Democratic gubernatorial candidate’s record on the Green New Deal, immigration and social policy comes under renewed examination ahead of November election DES MOINES, Iowa — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand is facing renewed scrutiny over political positions and statements stretching back more than two decades as Iowa voters prepare to choose their next governor in November. Sand, Iowa’s state auditor and the only Democrat currently holding statewide office in the state, is...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s congressional redistricting battle is racing back toward the U.S. Supreme Court at perhaps the most difficult possible moment: ballots are already moving, voters have begun participating in the election process, and control of the U.S. House could depend on a handful of seats. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that Missouri’s plan to conduct the November general election under its older 2022 congressional districts would...

Michigan’s open U.S. Senate contest is becoming more than another expensive battleground race. It is emerging as a test of whether Republicans can expand their coalition beyond reliable GOP voters while maintaining strong support from President Donald Trump’s political base. Republican nominee Mike Rogers is facing Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in the November election for the seat held by retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters. Rogers, who came within fewer than 20,000 votes of winning Michigan’s...