A viable third party is the great white whale of American politics — but Elon Musk appears willing to try it anyway.

Native Vote. On Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit declined to reconsider its controversial ruling ...

President Donald Trump is set to speak in Des Moines later tonight at an event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Here's how to ...

The “presidential lean” of a state can, over time, tell us something about how it is trending.— Though 2004 and 2024 produced similar topline national results, there has been some significant change ...

JD Vance casts tie-breaking vote as Senate passes ‘big, beautiful’ bill - The Independent was on Capitol Hill overnight as ...

President Donald Trump has dropped his federal lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer, refiling ...

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to make a decision on Louisiana’s redrawn congressional districts on Friday, pushing it to be ...

The Supreme Court delayed ruling on a Louisiana congressional redistricting case that some legal experts say could end up ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel’s effort to decapitate the country’s nuclear program ...

Next Tuesday, justices will hear arguments in a challenge to the state’s Congressional map, which was redrawn after the 2020 census as part of the state’s redistricting process.

NEW YORK — Voting is underway to pick the WNBA 2025 All-Star team. The 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game will be played in Indianapolis at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, home of the Fever, on Saturday, July ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A trial has started in Winston-Salem to address allegations of unfair district mapping in North Carolina’s legislative and congressional boundaries. Two federal lawsuits ...