Donald Trump and Chuck Laudner in Iowa. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; Photos: Charlie Riedel/AP, Charles Ommanney/The Washington Post via Getty Images) DUBUQUE, Iowa — The call came with no warning last December, and, at first, Chuck Laudner thought it was a joke.Source: Trump’s Iowa field general is on a ‘crazy ride.’ But he knows how to win....

On the surface this is an interesting if not strange decision. As the Associated Press reported, it is a move to diminish the role of the state in the Republican presidential nomination process. Perhaps, but FHQ is not of the opinion that that tells the full story here.Source: Colorado Republicans Opt to Forgo Presidential Preference Vote at 2016 Caucuses...

A Democratic legal watchdog group has filed a new Federal Election Commission complaint against 11 GOP presidential candidates, the Republican National Committee and several groups in the Koch political network, saying their participation in a data-sharing arrangement violates coordination rules.Source: Democratic group accuses GOP candidates of illegally coordinating with Koch political network...

Twitter is a service that exists almost entirely in the present. It's the world's commenting system, prompting people to share information and opinions on things happening around them and happening in the news. Which means, naturally, that there are a lot of comments that age poorly.Source: How Twitter screwed up in shutting down its political tweet archives...

The clock is ticking on the possibility of a Donald Trump independent presidential bid. The real estate mogul previously made headlines at the first GOP debate after saying he would not necessarily support the eventual Republican nominee, leaving the door open to a third-party run.Source: Why Donald Trump May Be Running Out of Time to Rule Out Third-Party Bid...