DES MOINES, Iowa — Joe Wiederien was an unlikely candidate to challenge a Republican congressman in one of the nation’s most competitive House districts. A fervent supporter of former President Donald ...

A third-party candidate running for Congress in the competitive Second Congressional District was recruited by a secretive group that has since been banned from Facebook for deception. Thomas Bowman ...

A secretive organization called the Patriots Run Project has been quietly recruiting far-right candidates in key U.S. House races, potentially giving Democrats an unexpected advantage in the upcoming ...

Joe Wiederien, who says he was recruited to seek office as an independent candidate in Iowa’s 3 rd Congressional District, is calling for an investigation into the motives behind the group that ...

Joe Wiederien was an unlikely candidate to challenge a Republican congressman in one of the nation's most competitive House districts. A fervent supporter of former President Donald Trump, Wiederien ...

A third-party conservative candidate running in a south suburban Twin Cities congressional district held by U.S. Rep. Angie Craig was recruited by a secretive group with ties to Democrat-aligned ...