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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

U.S. Representative Rod Blum, Vice President Mike Pence and Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds great supporters at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, IA on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

VP Pence discusses tax cuts, tariffs in Cedar Rapids

Emily Wangen, [email protected] July 11, 2018
Vice President Mike Pence stopped by Cedar Rapids as part of a Midwest trip Wednesday to discuss tax cuts, tariffs, as well as voiced support for state leaders.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, stands at a hearing March 14 addressing oversight in the Parkland, Florida, school shootings, in which 17 people died.

Iowa senators support Trump’s Supreme Court nominee

Emily Wangen, [email protected] July 10, 2018

Iowa’s two senators have voiced their support for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s nomination to fill retiring Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy’s seat on the bench. Trump...

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Judge Brett Kavanaugh with after he nominated him to the Supreme Court during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House July 9, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Brett Kavanaugh is Trump’s 2nd pick for Supreme Court

David G. Savage July 9, 2018

Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — In choosing Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump went with a well-credentialed Washington insider who compiled a long record as...

U.S. President Donald Trump waves from Air Force One on Thursday, March 29, 2018 upon arrival in West Palm Beach Airport, Florida. (Johnny Louis/Sipa USA/TNS)

UI community reacts to Supreme Court’s backing Trump travel ban

Emily Wangen, [email protected] June 28, 2018
Seven countries are affected, five with mostly Muslim populations.
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks during the fourth annual Roast and Ride fundraiser in Boone, Iowa on Saturday, June 9, 2018. The event raises money for veterans' charities and provides a platform for state and national Republican officials to speak.

Republican leaders prepare for midterm elections at Ernst’s Roast & Ride

Emily Wangen, [email protected] June 10, 2018
Republican leaders emphasize the importance of electing Republicans in the 2018 midterm elections at Roast and Ride.
The dome of the U.S. Capitol building is seen on March 13, 2018. (Gage Miskimen/The Daily Iowan)

Finkenauer wins Democratic nomination to vie against U.S. Rep. Rod Blum

Sarah Watson, [email protected] June 5, 2018

Abby Finkenauer clinched the Democratic nomination for a U.S. representative seat on June 5. She’ll run against incumbent Rep. Rod Blum in Iowa’s 1st District, which comprises nearly 600,000...

Consul General Hong Lei was giving his lecture about new developments in China and Sino-U.S. Relations in IMU Ballrooms on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018. (Gaoyuan Pan/ The Daily Iowan)

Consul General Hong Lei talks China-US relations

Consul General Hong Lei, a diplomat from the People’s republic of China, spoke on the merits of creating an economic bridge between China and the U.S. on Wednesday afternoon. He described the state...

Federal government makes moves to decriminalize marijuana

Federal government makes moves to decriminalize marijuana

Julia Shanahan, [email protected] April 25, 2018
As the federal government sees a proposed bill to decriminalize marijuana, Iowa has some of the strictest limitations.
Jon Bakehouse, right, and his father Bach Bakehouse, center, pick up a few bags of a new type of soybean during planting season on April 29,  2015 in Hastings, Iowa. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Soybeans, farmers, and an imposing trade war

Iowa soybean farmers could lose a valuable market as a result of new possible tariffs between the U.S. and China, experts say.