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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 472

Iowa

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a caucus night party in Des Moines, Iowa, January 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
January 16, 2024, 5:02 am
Trump notches commanding win in Iowa caucuses; DeSantis edges out Haley for 2nd place
Former US president’s win reinforces his grip on GOP, as his Republican rivals lag far behind him in first nominating contest of 2024 primaries; Ramaswamy drops out, backs Trump
By Steve Peoples, Thomas Beaumont and HANNAH FINGERHUT
Former UN ambassador and 2024 presidential hopeful Nikki Haley greets her supporters at a campaign event in The James Theater in Iowa City, Iowa, on January 13, 2024. (Christian Monterrosa/AFP)
January 14, 2024, 2:48 pm
Haley overtakes DeSantis as favorite behind Trump in final poll before key Iowa test
First GOP contest finds former UN envoy’s stock on rise against Florida governor, though both running far behind ex-president for Republican nod as White House race ramps up
By Gabriella Borter, Tim Reid and Nathan Layne
Political activist and writer Elie Wiesel on November 3, 1980 in New York, New York. (Santi Visalli/Getty Images via JTA)
January 4, 2024, 8:39 am
To protect Elie Wiesel’s ‘Night,’ US judge blocks part of ‘bizarre’ book ban law
Iowa judge Stephen Locher says that the ‘broad’ law banning books that depict sex acts could prevent schools from stocking Holocaust education books
By Andrew Lapin
Republican US presidential candidates, from left, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former vice president Mike Pence, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, Senator Tim Scott and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum stand on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by Fox News Channel, August 23, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
October 25, 2023, 11:33 am
Support for Israel becomes top issue for Iowa evangelicals key to first GOP caucuses
Pro-Israel Christian voters and activists in Republican party pay increased attention to candidates’ remarks on ongoing Israel-Hamas war
By Thomas Beaumont
Republican US presidential hopeful former president Donald Trump speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa's 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
July 29, 2023, 9:02 am
Trump says will continue his 2024 White House bid even if convicted and sentenced
Former US president and rival Republican hopefuls for US presidential race take to the stage in Iowa; as DeSantis slumps, evangelicals may turn to South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott
By Agencies
Former US vice president Mike Pence speaks during US Sen. Joni Ernst's Roast and Ride in Des Moines, Iowa on June 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
June 7, 2023, 9:27 pm
Pence opens presidential bid with denunciation of Trump over January 6 insurrection
Former VP calls for a leader who appeals to the ‘better angels of our nature,’ kicking off campaign that will test GOP’s appetite for a socially conservative, religious candidate
By Jill Colvin and Thomas Beaumont
Former vice president Mike Pence pauses while speaking at the Federalist Society Executive Branch Review conference, April 25, 2023, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
June 1, 2023, 9:16 am
Mike Pence set to launch his presidential campaign in Iowa next week
Former US vice president slated to throw his hat in the ring against his former boss as the race for the Republican nomination heats up
By Jill Colvin
Rev. Mike Demastus, of Des Moines, Iowa, left, and Rev. Bob Curry, of Johnston, Iowa, right, talk with State Rep. Eddie Andrews, center, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
April 12, 2023, 5:24 pm
Trump and Iowa evangelicals: A bond that is hard to break
One clergyman compares former president to Cyrus, lauded as an Old Testament hero for liberating the Jews from captivity in Babylon
By Thomas Beaumont
Doug Emhoff, husband of US Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks at a 'Get Out the Vote' rally in Los Angeles, Monday, November 7, 2022. (Jae C. Hong/AP)
November 8, 2022, 10:35 am
Doug Emhoff chews over antisemitism during stop at Iowa kosher deli
On campaign trip, second gentleman grabs a bite at Maccabee’s in Des Moines, discusses with owner Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi values of living ‘proudly and openly as Jewish Americans’
By PHILISSA CRAMER
A police car is seen outside a church in Ames, Iowa, where a deadly shooting occurred. (Screen capture: YouTube)
June 3, 2022, 9:01 am
More US shootings: 2 killed outside Iowa church, 2 shot at Wisconsin funeral
Local police say man apparently killed himself after shooting dead 2 females in Ames; a day earlier, gunman killed his surgeon and three other people at a Tulsa medical office
By AP
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during a rally, Wednesday, March 9, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
March 26, 2022, 4:07 am
Iowa governor signs antisemitism, Israel boycott bills
‘Today we express Iowa’s enduring support for the State of Israel and our categorical rejection of antisemitism,’ says Kim Reynolds
By Andrew Lapin
The Anne Frank Collection. (Danville Station/JTA)
March 10, 2022, 6:00 am
A tiny Iowa museum remembers farm girls’ pen pals Anne and Margot Frank
Letters from Frank sisters are the cornerstone of Danville Station, a unique off-the-beaten-path museum in a town of 1,000 and no Jewish community
By Dave Schechter
Rabbi Linda Bertenthal (right) and her husband Philip carry their congregation's Torah on its 7.5-mile journey across the Mississippi River, from Rock Island, Illinois, to its new home in Davenport, Iowa. (Beit Shalom Jewish Community/ via JTA)
November 9, 2021, 5:11 am
1 rabbi to serve them all: Illinois-Iowa Quad City Jews share synagogue, cleric
As the Jewish population declines in this Midwestern metro area, congregations Beth Israel and Temple Emanuel preserve distinct traditions under a single roof
By Dave Schechter
A view of the University of Iowa campus (Wikimedia Commons/via JTA)
April 12, 2021, 2:25 am
The debate over Judaism and Zionism that roiled, then unified University of Iowa
The idea of having a designated Jewish senator chosen by students at Hillel on the Undergraduate Student Government fanned accusations of a pro-Israel bias
By Ben Sales
US Rep. Steve King of Iowa speaks to an audience member ahead of a campaign rally at Drake University in Des Moines, January 30, 2020. (Tom Brenner/Getty Images/via JTA)
June 3, 2020, 8:22 am
Iowa Republicans oust Rep. Steve King, shunned for incendiary remarks
US voters punish lawmaker who has questioned criticism of white nationalism and made provocative statements about immigrants and women; Senator Randy Feenstra chosen instead
By Thomas Beaumont
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