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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks at the Second Annual Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 13, 2018. The event was a fund raiser for current governor Kim Reynolds.

In Des Moines, Sarah Huckabee Sanders emphasizes electing Republicans in the midterm elections

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor October 13, 2018

DES MOINES — White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders praised a slew of Iowa Republican candidates and told a crowd of approximately 1,000 attendees “good people have to stand up” in a...

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)

Iowa Trump rally highlights ethanol expansions

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter October 9, 2018

President Trump urged voters to vote Republican during a visit to Council Bluffs, Iowa, hours after announcing an expansion of ethanol sales into the summer months. In a change from previous policy,...

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., interacts with the crowd at the Iowa Democratic Party's fall gala at HyVee Hall in Des Moines on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018.  There is speculation that Booker will launch a 2020 presidential campaign, though he has not announced plans to do so yet.

Cory Booker calls on Iowa Democratic Party to keep the moral high ground ahead of midterms

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor October 6, 2018

DES MOINES — Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., who many speculate could be a 2020 presidential candidate, gave a rallying cry for Democrats to “stay faithful” at a major fundraising event on Oct. 6 for the...

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies at his confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill Sept. 4, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Iowa law professors voice opposition to Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor October 6, 2018

The U.S. Senate voted Saturday afternoon to confirm embattled Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh after an extra two weeks of hearings that have left some law professors in Iowa uneasy with Kavanaugh’s...

President Donald Trump attends a rally on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, at Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minn.

Joni Ernst, Chuck Grassley, and Iowa Republican leaders voice support for new NAFTA agreement

Emily Wangen and Julia Shanahan October 4, 2018

Iowa GOP politicians are pleased with President Trump’s completion of trade talks with Mexico and Canada, saying it will open up trade for Iowa’s agriculture market. “It shows the president can...

A tractor is parked in a field outside of Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, April 15, 2015.

Iowa farmers facing increased mental health concerns

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter October 2, 2018

Iowa’s agriculture industry has felt years of economic pressure from low commodity prices, and behavioral-health experts say recent ups and downs with trade have increased mental-health concerns for...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks during a town hall meeting in Sinclair Auditorium in Cedar Rapids on the Coe College campus on Friday, March 17, 2017.

As deadline approaches to renew the farm bill, Iowans waiting on funding for state conservation efforts

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter September 27, 2018

In 2017, Iowa farmers received more than $3 million in assistance from a conservation program that could potentially be repealed as Congress works to renew a five-year budget that provides funding assistance...

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is sworn in by chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, focusing on allegations of sexual assault by Kavanaugh against Christine Blasey Ford in the early 1980s. (Tom Williams/Pool/CQ Roll Call/Abaca Press/TNS)

Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford testimonies highlight Chuck Grassley’s role in ‘Me Too’ moment

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter September 27, 2018

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, oversaw hearings Thursday in which both Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testified in front of the committee...

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley arrives at the committee's hearing where Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford will testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 27, 2018. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Kavanaugh Hearing: Sen. Grassley responds to calls for FBI investigation into Christine Blasey Ford’s sexual assault allegations

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter September 27, 2018

Just before the Senate Judiciary Committee and Christine Blasey Ford left on break during her and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s hearing in front of the committee Thursday, Sen. Chuck Grassley,...

Dr. Christopher Peters stands for a portrait in the Daily Iowan newsroom on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018.

Christopher Peters highlights reducing regulation in second bid for Congress

Aadit Tambe, News Reporter September 26, 2018

Republican congressional candidate and Coralville resident Christopher Peters seeks to reduce federal regulation of health care and open more pathways for immigrants to come to America legally. Peters...

Rep. Dave Loebsack looks to address rural broadband access, veterans’ mental health care

Rep. Dave Loebsack looks to address rural broadband access, veterans’ mental health care

Elianna Novitch, Politics Reporter September 25, 2018

After serving 12 years in office, Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, is running for his seventh term with hopes of expanding rural broadband access and veterans’ mental-health care if re-elected. The 2018...

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang shakes hands with Harry Zielinski of Iowa City during an appearance sponsored by the college Democrats in the IMU on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018.

2020 presidential hopeful Andrew Yang wants to give every American $1,000 a month

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter September 24, 2018

With two years until the 2020 election cycle, former tech executive Andrew Yang has launched his presidential campaign. Though he has not previously held elected office, Yang said an early start to his...