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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

Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang signs an attendee’s copy of his book "The War on Normal People" following a campaign event at Prairie Lights on Wednesday.

2020 presidential book club: Andrew Yang latest to tout political book at Prairie Lights

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter March 14, 2019

Andrew Yang is among a number of Democratic presidential candidates promoting their political ideas with book tours. The entrepreneur described his 2018 book, The War on Normal People, at Prairie Lights...

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper speaks during a campaign stop at the 392 Caffé in Clinton, Iowa on Saturday, March 9, 2019.

2020 candidate John Hickenlooper says in Iowa he will unite the country

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor March 9, 2019

CLINTON — Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper drew on his previous executive experience and pledged to bring bipartisan cooperation to the presidency in his first trip to Iowa since announcing his...

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., addresses a crowd at the Iowa Memorial Union. In his first Iowa stop of his 2020 presidential campaign, Sanders drew on many 2016 campaign promises like free college tuition.

Bernie Sanders returns ‘political revolution’ to Iowa City

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor March 8, 2019

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said he would bring the political revolution back to Iowa ahead of the 2020 caucuses, as he embarks on his second campaign to win the Democratic nomination for president. At...

Democratic presidential-nomination candidate Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, addresses the audience during his visit to Airliner in Iowa City on March 4, 2019.

Pete Buttigieg’s pitch to Iowa: a Midwest millennial can win in 2020

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor March 4, 2019

Pete Buttigieg, 37, told eastern Iowans his Midwest background, local government experience, and his age could be key to winning the presidency in 2020. The Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, toured Davenport,...

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, speaks during the annual Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, July 15, 2017. Sanders spoke as the keynote speaker for the event. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Bernie Sanders to make Iowa City stop March 8

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor March 3, 2019

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., will hold a rally in the IMU on March 8 as he embarks on a second run for the Democratic presidential nomination. This is Sanders' first trip to Iowa since announcing his...

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

In eastern Iowa, Kamala Harris highlights theme of justice

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter February 24, 2019

CEDAR RAPIDS, BETTENDORF — Democratic presidential candidate and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., outlined themes of upholding justice and truth in her eastern-Iowa campaign events Sunday, drawing on her...