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Kellyanne Conway, the counselor to the President, speaks during the Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines on Saturday, July 15, 2017. The sixth-annual summit featured speakers Conway, Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, as well as The Benham Brothers.

Former Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway to visit University of Iowa

Caleb McCullough, Executive Editor April 25, 2022

Kellyanne Conway, former campaign manager and senior counselor to former President Donald Trump, will deliver a speech at the University of Iowa on Thursday. Hosted by the Iowa chapter of Young...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, talks with constituents at an early morning meeting in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, April 6, 2022.

Ernst celebrates bipartisan work on Violence Against Women Act

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor April 24, 2022

Renewing the Violence Against Women Act was incredibly important personally, and for advocacy groups across Iowa and the country, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said in an interview with The Daily Iowan. “For...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks with workers during a visit to the County Materials Corporation in Iowa City as part of Grassley’s Johnson County stop on his 99 County Tour. Grassley and County Materials Corporation workers spoke about employment, infrastructure, and inflation.

Grassley talks economy and infrastructure during Iowa City visit

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor April 22, 2022

Sen. Chuck Grassley explained his support of the 2021 infrastructure bill and addressed economic concerns and bipartisanship at his Johnson County stop on his 99 County Tour.  Grassley fielded...

U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer, sitting next to her husband, Daniel Wasta, listens to oral arguments before the Iowa Supreme Court in Des Moines on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in her appeal of a judges ruling that says she cannot appear on the June 7 Democratic primary ballot. (Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register)

Abby Finkenauer will remain on the primary ballot, Supreme Court decides

Emily Delgado, News Reporter April 15, 2022

Abby Finkenauer will appear on the ballot in the June 7 Democratic primary election for U.S. Senate, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled on Friday.  Reversing a lower court's decision, the court ruled...

University of Iowa students caucus at the Iowa Memorial Union on Monday February 3, 2020.

Iowa GOP retains first-in-the-nation caucuses; Democrats determined amid uncertainty

Caleb McCullough, Executive Editor April 14, 2022

Iowa Republicans affirmed the position of the 2024 GOP caucuses after the Democratic National Committee moved Wednesday to strip Iowa of its guaranteed first-in-the-nation status on the Democrats’...

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, speaks to a group of students during her visit to the University of Iowa at the Iowa Memorial Union on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Mariannette spoke to students about sustainability and the environment. Iowa Young Americans for Freedom organized the event.

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks highlights conservation efforts at Young Americans for Freedom event

Lauren White April 13, 2022

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, highlighted Iowa’s role in environmental solutions and encouraged lawmakers to strive for bipartisan strategies in energy at the Iowa Memorial Union on Wednesday. Miller-Meeks...

President Joe Biden waves during his visit at the POET Bioprocessing ethanol plant in Menlo, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

Fact Check | Checking claims in President Joe Biden’s visit to Iowa

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Joe Biden’s April 12 appearance in the small western...

President Joe Biden speaks during his visit at the POET Bioprocessing ethanol plant in Menlo, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Biden also commneted on infrastructure investments to help rural communities.

Photos: President Joe Biden visits Iowa

Grace Smith, Photo Editor April 12, 2022

President Joe Biden visited the POET Bioprocessing ethanol plant, the nation’s largest ethanol producer, in Menlo, Iowa, on Tuesday. This is Biden’s first stop in Iowa since the 2020 election. About...

President Joe Biden speaks during a visit at the POET Bioprocessing ethanol plant in Menlo, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

Joe Biden says waiving E15 summer restrictions will lower price at the gas pump

Lauren White and Emily Delgado April 12, 2022

MENLO, Iowa – President Joe Biden announced the Environment Protection Agency will issue a waiver to make E15 — gasoline with 15 percent ethanol blended in — available through the summer months.  Currently,...

Iowa Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer poses for a portrait during Iowa House Rep. Christina Bohannan’s birthday celebration in Iowa City on Friday, July 2, 2021.

Abby Finkenauer to appeal ballot rejection to Iowa Supreme Court

Caleb McCullough, Executive Editor April 11, 2022

Abby Finkenauer will appeal a judicial ruling disqualifying her from the ballot in the June 7 Democratic primary to the Iowa Supreme Court, the U.S. Senate candidate said in a prepared statement Monday. Judge...

Iowa Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer is interviewed by The Daily Iowan journalists in Iowa City on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022.

Judge rejects Abby Finkenauer’s ballot nominating papers

Caleb McCullough and Emily Delgado April 11, 2022

Abby Finkenauer does not have enough valid signatures to appear on the Democratic primary ballot for the U.S. Senate in June, a judge ruled late Sunday night. Finkenauer will likely appeal the decision...

The United States Capital is seen in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, April 3, 2022.

DI in DC | Iowa’s senators, reps talk SCOTUS, Ukraine, and elections

Daily Iowan staff April 10, 2022

Daily Iowan reporters were in the nation's capital last week to speak to Iowa's senators and House representatives on the important issues facing Iowans and on the national stage — including the...

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