Des Moines Register

Calls For End To Controversial Tuition Program

Posted 04.18.2012

If you are rich or your child is a star athlete, you might not worry about paying for college. But the vast majority of Iowa families make big sacrifi...

Mark Blumenthal

What Poll Experts Are Waiting For Saturday Night

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 01.01.2012

On New Year's Eve exactly four years ago, the Des Moines Register released its final poll of Iowa caucus-goers and turned the political world upside d...

Michael Calderone

Iowa Media's Time To Shine

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 12.30.2011

NEW YORK -- When Craig Robinson launched The Iowa Republican in March 2009, he hoped to bring his decade's worth of Republican campaign and fundraisin...

Romney Gets Critical Endorsement

Posted 12.18.2011

The Des Moines Register, Iowa's biggest and most influential newspaper, announced that it would endorse Mitt Romney as the Republican nominee for pres...

Gingrich Makes Shocking Comparison

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 12.15.2011

Newt Gingrich believes people can choose to be straight, just like they can "choose to be celibate." During an interview with the Des Moines Regist...

Sam Stein

Newt Gingrich's Rise Continues, Ron Paul Second, Romney Third In Iowa: Des Moines Register Poll

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.03.2011

WASHINGTON -- Eighteen years after he led Republicans to an unexpected takeover of the House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich looks increasingly pois...

Mark Blumenthal

One Thing Cain, Romney Share? The Lead: Des Moines Register Iowa Poll

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 12.29.2011

The latest results from the highly respected and much anticipated Des Moines Register Iowa Poll are in, and they show the duo of Herman Cain and Mitt ...

GOP Presidential Candidate Makes Eyebrow-Raising Suggestion About Gay Marriage

Posted 11.30.2011

Former House Speaker and struggling presidential candidate Newt Gingrich sure has a way with words. During a campaign event in Iowa Friday, Gingri...

Michael Calderone

Will Rick Perry's Aggressive Texas Media Strategy Work Nationally?

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 10.17.2011

NEW YORK -- While Texas Gov. Rick Perry has grabbed headlines (and the spotlight) from his Republican rivals all week, members of the Texas press corp...

Pawlenty Campaign Cuts 'Pantsing' Anecdote

The Des Moines Register | Jennifer Jacobs | Posted 10.06.2011

The Des Moines Register objected Friday to the Tim Pawlenty campaign sending an email blast with a portion of a front-page profile about the candidate...

Analyzing the First Iowa Poll: Why the Poll Really Does Matter

David Helfenbein | Posted 08.26.2011

David Helfenbein

The first Des Moines Register Poll was released on June 25 and it really does matter; this is the first substantive poll of the race. Why? The poll is...

Drake Student Charged With Sexually Assaulting Fraternity Brother

Huffington Post | Matt Vasilogambros | Posted 05.25.2011

A Drake University student has been charged with sexually assaulting a fraternity brother, according to a Des Moines police report. Drake senior A...

Tea Party "Movement" Biggest Mass Deception Since WMDs

Trish Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Trish Nelson

Tea Party "Movement" Biggest Mass Deception Since WMDs by Trish Nelson Remember, back in April when we said on Blog for Iowa that the tea party movem...

Sunday Watch 10-5-08: In Which Tom Brokaw Goes Foxy

Todd Gitlin | Posted 05.25.2011

Todd Gitlin

Brokaw's bland evasiveness on Meet the Press does not bode well for what we can expect from his turn as moderator at this Tuesday's debate.

McCain: "I've Always Aspired to be a Dictator"

David Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

David Goldstein

We all remember George W. Bush's quip, but it appears that Sen. John McCain has similar aspirations.

Jed Lewison

Testy On Inside Edition

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 05.25.2011

It looks like the Angry McCain meme is going mainstream: During tonight's broadcast, Inside Edition played excerpts from John McCain's testy editorial...

Sam Stein

Congressman, McCain Bundler On Palin: I Would Have Picked Someone Else

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

On Monday, John McCain dismissed the notion that there was dissension among conservatives over his choice of Sarah Palin as vice president. "Really,"...

Liveblog! Final Dem Debate, Final Shot For Hil (Plus — Baseball!)

John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar

Welcome to Iowa, and the last Dem debate before the Iowa caucus. Today: Hillary's Last Stand. Can she recover from the Obama onslaught? Can she recover from Bill on the campaign trail? CAN SHE RECOVER FROM OPRAH?

Midwest Editors Shifting On Gay Marriage

Dan Treul | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Treul

In another signal, perhaps, that the country is ready for change, newspapers across the Midwest showed either even-handedness or excitement for an issue that only years ago was considered taboo.

Iowa: Edwards' Mo'

Beverly Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

Beverly Davis

The following piece was produced by HuffPost's OffTheBus. Des Moines -- Hillary Clinton won the Des Moines Register endorsement over the weekend, b...

Iowa: Clinton's "Readiness" Wins Des Moines Register Endorsement

Beverly Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

Beverly Davis

The following piece was produced by HuffPost's OffTheBus. Des Moines, Iowa---The Des Moines Register's Editorial Board handed their plumb endorsem...

Sam Stein

Is McCain Back? GOP Insiders Say He Was Never Gone

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Sen. John McCain, R-AZ, won the endorsements of both the Boston Globe and the Des Moines Register on Sunday morning; two key newspapers affecting two ...

Clinton, McCain, Obama Win Key Early State Endorsements

Huffingtonpost.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain picked up key early state endorsements Saturday evening as the clock ticks down to the Iowa Caucuses on ...

Krugman: Obama Has Become "The Anti-Change Candidate"

New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 05.25.2011

Broadly speaking, the serious contenders for the Democratic nomination are offering similar policy proposals -- the dispute over health care mandates ...

Who Will Snag The Coveted Des Moines Register Nod?

New York Times | Jeff Zeleny | Posted 05.25.2011

The other day, as his sport utility vehicle idled outside, former President Bill Clinton held forth on a sofa in the publisher's suite at The Des Moin...