Marion Republicans spoke their piece for the candidates they support at the caucus Tuesday night at Marion High School, with more than a dozen residents taking time to speak during 40 minutes of speeches. Ron Paul received the bulk of that support, both in the speeches ...

CEDAR FALLS — The president’s role in education is to have no role in education, according to U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann — and if elected to the presidency, she said, she would eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. The Minnesota Republican spoke Wednesday at the University ...

We used the website Storify to tell the story of the Iowa Straw Poll from the perspective of social media. This will be updated as the day progresses.

We went around to the different candidates' camps this morning around 10 a.m. to help give readers the lay of the land here in Ames.

Our team at the Straw Poll will be providing live coverage starting at noon. Until then, the Liveblog will update with tweets from caucus attendees.