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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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2020 Democratic candidate Marianne Williamson speaks at Heartland Yoga on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. The author compared the government to the human body, promoting ongoing healing.

Marianne Williamson promotes ‘outside the box’ agenda at Iowa yoga studio

Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter December 1, 2019

Democratic presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson pitched herself as a political outsider at Heartland Yoga in Iowa City on Sunday, saying she is uniquely positioned to address fundamental problems she...

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo. speaks at Carpenters Union Local on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019.

Michael Bennet seeks to separate himself from Joe Biden moderation

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor December 1, 2019

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., sought to differentiate himself from fellow nomination contender Joe Biden at a meet and greet at a carpenter’s union in Iowa City Sunday night. “So when (former Vice...

Former representative Joe Sestak speaks at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, IA on Saturday, August 10, 2019.

Former Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Sestak drops presidential bid

Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor December 1, 2019

Former Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Sestak dropped his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Sunday. Sestak was a late entry into the race and did not qualify for any of the Democratic presidential...

Attendees watch during a Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, watch party of the Democratic debates in Schaffer on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa City reacts to first debate after Pete Buttigieg’s rise in Iowa Poll

Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter November 21, 2019

After rising to the top of Iowa polls, Pete Buttigieg fielded some attacks from other presidential hopefuls at the fifth Democratic debates, but not as much as his Iowa City supporters were expecting....

President Donald Trump pauses during a speech at the Iowa GOPs America First Dinner at the Ron Pearson Center in West Des Moines on June 11, 2019.

Hawkeye Poll: Most Iowans oppose impeachment inquiry into President Trump

Julia Shanahan and Sarah Watson, Politics Editors November 19, 2019

Most Iowans oppose the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, according to a November Hawkeye Poll conducted by University of Iowa faculty and students. Fifty-three percent of Iowans surveyed say...

Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during the first annual Finkenauer fish fry at Hawkeye Downs on Saturday, November 2, 2019.  U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer hosted eight presidential candidates for a fish fry focused on jobs and infrastructure.

Pete Buttigieg releases plan targeting higher education and tuition costs

Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter November 18, 2019

Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg released a plan Monday that would commit billions of federal dollars to public colleges and universities and workforce-training programs, aiming to lower...

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick stands in the visitor center of the New Hampshire State House after he filed his paperwork to run for president in 2020 at the New Hampshire State House on November 14, 2019 in Concord, New Hampshire. Patrick announced his late entry to the presidential race with less than three months to go before the first nominating contest.  (Scott Eisen/Getty Images/TNS)

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick enters race for president

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor November 14, 2019

As the Democratic presidential field appeared to narrow, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, 63, announced on Twitter he's running for president. In a tweet Wednesday, less than three months before...

Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and 2020 Democratic candidate Julián Castro listens to parents and board members at The Arc of Southeast Iowa on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. Attendees brought up education, funding, privatization of medical care, minimum wage, and other factors that play into the needs of The Arc and the families they serve. (Jenna Galligan/ The Daily Iowan)

Julián Castro says he plans to remain in presidential race if he fails to qualify for November debate

Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter November 10, 2019

Presidential hopeful Julián Castro plans to continue in the presidential race if he doesn’t make the November debate stage, he said in an interview with The Daily Iowan on Sunday.  Castro, the former...

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y, exit the stage after a rally at the Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. Sen. Sanders and Rep. Osasio-Cortez spoke on climate change and women’s rights.

Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez preach grassroots campaigning in Coralville stop

Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter November 9, 2019

CORALVILLE — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known by her initials, AOC, joined Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in Coralville on Nov. 9, where the two spoke on solidarity and touted the grassroots strengths...

2020 Democratic hopeful Andrew Yang speaks to a crowd of about 120 attendees at the opening of his Iowa City campaign office on Nov. 2, 2019. Yang spoke about automation, universal basic income, education, and his strategy for edging out Donald Trump.

Andrew Yang opens office in Iowa City

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor November 2, 2019

Andrew Yang greeted, by his count, 120 people at his office opening in Iowa City Saturday night.   "What's the fire code here?" Yang said to laughs from those surrounding him. It’s the candidate's...

Rep. Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa greets the crowd during the first annual Finkenauer fish fry at Hawkeye Downs on Saturday, November 2, 2019. (Megan Nagorzanski/The Daily Iowan)

Presidential hopefuls connect climate change to infrastructure policies at first Finkenauer fish fry

Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter November 2, 2019

Several presidential hopefuls linked their jobs and infrastructure proposals with their positions on climate change at Abby Finkenauer's first fish fry and forum focused on jobs and infrastructure on Saturday. Sen....

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