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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks with members of the press after speaking at the home of John Murphy in Dubuque, Iowa on Sunday, March 16, 2019.

2020 candidate Beto O’Rourke to visit IMU April 7

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor March 30, 2019

Former Democratic Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke will return to Iowa for a second tour in less than a month as he continues his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. He will make a stop at...

Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) speaks at the University of Iowa College of Law on Friday, Mar. 29, 2019. Moulton spoke on the importance of public service at a talk sponsored by the Law School's Veterans Law Association. (David Harmantas/The Daily Iowan)

Congressman and military veteran Seth Moulton speaks at UI while considering 2020 presidential bid

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter March 29, 2019

Potential presidential candidate and U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., professed the value of public service and advocated for veterans in an event hosted by the Veterans Legal Association Friday afternoon....

Rep. Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa, speaks in her office in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

Climate change, Midwest floods divide politicians

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter March 29, 2019

As major flooding continues in the counties of western Iowa and Nebraska, some Democrats are pointing to climate change as the cause of the damage and pushing for Congress to address it. Rep. Alexandria...

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during a during a recording of the Political Party Live podcast at CSPS Hall in Cedar Rapids on  Sunday Feb. 24, 2019.

Kamala Harris to host training sessions on Iowa college campuses

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter March 28, 2019

Sen. Kamala Harris’ presidential-nomination campaign will host training sessions on college campuses in Iowa to inform students about the Iowa political processes and the California senator’s run for...

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, front, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, leaves the Capitol building after meeting with the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on June 21, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Ting Shen/Xinhua/Zuma Press/TNS)

Iowa’s congressional delegation: Remember Russia interfered with 2016 election

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor March 28, 2019

WASHINGTON — Iowa’s congressional delegation says Russia remains a threat to American institutions, and the members will focus on protecting the U.S. from the “hostile nation” following the conclusion...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks in her Washington, D.C. office on Wednesday.

Joni Ernst still working to ‘make ’em squeal’

Sarah Watson and Julia Shanahan March 27, 2019

On shelves and tables in the office of Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, sit several pieces of swine-related décor. The pig statues are a reminder of her 2014 campaign, in which she emphasized her swine-farm background...

Protesters stand in front of the steps of the Supreme Court building to call for an end to gerrymandering on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday morning in a case regarding partisan gerrymandering in North Carolina and Maryland.

Iowa Democrats tout state’s redistricting model amid Supreme Court gerrymandering case

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor March 26, 2019

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court may not carve out a place for federal courts to resolve the partisan drawing of election districts, but Iowa’s congressional Democrats have taken action to preserve Iowa’s...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks with The Daily Iowan in the Hart Senate Office Building on Tuesday, March 26, 2019.

Iowa congressional leaders urge additional relief after flooding

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter March 26, 2019

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee expanded aid eligibility on Tuesday for Iowans affected by major flooding with a $13.45 billion federal-relief package moving forward in the Senate...

Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa City, speaks with The Daily Iowan inside the Longworth House Office Building in Washington on Tuesday, March 26, 2019.

Green New Deal not ideal for Iowa’s congressional delegation

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor March 26, 2019

WASHINGTON — As the U.S. Senate rejected a resolution Tuesday commonly known as the Green New Deal, in interviews at the Capitol, Democratic members of Iowa’s congressional delegation hesitated to...

President Donald Trump talks to reporters on the South Lawn before boarding Marine One at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. (Oliver Contreras/Sipa USA/TNS)

President Trump declares major disaster in 56 Iowa counties after flooding

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor March 23, 2019

President Trump declared a major disaster Saturday for 56 counties in Iowa due to flooding that began March 12 near the Missouri river and in other parts of the state. The declaration, which allows...

Then-Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, talks to reporters at the Eight Circuit Judicial Conference in Des Moines on Friday, Aug. 17, 2018.

No ‘evidence of collusion,’ Grassley says after Mueller investigation ends

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor March 22, 2019

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the former Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, said Friday that despite knowledge of Russian election meddling, evidence of collusion between President Trump associates and Russia...

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during a campaign stop at the Hickory Garden restaurant in Davenport, Iowa on Sunday, March 17, 2019.

2020 candidate Amy Klobuchar in eastern Iowa: bring together ‘fractured’ communities

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter March 17, 2019

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., made her first stop in eastern Iowa this weekend as she seeks the Democratic nomination for president in 2020. During her events she discussed a number of policy...