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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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White House releases video in response to Mollie Tibbetts' death

White House releases video in response to Mollie Tibbetts’ death

Gage Miskimen, Editor in Chief August 22, 2018

The White House Twitter account released a video on Wednesday in response to the death of UI student Mollie Tibbetts. In the video, individuals shared stories of crimes committed against their children...

President-Elect Donald Trump thanks fans while making his entrance during an event for Trump and Vice President-Elect Mike Pence in Des Moines on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

President Trump on Tibbetts’ death: ‘immigration laws are such a disgrace’

Gage Miskimen, Editor in Chief August 21, 2018

President Donald Trump briefly talked about the death of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts during his rally in Charleston, West Virginia on Tuesday. Trump commented on the arrest of Cristhian...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, responds to questions from the crowd at a Town Hall meeting in the Iowa Memorial Union on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017.

Iowa senators echo Gov. Reynolds’ condolences, comments on immigration system

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor August 21, 2018

The Iowa senators released a joint statement on the evening of Aug. 21 after authorities announced that missing UI student Mollie Tibbetts had been killed. She vanished between the evening of July 18...

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.

Senators lose summer break, sort of

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter August 20, 2018

Parting from tradition, Iowa senators are back at work in Washington following the cancellation of the August recess. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said on Aug. 17 that the Senate is working to pass 12...

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)

Trump approves presidential disaster proclamation for Iowa’s severe weather

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter August 20, 2018

Following severe weather and flooding throughout June and into the early days of July, President Donald Trump issued a major disaster declaration for the state of Iowa. The declaration will make federal...

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke at the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines Friday, August 17, 2018. Sessions spoke to a group of judges supporting President Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nomination, Brett Kavanaugh.

U.S. Attorney General Sessions continues criticizing lower courts’ stalling of Trump policies

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor August 17, 2018
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions railed against “limitless injunctions” Friday at an Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference in Des Moines.
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.

Immigration legislation stalled in the U.S. Senate, Chuck Grassley says in Des Moines

Elianna Novitch, Politics Reporter August 17, 2018
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, commented on immigration issues and legislative efforts at the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch speaks during the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference. He discussed his life as a Supreme Court Justice and his friendships with his colleagues.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch: ‘Just because you disagree, doesn’t mean you have to be disagreeable’

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter August 17, 2018
At the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference in Des Moines on Friday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch provided insight on his first year on the nation's highest court.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke at the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines Friday, August 17, 2018. Sessions spoke to a group of judges supporting President Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nomination, Brett Kavanaugh.

In Des Moines judicial conference, transparency in battle to confirm Brett Kavanaugh comes to forefront

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter August 17, 2018

DES MOINES — Judge Brett Kavanaugh may become the next Supreme Court justice in the near future, said U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions during a Aug. 17 address to attendees of the 8th Circuit Judicial...

Vice President Mike Pence listens to a briefing by acting Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost at the El Centro Border Patrol station in San Diego on April 30, 2018. (Alejandro Tamayo/Diego Union-Tribune/TNS)

VP Pence in Des Moines: Trump administration ‘just getting started’ on strengthening U.S. economy

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor August 15, 2018
Vice President Mike Pence makes another stop in Iowa to promote GOP tax policy and its benefits to American workers.
President Donald Trump speaks at an event titled  "Generation Next: A White House Forum" in the South Court Auditorium on Thursday, March 22, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

President Trump visits Iowa, talks of jobs and tariffs

Allison Meyer, [email protected] July 26, 2018

PEOSTA, Iowa — President Trump on July 26 said the United States is looking for skilled workers to fill open jobs, and he proclaimed his love for Iowa and its farmers during a visit to the state. “It’s...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks while a portrait of President Donald Trump hangs above her during her first Condition of the State address in the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. Reynolds took over the governor office in May of 2017.

Iowa lawmakers react to Trump’s federal aid for farmers

Gage Miskimen, [email protected] July 24, 2018

Some Iowa lawmakers have expressed their views after the Trump administration announced an emergency relief fund for farmers affected by the trade war with China. The federal aid was announced by the...