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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Washigton Governor Jay Inslee stopped by Paulson Electric Co in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday March 5, 2019. Jay Inslee talked with CEO Tyler Olson about climate change and how solar pannels combat its effects. (Roman Slabach/The Daily Iowan).

Climate change hovers over campaigns

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter June 18, 2019

The call for climate-change solutions is an emerging pattern in the campaigns of Democratic presidential hopefuls. Candidates address the issue in a variety of ways, from outlining specific plans to simply...

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, speaks during a campaign event at the Big Grove Taproom in Iowa City on Monday Feb. 11, 2019. Rep. Gabbard visited Des Moines, Fairfield, and Iowa City on a tour of Iowa cities as she begins her 2020 presidential bid.

Foreign policy not at the forefront of Democratic presidential campaigns – yet

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter June 17, 2019

In the early stages of the 2020 Democratic presidential races, most candidates are avoiding foreign-policy conversations in their stump speeches, instead sticking to messages revolving around the economy...

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.

Jimmy Fallon compares President Trump’s appearance to TigerHawk logo

Brooklyn Draisey, Summer Editor June 12, 2019

TV show host Jimmy Fallon compared President Trump to a familiar mascot during a bit on the June 11 episode of NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” While talking about Trump’s Tuesday...

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to an audience at Clinton Community College in Clinton, Iowa on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. (Wyatt Dlouhy/The Daily Iowan)

Biden highlights progressive issues in Clinton campaign stop

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter June 12, 2019

Joe Biden, former vice president and 2020 Democratic presidential-nomination candidate, made a campaign stop in Clinton on June 12 during a two-day Iowa visit, during which he rallied around working class...

Supporters of Elizabeth Warren gather at the Iowa City Pints and Persist event in Joe's Place on April 2, 2019.

2020 hopefuls build up organizing efforts in Iowa

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter June 11, 2019

2020 Democratic presidential-nomination campaigns are ramping up organizing efforts by expanding staff and engaging with local communities in the crucial summer months with the Iowa caucuses on the political...

President Donald Trump walks to the podium during the Iowa GOP’s America First Dinner at the Ron Pearson Center in West Des Moines on Tuesday, June 11, 2019. (Wyatt Dlouhy/The Daily Iowan)

Trump in Des Moines: ‘You will be the ones to shape America’s future’

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter June 11, 2019

WEST DES MOINES — President Trump spoke at an Iowa GOP dinner on June 11, two days after the largest gathering of Democratic presidential candidates so far this election cycle. To a crowd of around...

2020 Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks at Doubletree Hilton Hotel in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, June 9, 2019. 19 democrats spoke at the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame.

2020 presidential hopefuls condemn Trump at the largest candidate gathering yet

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter June 9, 2019

Democratic presidential-nomination candidates are condemning the policies and rhetoric of President Donald Trump and the Republicans in U.S. Congress at the largest gathering of candidates so far this...

Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, appears on a Political Party Live podcast in Iowa City on Saturday, June 8, at the Graduate hotel.

Sen. Cory Booker advocates for racial equality in Iowa City

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter June 8, 2019

2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Cory Booker told podcast Political Party Live on Saturday that growing up in an inner-city neighborhood in New Jersey drove him to advocate for criminal-justice reform...