Republican presidential candidates Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Ron DeSantis, participated in a round table discussion at the 2023 Thanksgiving FAMiLY Forum hosted by The FAMiLY Leader at the Marriott...
Grace Katzer, Politics Reporter
• November 14, 2023
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, joined thousands of demonstrators at the March for Israel in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Ernst joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers who support the Israeli Defense...
The University of Iowa’s chapter of the Young Americans for Freedom planted Israeli flags on the Hubbard Park lawn at 6 a.m. on Monday.
YAF held a vigil at 6 p.m. to support the Israeli hostages currently...
Lanon Baccam, a Des Moines veteran and Democrat, announced his run for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District seat against first-term Republican incumbent Zach Nunn in the 2024 election.
The 3rd...
Grace Katzer, Politics Reporter
• November 8, 2023
Republican presidential candidates gathered in Miami for the third Republican primary debate, attempting to chip away at former President Donald Trump’s high polling numbers. The five hopefuls largely...
Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor
• November 8, 2023
University of Iowa third-year student and Young Americans for Freedom at Iowa Chairwoman Jasymn Jordan testified Wednesday at a U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing investigating free speech on college...
Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor
• November 6, 2023
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds stood at a “DeSantis for President” podium on Monday and announced her endorsement of his bid for president.
Going back on her previous neutrality on the Iowa caucuses,...
Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor
• November 2, 2023
University of Iowa third-year and leader of the Young Americans for Freedom at Iowa Jasmyn Jordan is set to testify in front of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee next Wednesday.
Jordan, along with...
Through a loophole in federal regulation, the sale of consumable hemp products containing intoxicating levels of the psychoactive substance in cannabis is making its way to Iowa consumers.
The recreational...
Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor
• October 30, 2023
As tensions surrounding the Israel-Gaza war boil over on college campuses across the U.S., the Biden administration is strengthening protections against antisemitism in the federal civil rights code.
During...
Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor
• October 30, 2023
A new Iowa Poll shows a surge of support for Nikki Haley with less than three months until the Iowa Caucuses in January 2024.
The former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Governor jumped from being...
Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor
• October 25, 2023
Iowa’s four congressional members supported U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson’s, R-La., bid for the Speaker of the House in a Wednesday vote.
The GOP majorities’ vote for a new speaker comes three...
