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...
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...
In this episode of The Cloakroom, our host sits down with Daily Iowan reporter Caleb McCullough to talk to him about the solidifying primary fields for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District race....
Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor
• October 22, 2019
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., said Tuesday she’d reached her limit of patience on the lack of discussion of women’s reproductive health care when she interjected on the Medicare for All topic during...
Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor
• October 18, 2019
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Sen. Joni Ernst talked briefly about ethanol and agriculture policies at an Iowa GOP reception and spent most of the time opening up to attendees about their personal hardships...
Vice President Mike Pence told a crowd of 500 people at a Waukee farm Wednesday that he was there to “turn up the heat” on House Democrats to pass the United-States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement.
“I...
At an Iowa City climate protest with Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, Iowa City high schoolers and Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa, called on protesters to hold Iowa politicians accountable in their stances on...
In the contest to select the Democratic presidential nominee, voting reform has been a popular topic among candidates in the presidential race. One piece of many candidates’ plans involve eliminating...
In this special edition episode of The Cloakroom, podcast host Jake Nemmers and politics editor Sarah Watson attended the Iowa City climate strike with Greta Thunberg on Friday, and spoke with some of...
Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor
• October 4, 2019
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg brought thousands of people to the streets of Iowa City on Oct. 4, and 2020 presidential campaigns came out in full force to tout their candidates’ stances on...
Editor's note: U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris' circle is smaller than representative of the campaign's endorsements. She announced Sept. 12 a list of 100 "Blue Wave Women" who endorsed Harris for president. These...
