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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, addresses the crowd during the Polk County Steak Fry in Des Moines on Saturday Sept. 21, 2019. 17 democratic candidates gave speeches and grilled steaks.

Latest Iowa poll shows Warren ahead, but Iowans say they aren’t paying attention to poll numbers

Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor September 22, 2019

Barbara Stannard and Dennis Doderer are neighbors and have lived in Iowa City for nearly 40 years. They attended the Polk County Steak Fry together on Saturday, wearing stickers and holding signs in support...

Signs sit outside the Polk County Steak Fry in Des Moines on Saturday Sept. 21, 2019. 17 democratic candidates gave speeches and grilled steaks.

Campaigns attempt to show strength in numbers at Polk County Steak Fry

Julia Shanahan and Caleb McCullough September 21, 2019

Seventeen Democratic presidential hopefuls stuck to their stump speeches in Des Moines at the Polk County Steak Fry, despite large organizing efforts from the campaigns.  With a large field of Democrats...

Former Vice President Joe Biden shakes the hand of moderator Lyz Lenz at the LGBTQ forum Friday Sept. 20

Presidential hopefuls outline priorities for LGBTQ issues 10 years after Iowa issues first gay marriage license

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor September 20, 2019

Ten Democratic candidates outlined their positions on LGBTQ issues at a forum Sept. 20 at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, the first of its kind since before Iowa began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks with locals during a campaign visit for Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., in North Liberty on Friday, September 20, 2019.

Photos: Warren meets with North Liberty mobile home residents, visits Hamburg Inn No 2

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter September 20, 2019

In a visit to Iowa City and North Liberty, Massachusetts Senator and presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren listened to the concerns of residents facing rising rent costs.  Warren toured the Golfview...

Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price discusses the Iowa caucuses in an interview for The Daily Iowan at Prairie Lights on Friday, May 5, 2019. (Jenna Galligan)

DNC approves Iowa Democratic Party’s plan to host satellite caucuses, including at out-of-state college campuses

Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter September 20, 2019

Iowans will be able to apply to hold satellite caucuses at sites around the state and beyond under the Iowa Democratic Party’s new delegate-selection plan. The Democratic National Committee’s rules...

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, IA on Sunday, August 11, 2019.

Bill de Blasio drops presidential bid

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor September 20, 2019

And then there were 19. Democrat New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Sept. 20 that he would end his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. “After several...

Elizabeth Warren speaks during a campaign rally for presidential candidate and Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. outside the IMU on Thursday, September 19, 2019. (Raquele Decker/The Daily Iowan)

Elizabeth Warren hits on economic reform in Iowa City stop

Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter September 19, 2019

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. gave her pitch for the presidential nomination at a rally in the IMU, delivering a familiar message on economic change to a crowd of more than 1,000 people. Warren touted...

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., addresses supporters at Backpocket Brewery on Thursday, September 19, 2019.

Kamala Harris pledges to invest in Iowa at Coralville stop

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor September 19, 2019

“So I’m moving here,” Kamala Harris told a crowd of a couple hundred at a Coralville brewery to laughs and applause. She was referencing her Iowa campaign’s announcement Thursday morning that Harris...

‘We’ve been there too long’: Retired Navy Adm. Joe Sestak would pull troops out of Afghanistan as president

‘We’ve been there too long’: Retired Navy Adm. Joe Sestak would pull troops out of Afghanistan as president

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor September 18, 2019

Retired three-star Navy Adm. Joe Sestak, who did tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, says that as commander-in-chief, he wants to bring the Taliban back to the negotiating table and get U.S. troops out of the...

Left to right: Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif.

What does Medicare for All mean for jobs in Iowa?

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor September 17, 2019

Bri Moss was buying cat food at Hy-Vee when she answered her phone for an interview with The Daily Iowan. A part-time waitress and secretary, she runs an advocacy campaign in support of Medicare for All...

Senator Kamala Harris, D-CA, addresses supporters during her town hall event at Confluence Brewery in Des Moines on July 3, 2019.

Kamala Harris to visit Coralville Sept. 19

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor September 14, 2019

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., will visit Coralville for a meet-and-greet at Backpocket Brewing in Coralville next Thursday, the  same day her fellow senator, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, will be...

Bernie Sanders supporters watch the third Democratic Presidential Debate in Shambaugh Auditorium on Thursday, September 12, 2019.

Iowa City debate watch parties continue amid storms

DI Staff September 12, 2019

The Daily Iowan fanned out across the Iowa City area on Thursday night to attend public debate watch parties hosted by nearly every participating candidate’s Iowa campaign. A severe storm warning went...

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