]

To test Iowans’ feelings for the president, Mr. Link asked people who voted for the president what aspect of a beloved local institution, the Iowa State Fair, they associated with him. The most common answer was Bobo the Clown, who heckled fairgoers and baited them into hurling softballs at his dunk tank. (He was dropped

WASHINGTON — Ralph Waldo Emerson seemed to foresee the lesson of the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump. “When you strike at a king,” Emerson famously said, “you must kill him.” Mr. Trump’s foes struck at him but did not take him down. With the end of the impeachment trial now in sight and acquittal

DUBUQUE, Iowa — Like most campaign events held in daylight hours during the week, Pete Buttigieg’s town hall in Dubuque recently was a sea of gray hair. When the time came for questions, many were from older people sharing personal stories of declining health, concerns about the cost of prescription drugs and questions about access

Senator Amy Klobuchar spoke at the Cedar Falls Women’s Club on Saturday.Credit…Pete Marovich for The New York Times DES MOINES — Less than 48 hours from now, hundreds of thousands of Iowans will gather in schools and churches and libraries and gymnasiums, from the Mississippi River to the Missouri, and participate in the first nominating

Senator Amy Klobuchar spoke at the Cedar Falls Women’s Club on Saturday.Credit…Pete Marovich for The New York Times DES MOINES — Less than 48 hours from now, hundreds of thousands of Iowans will gather in schools and churches and libraries and gymnasiums, from the Mississippi River to the Missouri, and participate in the first nominating

The UK foreign secretary says the government is “frustrated” over suggestions the UK should align with EU rules on trade. Speaking to the BBC’s Andrew Marr, Dominic Raab said alignment was “not even on the negotiating table” and claimed a Canada-style deal was part of the Withdrawal Agreement, agreed in October 2019. It comes ahead

This year, the results of the Iowa caucuses will be reported differently. That could create confusion for readers, muddle the outcome and allow multiple candidates to claim victory. The change has already created an additional challenge for news media organizations: how to project and characterize the outcome of a caucus that will now have four

Former European Council president Donald Tusk has said Brussels feels “empathy” towards an independent Scotland joining the European Union. When asked by the BBC’s Andrew Marr if this would be looked upon favourably, Mr Tusk said, “emotionally I have no doubt that everyone will be enthusiastic”. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said an independent Scotland

Senator Amy Klobuchar spoke at the Cedar Falls Women’s Club on Saturday.Credit…Pete Marovich for The New York Times DES MOINES — Less than 48 hours from now, hundreds of thousands of Iowans will gather in schools and churches and libraries and gymnasiums, from the Mississippi River to the Missouri, and participate in the first nominating