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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

The Daily Iowan

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during a town hall at the IMU on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. Harris is running for president in the 2020 election. (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan)

Kamala Harris wants to give Iowa teachers a $12,200 raise, she says in University of Iowa visit

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics reporter April 10, 2019

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., laid out her plan to raise Iowa teacher salaries Wednesday evening during her first presidential campaign stop at the University of Iowa. She also reiterated a wide...

Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro, left, speaks during a visit to a Chicano Studies class in Moore Hall auditorium at UCLA in Los Angeles on March 4, 2019. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Presidential candidate Julián Castro to make Iowa City stop April 14

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor April 9, 2019

Julián Castro is scheduled to stop in Iowa City on April 14 as he campaigns for the Democratic nomination for president. Castro served as the secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Obama...

Beto O’Rourke Full Interview

Michael Guhin, Videographer April 7, 2019

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a campaign rally in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019.

Members of Iowa’s ag sector disagree with 2020 candidate Elizabeth Warren’s policy

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter April 3, 2019

After Democratic presidential-nomination candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren proposed a policy at the Heartland forum last week that would break apart corporate farms and agribusinesses, members of Iowa’s...

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during a town hall at the Quad Cities Waterfront  Convention Center in Bettendorf, Iowa on  Sunday Feb. 24, 2019.

Kamala Harris to visit University of Iowa April 10

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter April 3, 2019

Presidential hopeful and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., is making her first stop at the University of Iowa next Wednesday, April 10 while campaigning for the Democratic nomination. The town hall...

Former congressman and current democratic presidential candidate John Delaney speaks to an audience at Merge in Iowa City on Sunday, Mar. 31, 2019. (David Harmantas/The Daily Iowan)

2020 presidential hopeful John Delaney outlines climate change strategy in Iowa City

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter March 31, 2019

Presidential candidate and former U.S. Rep. John Delaney, D-Md., stopped at MERGE in Iowa City Sunday to connect with voters on his plans for change. Describing himself as a “pragmatist,” Delaney outlined...

Democratic presidential candidate Beto ORourke speaks with members of the press after speaking at the home of John Murphy in Dubuque, Iowa on Sunday, March 16, 2019.

2020 candidate Beto O’Rourke to visit IMU April 7

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor March 30, 2019

Former Democratic Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke will return to Iowa for a second tour in less than a month as he continues his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. He will make a stop at...

Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) speaks at the University of Iowa College of Law on Friday, Mar. 29, 2019. Moulton spoke on the importance of public service at a talk sponsored by the Law Schools Veterans Law Association. (David Harmantas/The Daily Iowan)

Congressman and military veteran Seth Moulton speaks at UI while considering 2020 presidential bid

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter March 29, 2019

Potential presidential candidate and U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., professed the value of public service and advocated for veterans in an event hosted by the Veterans Legal Association Friday afternoon....

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during a during a recording of the Political Party Live podcast at CSPS Hall in Cedar Rapids on  Sunday Feb. 24, 2019.

Kamala Harris to host training sessions on Iowa college campuses

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter March 28, 2019

Sen. Kamala Harris’ presidential-nomination campaign will host training sessions on college campuses in Iowa to inform students about the Iowa political processes and the California senator’s run for...

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during a campaign stop at the Hickory Garden restaurant in Davenport, Iowa on Sunday, March 17, 2019.

2020 candidate Amy Klobuchar in eastern Iowa: bring together ‘fractured’ communities

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter March 17, 2019

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., made her first stop in eastern Iowa this weekend as she seeks the Democratic nomination for president in 2020. During her events she discussed a number of policy...

Democratic presedential candidate Beto O’Rourke greets supporters before speaking at the home of John Murphy in Dubuque, Iowa on Sunday, March 16, 2019. The Event was the final in a three day trip to Iowa to launch O’Rourke’s bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination for President.

Beto O’Rourke debuts in Iowa as he begins 2020 presidential campaign

Emily Wangen, politics reporter March 17, 2019

Former-Congressman and candidate for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination Beto O'Rourke completed his first Iowa tour Saturday. Taking the wheel of a rented black Dodge Grand Caravan, this...

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