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The Daily Iowan

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

The Iowa State Capitol is seen before the opening of the 2022 Legislative Session in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022.

The Daily Iowan’s 2024 Caucus Guide

DI Staff January 7, 2024

How to Caucus Leer este artículo en Español While the Republican caucuses remains the same, the Democratic caucuses are now an administrative meeting for Democrat officials, and caucusgoers will...

Attendees hold up their phones as former President Donald Trump enters the room during Trump’s Commit to Caucus Rally at Des Moines Area Community College in Newton, Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. The Iowa caucuses take place on Jan. 15. Several hundred people attended the event to hear Trump speak.

Johnson County Republicans to continue caucus tradition

Grace Katzer, Politics Reporter January 7, 2024

Two months ahead of the Iowa caucuses, many Johnson County voters are preparing to cast their first vote of the 2024 presidential election. The Daily Iowan sat down with Johnson County Republican...

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

Iowa Democratic Party switch up plans for caucus

Natalie Miller, Politics Reporter January 7, 2024

After national Democrats stripped the Iowa Democratic Party of its first-in-the-nation caucus status earlier this year, the Iowa Democratic caucuses will look quite a bit different. Iowa Democrats...

Supporters watch Republican Presidential hopeful and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis enter during a campaign event for Republican Presidential hopeful and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at Tommy’s Restaurant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. DeSantis emphasized his winning record in Florida and how that will carry over to the presidential race to a crowd of over a hundred supporters and restaurant-goers.

The Iowa caucuses: A race for second place

Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor January 7, 2024

Trump holds a clear, decisive lead over the 2024 GOP presidential primary field with almost 30 points between him and his challengers in recent polling. For some Iowa Republicans, it feels like...

Nikki Haley speaks to the audience during a Women for Nikki town hall in Davenport on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Haley spoke about her goals as president including veteran care, securing the border, and abortion laws

Haley vows to be ‘generational leader,’ talks abortion policy at Davenport event

Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor December 21, 2023

DAVENPORT, IOWA — Former U.N. Ambassador and presidential hopeful Nikki Haley pitched her candidacy as a new era for the Republican Party at a campaign event on Wednesday in the Von Maur Warehouse...

Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis greets his supporters after an event hosted by super PAC Never Back Down at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall in Southwest Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. In a crowd of 60 supporters, DeSantis emphasized his record as Governor of Florida and the legislative results he helped deliver in the state. “I don’t say things idly, when I’m doing it I think about how I’m going to actually get it accomplished,” DeSantis said.

DeSantis emphasizes record in closing pitch to Iowa voters

Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor December 19, 2023

CEDAR RAPIDS — Florida Gov. and presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis honed in on his strong record of delivering conservative results at a visit to Cedar Rapids on Tuesday campaign stop with less than...

A Donald Trump bobble head is seen before a campaign event with 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Hyatt Regency in Coralville on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Doors open at 3 p.m., with the former President expected to speak around 6 p.m..

Trump visits Coralville for campaign rally, reiterates disapproval of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ endorsement of DeSantis

Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor December 14, 2023

Former President Donald Trump reiterated his criticism of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ endorsement of GOP presidential hopeful Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during an address in Coralville on Wednesday evening.  Trump’s...

Media members set up equipment during the 99th County Rally at the Thunderdome in Newton, Iowa on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 99th stop in Jasper County, Iowa rounds out the “full Grassley.”

CNN to hold presidential debate in Iowa on Jan. 10 ahead of Iowa caucuses

Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor December 7, 2023

CNN will hold a televised presidential debate at Drake University in Des Moines on Jan. 10, less than a week before the Iowa Republican caucuses on Jan. 15. The event is the first debate in Iowa...

A child plays at the Arc of Southeast Iowa’s Bill Reagan Children’s Center in Iowa City on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. The children’s center serves children ages 3 months to 5 years.

End of federal funding threatens child care access for 13,000 Iowa children

Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor December 5, 2023

As pandemic-era federal investments in child care expire, providers across Iowa and the U.S. are left to fill the growing gap in funding. Lawmakers are exploring bipartisan efforts to help struggling...

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.

Majority of federal office buildings unoccupied, report finds

Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor December 5, 2023

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, announced the findings of a Government Accountability Office report on Tuesday, which revealed that the majority of federal office space is unoccupied due to extensive...

Former President Donald Trump points at the camera after a 2024 presidential campaign rally in Johnson Hall at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids on Saturday Dec. 2, 2023.

Trump ramps up Iowa campaign in less than two months before Iowa caucuses

Natalie Miller, Politics Reporter December 2, 2023

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A handful of booths selling “Make America Great Again” apparel lined the parking lots outside of Kirkwood Community College’s Johnson Hall on Saturday for the almost 1,000...

Republican presidential candidate and Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the 99th County Rally at the Thunderdome in Newton, Iowa on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. DeSantis’ 99th stop in Jasper County, Iowa rounds out the “full Grassley”.

DeSantis boosts ground game in Iowa, completes 99-county tour of state

Roxy Ekberg, News Reporter December 2, 2023

NEWTON, Iowa — At a campaign stop on Saturday, GOP presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis finished off his 99-county tour of Iowa — colloquially termed a “full Grassley” — and announced a plan...

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