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Crowds gather during a 4th of July parade in Independence Iowa on July 4, 2019. Former Vice President Joe Biden, former Congressmen Beto O'Rourke, and Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio were in attendance. This is the 159th 4th of July parade in Independence.

Democrats visit small-town Iowa on Fourth of July

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor July 4, 2019

INDEPENDENCE — In an Iowa town of slightly more than 6,000 residents, former Vice President Joe Biden, former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio made appearances during...

Supporters stand for Senator Kamala Harris as she enters for her town hall event at Confluence Brewery in Des Moines on July 3, 2019. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan)

Democratic candidates flock to Iowa ahead of Fourth of July

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor July 3, 2019

WEST DES MOINES – More than 100 Iowans crammed into the Confluence Brewery in West Des Moines on July 3 after torrential rain caused a time delay and location change for presidential-nomination candidate...

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont gets interviewed in the Hyatt Hotel in Iowa City, Iowa on July 3, 2019.

Bernie Sanders outlines his ideas for the future of college education

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter July 3, 2019

Presidential-nomination candidate and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is campaigning on the vision of wiping out all student debt and establishing free tuition for public universities as part of an opportunity...

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, speaks to supporters during an ice cream social, Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center in Iowa City, Iowa.

Bernie Sanders rallies at an Iowa City ice-cream social

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor July 2, 2019

New York City native Kamila Agi-Mejias said at a Sen. Bernie Sanders campaign event in Iowa City on July 2 that she will vote for the presidential-nomination candidate who she feels has the best chance...

Newman Abuissa, a Syrian-American, talks about the Syrian peoples experience at the UICHR Syria Panel in the University Capitol Centre on Wednesday, September 11, 2013. (The Daily Iowan/Emily Burds)

Iowa City engineer announces congressional bid

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor June 30, 2019

Democrat Newman Abuissa, an Iowa City transportation engineer, launched a campaign for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District on June 30 at an event in the Iowa City Public Library. Abuissa was born and...

Rita Hart, Democratic candidate for Iowa's Second Congressional District, speaks to supporters at Yotopia in Iowa City on Sunday.

Rita Hart makes a campaign stop at Iowa City Yotopia

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor June 30, 2019

Rita Hart, a Democratic candidate for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, made a campaign stop in Iowa City on June 30, where she spoke about her experience as a public-school teacher and growing up on...

during a town hall event at the Unity Center in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, June 30, 2019. (Wyatt Dlouhy/The Daily Iowan)

2020 candidate Marianne Williamson spreads message in Cedar Rapids

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter June 30, 2019

Marianne Williamson, author and Democratic presidential-nomination candidate, advocated for children’s wellness and the integration of compassion and love into politics in a town hall at the Unity Center...

Gubernatorial candidate Ross Wilburn speaks during the Johnson County Democrats BBQ at the Johnson County Fairgrounds on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017. Multiple gubernatorial candidates spoke at the event as well as guest speaker Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa).

Former Iowa City mayor runs for Iowa House in special election

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter June 30, 2019

Ross Wilburn, a former Iowa City mayor, is the Democratic nominee in a special election for the Iowa House of Representatives in Ames. Iowa House District 46 was vacated by Rep. Lisa Heddens after...

Democratic presidential candidates wave to the crowd as they arrive to the stage at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami on Thursday, June 27, 2019, for Day 2 of the first Democratic presidential primary debates for the 2020 elections. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS)

Iowa Democrats react to second night of presidential-nomination debates

DI Staff June 27, 2019

Rosemary Schwartz, the Democratic chair in Benton County, said Sen. Kamala Harris stood out to her in the Democratic presidential-nomination debates on June 27 even though she has supported former Vice...

Supporters of Kamala Harris outside of the  Doubletree Hilton Hotel in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, June 9, 2019. 19 democrats spoke at the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame.

Iowans react to the first round of Democratic presidential-nomination debates

Julia Shanahan & Rylee Wilson June 26, 2019

The first round of Democratic debates for the presidential nomination took place on the evening of June 26 in Miami, during which candidates talked about family separation at the U.S.-Mexico border, tensions...

The former site of Kappa Sigma fraternity house is seen on June 24, 2019. Kappa Sigma was suspended for hazing on November 2, 2019. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan)

Federal bill targets hazing

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter June 25, 2019

A recent bill with the goal of eradicating hazing in university and college organizations could change how institutions across the nation deal with it through increasing a universities’ transparency...