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  1. early and often
    How Donald Trump Destroyed Ron DeSantis and Nikki HaleyIs the race already over?
    By Ben Jacobs
  2. early and often
    Nikki Haley Is the Front-Runner for Second PlaceHer Iowa momentum is real, but is it enough?
    By Ben Jacobs
  3. early and often
    Why Democrats Upended Their Primary CalendarThe old Iowa–New Hampshire duopoly is history.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. human trafficking
    Trafficked Teen Pieper Lewis Is Back in CustodyLewis had been ordered to pay $150,000 in restitution to her accused rapist’s family. Now she could face up to 20 years in prison.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  5. iowa
    The Decline and Fall of Iowa DemocratsHuman error has contributed to the rapidly declining position of Iowa in Democratic politics, but demographic fundamentals matter most.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. profile
    Hailey Whitters Made a Home for Country Music in the HeartlandHer new album Raised is a voice for a part of America that Nashville often overlooks.
    By Justin Curto
  7. contested election
    Iowa Democrat Abandons Challenge to Election She Lost By 6 VotesCongressional Democrats were loath to overturn a state-certified result.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. politics
    Now a Democrat Is Accused of Trying to Overturn the ElectionA losing candidate asks the House to declare her the winner, and Republicans cry hypocrisy.
    By Ben Jacobs
  9. george floyd
    Iowa Reporter Acquitted on Charges From Covering George Floyd ProtestAndrea Sahouri was found not guilty of two charges from last summer, when she informed an officer she was a journalist, and was then pepper sprayed.
    By Matt Stieb
  10. politics
    Why the Voting-by-Mail Fight May Be a SideshowRepublicans and Democrats have seemingly fallen for Trump’s wrongful belief that it cost him the election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. voting rights
    Republicans Return to Old Voter-Suppression PlaybookTrump shifted the focus to phony vote-by-mail fraud claims, but Republicans tried to limit all kinds of voting pre-2020 — and they’re at it again.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. 2020 elections
    Iowa Democratic Candidate Trailing by 6 Votes Will Appeal to the HouseIn a race that was essentially tied, Rita Hart wants the kind of lengthy investigation Congress can offer, but Republicans are crying foul.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. redistricting
    Democrats Face a Redistricting DisasterDemocrats missed many targets for flipping legislative chambers. Only the rise of independent commissions to draw maps is limiting the damage.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. politics
    Where the Trump Revolution Started and EndedRepublicans thought they had a realignment on their hands four years ago. Iowa shows why they were wrong.
    By Ben Jacobs
  15. poll position
    The Three States With Both Close Presidential and Senate RacesIn Georgia, North Carolina, and Iowa, Biden and Trump are virtually tied, and so too are Senate candidates.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. iowa storm
    What We Know About the Storm That Devastated IowaOver 70,000 people are still without power one full week after a derecho tore through Iowa.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  17. vision 2020
    Trump Targeting Wrong Battleground States, Just As Clinton Did in 2016The president needs to focus on lifting his national numbers, not “playing defense” in Ohio or Iowa.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. the economy
    Meatpacking Crisis Shows Limits of Human Sacrifice As Recovery PlanTrump ordered plants to put maintaining the meat supply above keeping workers safe. But without better public-health policies, they can’t do either.
    By Eric Levitz
  19. abortion
    Every State That’s Tried to Ban Abortion Over the CoronavirusSo far, six states have tried to halt nearly all abortion services, claiming they’re “nonessential.”
    By Hannah Gold and Claire Lampen
  20. crime
    Ex-Professor Allegedly Ran Sexual Experiments on People With DisabilitiesJerry Rea allegedly used residents of an Iowa facility for people with severe disabilities as “guinea pigs” in his arousal research.
    By Claire Lampen
  21. democratic primaries
    Iowa Results 2020: Live UpdatesThe Buttigieg and Sanders campaigns have both officially requested a partial recanvas of the caucus results.
    By Matt Stieb, Benjamin Hart, and Chas Danner
  22. vision 2020
    The Iowa Democratic Party Is Literally Falling ApartIt’s not a great look for the IDP to have its sign fall down as its chair addresses the problems remaining in tallying results from a week ago.
    By Matt Stieb
  23. vision 2020
    How Iowa’s Chaos Affected the Top 4 Democrats — and Why N.H. Is Bigger Than EverThe caucus breakdown caused Sanders, Buttigieg, Warren, and Biden to shake up their plans for success, and bet big on New Hampshire and Nevada.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  24. iowa caucus
    What the Heck Is Going on in Iowa?Somehow, the Iowa caucus results still aren’t all in.
    By Hannah Gold
  25. conspiracy theories
    Incompetence Isn’t a Conspiracy, But It Looks Like OneCritics who cry conspiracy about the Democratic Party’s failures in Iowa have real reasons to worry.
