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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...