Author: Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register

Gov. Kim Reynolds has pledged not to endorse any candidate ahead of the state’s first-in-the-nation caucuses in Iowa.

DeSantis, who is expected to jump into the presidential race imminently, did not discuss Trump by name.

“This is a cycle where we certainly will need to winnow out who’s a pretender and who’s a contender,” said one Iowa Republican political consultant.

The Democratic National Committee had been slated to make a decision about Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses as early as this week.

The Democratic National Committee’s rules committee is meeting in Washington, D.C., and may move forward on key changes to the presidential calendar.

Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley announced Friday he will seek reelection to an eighth term in the U.S. Senate in 2022.

Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley announced Friday he will seek reelection to an eighth term in the U.S. Senate in 2022.

“As governor, I had to deal with a lot of different disasters and emergencies …,” Terry Branstad said. “But this is very different.”

The Ottumwa satellite precinct caucus was the first of roughly 1,700 Iowa caucus locations meeting Monday.

Bernie Sanders defended his campaign’s compensation package after an article highlighted concerns that staffers weren’t receiving the $15-an-hour wage he champions.