    By Sarah Jones
  26. iowa caucuses
    With No Results in Iowa, Conspiracy Theories Take HoldAmid the confusion, shouts of “rigged!”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  27. vision 2020
    The Iowa Caucuses Were Supposed to Be ImportantIn the Des Moines Marriott, among campaign staffers and reporters, there were tears, cocktails, regrets, and pledges to never return to Iowa.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  28. iowa
    Joe Biden Is on Both Sides of the Debate Over Medicaid PrivatizationBiden’s fundraising practices are at odds with his campaign rhetoric.
    By Sarah Jones
  29. vision 2020
    Elizabeth Warren’s Sprint to Make up for Lost Time in IowaShe attracted some of the biggest crowds of her campaign in the state over the weekend, but will it be enough?
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  30. vision 2020
    John Kerry Denies Report He Is Considering Run Against Bernie SandersThe Biden surrogate used some choice language to deny a report in which he was overheard saying he may ponder a 2020 run if Sanders’s rise continues.
    By Matt Stieb
  31. vision 2020
    Iowa’s Gold-Standard Selzer Poll Canceled Over Font-Size ConcernThe survey — set to be released on Saturday, two days before the caucuses — correctly predicted the Dem winner in Iowa in every election since 1988.
    By Matt Stieb
  32. vision 2020
    How the Democratic Candidates Stand Apart on Standing TogetherOn the eve of the Iowa caucuses, unity has become both a pledge and a threat for the candidates and their campaigns.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  33. iowa caucuses
    Why Bernie Might Declare Victory in Iowa Even If He LosesWhile other candidates seem to be sticking to the traditional metric of delegates won, Sanders is hinting he’ll focus on raw-vote total.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  34. vision 2020
    Donald Trump’s Campaign Against Reality in IowaHe’s definitely going to win Monday’s GOP caucuses. But with impeachment hearings dragging on in D.C., Trump seems to want to prove something.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  35. vision 2020
    Amy Klobuchar Might Finally Have Some Momentum. But Is It Too Late to Matter?Amy Klobuchar is rising in polls and her campaign says she’s coming on strong in Iowa. For what it’s worth, her opponents don’t seem scared yet.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  36. cityscape
    Eric Adams’s ‘Go Back to Iowa’ Is Intolerant — and IncoherentThe Brooklyn borough president implies that you’re not a New Yorker if you shop at chain stores. Tell it to the customers at your local Duane Reade.
    By Justin Davidson
  37. vision 2020
    How the Impeachment Trial Affects Sanders, Warren, and Klobuchar in IowaThe four senators still running for president will lose valuable face time and local media coverage during a crucial stretch of the campaign.
    By Ben Jacobs
  38. vision 2020
    Iowa Gets Its Very Own Debate TonightIt’s the first Democratic debate in which the primary audience is the one that will vote first.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. democratic debates
    How to Watch the Democratic Debate TonightEverything you need to know about the debate in Des Moines, Iowa: which six candidates made the cut, how to tune in, and where to stream it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  40. vision 2020
    Politics Chat: The Sanders–Warren He-Said, She-Said Showdown Over SexismDid the allegations of sexism by Sanders come from Warren’s camp? What will the fallout be? Two Intelligencer staffers discuss.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti and Ezekiel Kweku
  41. vision 2020
    Much-Awaited Iowa Poll Shows Virtual Four-Way TieSanders and Warren showed the most promising progress, while Mayor Pete has possibly lost some momentum, but it’s all fluid.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. crime
    A Woman Ran Over a Teenager Because She Thought She Was MexicanThe Iowa woman has also been charged in connection with a second hit-and-run against a 12-year-old black boy.
    By Amanda Arnold
  43. vision 2020
    White Democrats Are Leading the Primary Because Nonwhite Voters Support ThemNonwhite Democrats aren’t struggling because the primary process has silenced nonwhite voters, but because it has listened to them.
    By Eric Levitz
  44. bernie sanders
    Sanders’s ‘Secret Weapon:’ Strong Latino SupportIt mostly has to do with Sanders’s great strength among young voters, but it will help him survive any early setbacks.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. vision 2020
    77-Year-Old Candidate Hopes ‘No Malarkey’ Bus Will Excite VotersAnother entry in the long tradition of lame campaign buses — and one that might not benefit Biden’s much-needed appeal to young Iowa voters.
    By Matt Stieb
  46. democratic primaries
    When It Comes to Goofy Group Dance Routines, Buttigieg Is No ModerateTeam Pete has “High Hopes” that you’ll want to learn the moves to his official campaign dance.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  47. vision 2020
    Report: Steyer Aide Offered Iowa Politicians Money in Exchange for EndorsementsAn adviser to the billionaire got caught hinting that local candidates endorsing him might come into some campaign contributions.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. gender chaos
    Yet Another Gender-Reveal Party Has Ended in an ExplosionStop the madness!
    By Hannah Gold
  49. politics
    Warren Takes Lead in Key Iowa PollShe’s narrowly ahead of Biden, but Iowa Democrats remain mostly uncommitted with less than five months before the caucuses.
    By Chas Danner
  50. vision 2020
    Warren Takes Lead in Key Iowa PollShe’s narrowly ahead of Biden, but Iowa Democrats remain mostly uncommitted with less than five months before the caucuses.
    By Chas Danner
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