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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Former representative Joe Sestak speaks at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, IA on Saturday, August 10, 2019.

Former Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Sestak drops presidential bid

Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor December 1, 2019

Former Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Sestak dropped his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Sunday. Sestak was a late entry into the race and did not qualify for any of the Democratic presidential...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, talks about her personal struggles during the Iowa GOP Reception at Hughes Family Barn in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019.

Ernst, Democratic leadership fight over Violence Against Women Act

Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor November 21, 2019

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa accused U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of blocking bipartisan work on the 2019 Violence Against Women Restoration Act from coming to the Senate floor in a Nov. 21 conference...

Attendees watch during a Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, watch party of the Democratic debates in Schaffer on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa City reacts to first debate after Pete Buttigieg’s rise in Iowa Poll

Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter November 21, 2019

After rising to the top of Iowa polls, Pete Buttigieg fielded some attacks from other presidential hopefuls at the fifth Democratic debates, but not as much as his Iowa City supporters were expecting....

President Donald Trump pauses during a speech at the Iowa GOP's America First Dinner at the Ron Pearson Center in West Des Moines on June 11, 2019.

Hawkeye Poll: Most Iowans oppose impeachment inquiry into President Trump

Julia Shanahan and Sarah Watson, Politics Editors November 19, 2019

Most Iowans oppose the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, according to a November Hawkeye Poll conducted by University of Iowa faculty and students. Fifty-three percent of Iowans surveyed say...

Barry Jackson poses for a portrait in Poindexter Coffee on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019.

UI alum Barry Jackson talks careers in White House, Congress

Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor November 6, 2019

Described as one of the University of Iowa’s most distinguished alumni, Barry Jackson calls working at the White House the worst job he’s ever had, but said he would never give up his experience serving...

The Cloakroom: From UI to DC, distinguished UI graduate Barry Jackson's career in Washington

The Cloakroom: From UI to DC, distinguished UI graduate Barry Jackson’s career in Washington

Jake Nemmers, Audio Producer November 6, 2019

In this episode of The Cloakroom, Daily Iowan Assistant Politics Editor Julia Shanahan discusses her interview with distinguished UI graduate Barry Jackson. Jackson is a graduate of the University of Iowa's...

Former Secretary of Housing and Development Julian Castro speaks during the 2019 Liberty and Justice Celebration at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, November 1, 2019.

Democratic candidates play into their personal brands at Liberty and Justice Dinner

Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor November 2, 2019

Democratic presidential hopefuls played into their personal brands at the largest fundraiser in the Democratic caucus’s history, turning out some of the largest organizing efforts so far with supporters...

Effectiveness of gun buyback programs cause divide in Democratic presidential candidates

Effectiveness of gun buyback programs cause divide in Democratic presidential candidates

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor October 29, 2019

Some professors specializing in gun policy are skeptical that mandatory gun buyback programs — a contentious topic among Democratic presidential hopefuls — would reduce the amount of guns in circulation...

The U.S. Capitol is seen on March 13, 2018.

US House education committee to markup Democratic proposal to reauthorize Higher Education Act

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief October 28, 2019

The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee will markup a bill today that Democrats say is aimed at removing barriers to accessing an affordable higher education, encouraging states to invest in their...

Founder and president of the Article III Project, Mike Davis, talks about his organization’s goals of defending President Trump’s Supreme Court nominees in Java House on Thursday, October 17th, 2019. Davis and his team helped defend Brett Kavanaugh during his indigictment proceedings.

How a University of Iowa grad became a central Republican strategist in the Kavanaugh hearings, Trump impeachment

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor October 25, 2019

University of Iowa graduate Mike Davis is a Republican strategist best known for his brash rhetoric and being a central figure in pushing through President Donald Trump’s court nominees, including the...

The Boyd Law Building is seen on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019.

76 UI law students oppose Trump’s judicial nominee for U.S. Court of Appeals

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter October 24, 2019

Seventy-six students in the University of Iowa College of Law signed on to a letter to Iowa’s U.S. senators imploring them to oppose one of President Trump’s judicial nominations to the United States...