The former Barack Obama campaign staffer who was arrested for trying to steal the identity of Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz pleaded not guilty to the crime. Zach Edwards of Des Moines entered the written plea on Friday and avoided a preliminary hearing that was scheduled for Monday. Edwards was arrested on January 20 [...]

The Associated Press has reported that Des Moines attorney Matt Whitaker is representing Zach Edwards, the man accused of stealing the identity of Iowa Secretary of State Matt Shultz in an effort to falsely implicate Schultz in illegal activity. Whitaker is a former U.S. Attorney under the Bush Administration. He was the Republican nominee for [...]

The four remaining GOP candidates battled it out one more time on the debate stage. Five days before the important Florida primary, this was a fascinating and spirited debate. It was the complete opposite of Monday’s snoozefest from NBC. There were several interesting exchanges between Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney. Who got the better of [...]

The GOP presidential hopefuls take the stage again tonight, for the fourth debate in 11 days. Unlike Monday’s snoozefest, the live audience will be allowed to cheer. Newt Gingrich complained following Monday’s debate when the audience was not allowed to react. His surge to victory in South Carolina was given a huge boost by the [...]

The Des Moines Register has published an investigative article looking into where the “missing precincts” from caucus night are.  There is just one problem.  There are no missing precincts.  What’s missing is a piece of paper, a Form E from each of eight precincts, which is used as the official record of the vote.  Without [...]

Coming off a huge win in the South Carolina, Newt Gingrich is riding high in the polls, drawing massive crowds in Florida, and could very well deliver a fatal blow to Mitt Romney’s candidacy should he win the Florida primary next Tuesday. Despite all of his momentum, a Gingrich win in Florida is not certain. [...]