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Ex-Christie ally Steve King loses Iowa GOP primary

June 2, 2020 11:59 pmJune 3, 2020 12:01 am

Controversial Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), a onetime political mentor of Chris Christie, appears to have lost his bid for re-election to a 10th term in the Tuesday’s Iowa GOP primary. With 88% of the vote counted, State Sen. Randy Feenstra...

Mel Carnahan, John Ashcroft — and Anthony M. Bucco

September 25, 2019 2:47 pm

When Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan was killed in a plane crash three weeks before the 2000 General Election, he was the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate against incumbent John Ashcroft in a race that pollsters said was too close to...

Booker raising money for Steve King opponent

August 14, 2019 8:59 pm

Cory Booker is raising money for the Democrat challenging Rep. Steve King in Iowa. Booker’s fundraising appeal for J.D. Scholten comes on the heels of the latest King controversy: he told a conservative group that rape and incest was the...