GOP hopefuls, with Trump notably absent, mingle at Iowa event

For the “ride” portion of the event, former vice president Mike Pence was the only presidential hopeful who rode on a motorcycle alongside Ernst and hundreds of riders gathered to raise money for the Freedom Foundation of Cedar Rapids, a veterans charity. Pence was decked out in a black leather vest that included an American flag and his last name sewn in. The notable absence of Trump to some extent encapsulated the race more broadly. While Ernst invited Trump, the former president and current GOP front-runner has had little appetite...