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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

University of Iowa TikTok page outside Old Capitol Building in downtown Iowa City Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023.

Time may be up for TikTok

DI Staff March 28, 2023

WASHINGTON D.C. —  Iowa lawmakers are concerned about TikTok’s effects on national security, youth mental health, and its tenuous connection to the Chinese Communist Party.  The U.S. House...

Iowa representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks is seen in her office in the Longworth House Office Building in Washington D.C. The DI sat down with Miller-Meeks to discuss recent state and national legislation.

Q&A | Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks talks about parents right, social media platforms

Hannah Pinski, Executive Editor March 28, 2023

WASHINGTON — The Daily Iowan was at the nation’s capital Monday where reporters met with Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meek to talk about social media platform regulations, parental rights,...

Iowa senator Chuck Grassley is seen in his office in the Hart building in Washington D.C. The DI sat down with Grassley to discuss recent state and local legislation.

Q&A | Sen. Chuck Grassley talks about bank protections, bipartisan legislation

Lauren White, Politics Reporter March 28, 2023

WASHINGTON — The Daily Iowan was in the nation’s capital Monday, where reporters met with Sen. Chuck Grassley and asked him about the Silicon Valley Bank, minority party representation, TikTok,...

Gov. Kim Reynolds delivers her 2023 Condition of the State speech at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Jan. 10, 2023.

Parental rights and the culture war drive conservative politics in Iowa and across the nation

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 26, 2023

Parental rights is the new trend in Republican politics this year, with dozens of statehouses across the country considering legislation targeting parents’ control over classroom topics, sex education,...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, answers questions during a visit to the County Materials Corporation in Iowa City as part of Grassley’s Johnson County stop on his 99 County Tour. “Weve appropriated money every year for infrastructure,” Grassley said while talking about infrastructure improvements since 1956. “The only thing is we never used the word infrastructure, we always said highway,” Grassley joked.

Grassley calls for investigation into Ottumwa Regional Center after assault allegations

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 20, 2023

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, asked private investors in the Ottumwa Regional Health Center Monday to review their financial transactions with the hospital. Grassley wrote a letter to the investors...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis waves during a Republican-hosted event in Davenport, Iowa, on Friday. DeSantis receives a standing ovation. (Cody Blissett/The Daily Iowan)

Gov. Ron DeSantis touts record in first Iowa visit

Alejandro Rojas, News Reporter March 10, 2023

In a packed convention hall at a Davenport casino Friday morning, the potential GOP Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis marked his first trip to Iowa. DeSantis was one of...

Former Iowa state senator Rita Hart speaks at a campaign event for democratic candidates Liz Mathis and Christina Bohannan at the Sutliff Farm & Cider House in Lisbon, Iowa on Sept. 9, 2022. Hart represented the 49th District from 2013 to 2019. Hart lost to current U.S. House Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks by six votes in 2019. Speaking about Mathis, Hart said, Nobody worked harder in the state legislature than Liz Mathis.

Hart: Iowans and Americans cannot afford the extreme GOP agenda

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 9, 2023

Ahead of Iowa visits from former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart denounced their extreme agendas Thursday during a press conference. DeSantis...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, answers questions during a visit to the County Materials Corporation in Iowa City as part of Grassley’s Johnson County stop on his 99 County Tour. “Weve appropriated money every year for infrastructure,” Grassley said while talking about infrastructure improvements since 1956. “The only thing is we never used the word infrastructure, we always said highway,” Grassley joked.

This Week in Iowa Politics | Sen. Grassley’s bipartisan bill to prevent child sexual abuse passed the U.S. Senate

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 9, 2023

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley’s bipartisan bill to prevent child sexual abuse passed a unanimous vote in the U.S. Senate on Thursday. The bill strengthens a federal sex tourism prevention law and closes...

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, at the Sioux City Gateway Airport in Iowa.

Trump to visit Iowa ahead of 2024 presidential caucuses

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 2, 2023

Former President Donald Trump is planning his first visit to Iowa since announcing his 2024 presidential campaign bid in November 2022. Trump will visit Davenport on March 13 and deliver remarks...

Conservative Supreme Court skeptical of Biden’s student loan forgiveness program

Conservative Supreme Court skeptical of Biden’s student loan forgiveness program

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor February 28, 2023

The conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical of the legal standing of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program on Tuesday morning during oral arguments.  In...

Reporters interview Democratic candidates Liz Mathis and Christina Bohannan at a fundraising event at the Sutliff Farm & Cider House in Lisbon, Iowa. Mathis is pursuing a seat in Iowas 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House while Bohannan is pursuing a seat in Iowas 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House. Bohannan and Mathis spoke about polarization in politics, education, abortion rights, and healthcare at the event.

Iowa Democrats navigate a new future with no caucuses

Emily Delgado, Politics Reporter February 19, 2023

After the Democratic National Committee approved a new primary calendar for the presidential nomination process, Iowa Democrats must navigate a new future without their first-in-the-nation spot and...

Former Vice President Mike Pence shakes hands with an attendee at Pizza Ranch in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on February 15, 2023.

Mike Pence rallies against ‘radical gender ideologies’ in Iowa visit

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor February 15, 2023

Former Vice President Mike Pence announced Wednesday — at an event in Cedar Rapids — that Advancing American Freedom, his conservative non-profit, is joining 20 other national conservative groups...

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