“We had more folks knocking doors today than we’ve had at any point in this campaign,” says Lanon Baccam, Democrats’ candidate for IA-03, a key red-to-blue congressional district in Des Moines. Kamala Harris enthusiasm reaching all levels of Democratic campaigns

New from Nikoel Hytrek: Gov. Andy Beshear blasted JD Vance’s “contrived origin story” in front of a revved-up Iowa Democrats audience tonight. “Batman had an origin story … Real people have childhoods! That’s how contrived his story is,” Beshear said. iowastartingline.com/2024/07/27/bes…

New from Nikoel Hytrek: Now that Iowa bans abortions before most people know they're pregnant, Iowans can expect to see a lot of the same terrible outcomes that have happened in other states that have banned abortions iowastartingline.com/2024/07/31/abo…

New from Isabel Soisson: For decades, Republicans have spread misinformation — and outright lies — about abortions later in pregnancy, while also spreading conspiracy theories about nonexistent “post-birth” abortions. Here, we separate fact from fiction. iowastartingline.com/2024/08/01/lat…

New from Isabel Soisson: Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday. iowastartingline.com/2024/08/06/tim…

Look who showed up at the Meskwaki Powwow this week—Lord of the Rings actor Viggo Mortensen! The Powwow continues daily through Sunday, with grand entries at 1 and 7 p.m. each day.

New from Nikoel Hytrek: Before voting against a bill that would cap insulin costs and allow the government to negotiate Medicare drug costs, Republican Rep. Marianette Miller-Meeks took thousands from an insulin manufacturer and other pharmaceutical companies. iowastartingline.com/2024/08/09/mil…

New from Sean Kitchen: “Kamala Harris is ready for the job. This is a person who has spent her life fighting on behalf of people who need a voice and a champion,” Barack Obama said on Tuesday night at the DNC. iowastartingline.com/2024/08/21/bar…

New from Nikoel Hytrek: The lawsuit challenging Iowa's near-total abortion ban was dropped last week. Not because people gave up, but because the Iowa Supreme Court's ruling in June means the case against the ban likely wouldn't succeed in court. iowastartingline.com/2024/08/20/abo…

New from Nikoel Hytrek: Iowa AG Brenna Bird is defending a law that allows anyone to question a student athlete’s sex and subject them to “sex verification” exams. iowastartingline.com/2024/08/21/iow…

Iowa's youngest delegate, Grinnell student Tatum Watkins, talks about her road to the DNC, and why she's staying in Iowa to fight.

Iowa Starting Line is headed back home with the Iowa DNC delegation on Amtrak

New from Nikoel Hytrek: Gov. Kim Reynolds named the 11 charter schools that will receive nearly $4 million in federal dollars allowed for supporting students impacted by the pandemic. iowastartingline.com/2024/09/06/11-…