John McCormick

by John McCormick DES MOINES – Sen. Barack Obama this morning defended the use of money from his political action committee to back political candidates who happen to have endorsed...

by Rick Pearson and John McCormick, updated DES MOINES—The race for president on the Democratic and Republican sides has made a dramatic turn in Iowa with longtime frontrunners Hillary Clinton...

by Rick Pearson DES MOINES—Democratic presidential contender John Edwards promised today to seek the elimination of mandatory minimum prison sentences and said the nation instead should create a new infrastructure...

by John McCormick, updated WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa's most influential political columnist is questioning the tactics of Sen. Barack Obama when it comes to encouraging college students not...

by John McCormick Sen. Barack Obama had eggs over easy and white toast, while the mayor had scrambled eggs and white toast. But this was a different mayor from the...

by John McCormick Sen. Barack Obama has held his so-called Generation Obama fundraising events across the country. On Dec. 7, the day before he campaigns in Iowa with Oprah Winfery,...

by John McCormick WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Armed with a large pair of garden sheers, Michelle Obama cut the blue ribbon this afternoon to open the 37th Iowa office...

by John McCormick DES MOINES – Sen. Hillary Clinton defended her increasingly aggressive approach on the campaign trail, saying in a Tribune interview today that she was not the first...

by John McCormick DES MOINES -- Just hours after announcing that Oprah Winfrey will appear on the campaign trail with him, Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign announced that it has...

Oprah Winfrey in Chicago, Wednesday Sept. 27, 2006. (baiduhai photo by Jose More.) by John McCormick DES MOINES -- The presidential campaign for Sen. Barack Obama confirmed this morning...