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Iowa voters head to the polls for fierce races

(The Center Square) - Voters in Iowa will head to the polls Tuesday to elect candidates in several high-profile primary races that will be watched across the country. Many of Iowa’s races for the U.S. House are highly anticipated as midterm general elections approach. An open U.S.

Want a conservative legislature? Vote in the GOP primary! | Roger Koopman

Almost every Republican voter you talk to is, by definition, conservative. I mean genuinely conservative. Just read the GOP state platform if you have any doubt about what it means to be a Republican. Conservatism is both a commitment to the Constitution’s system of limited government, and a moral

A look at the candidates running for Montana’s western U.S. House seat

Two-term Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke made political waves when he announced he would not run for re-election — just days before the state’s filing deadline. In what was expected to be a referendum on a popular, longtime lawmaker from the Flathead Valley, the race for

A rare bipartisan housing victory faces a bigger problem – Americans still can’t afford housing

A rare bipartisan housing victory faces a bigger problem – Americans still can’t afford housing

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed what could become the most significant housing legislation in decades. But even supporters say it doesn’t do enough to ease America’s housing affordability crunch. On May 20, 2026, the House passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act by a

Fireweed pitch: Unwinnable Democrats should back GOP, independents

Fireweed pitch: Unwinnable Democrats should back GOP, independents

If Democrats cannot win the 1st U.S. Congressional District race in Montana, the party is better positioned backing select moderate Republicans or independent candidates who can advance at least some of the agenda. That’s what Fireweed Campaigns, a self-described politically independent Helena-based firm with only Republican

Candidates debate healthcare for Nevada primary

Editor's note: This is part of a series previewing the congressional and statewide races in the Nevada primary election, set for June 9. The election will determine which Democrats and Republicans will face each other in the Nov. 3 general election. These stories feature comments from candidates who

Trump’s slush fund reflects concentration of power in the executive, collapse of constitutional guardrails Adler

One of the grave consequences for American constitutionalism of the untrammeled concentration of power in the hands of President Donald Trump — the putative goal of Project 2025 — is his total control over the Department of Justice. There is no separation between President Trump and his Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche,