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Fact Check | Greenfield attacks on Ernst Affordable Care Act lawsuit position reflect past statements

Fact Check | Greenfield attacks on Ernst Affordable Care Act lawsuit position reflect past statements

Caleb McCullough, Politics Editor October 30, 2020

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Sarah Watson If your time...

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a Biden drive-in rally on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. Around 200 cars parked on the grounds and a few people gathered at the front as Biden commented on a change in the presidency and promised to address issues with public health due to the Coronavirus.

Joe Biden slams President Trump’s coronavirus response at Des Moines rally

Caleb McCullough, Politics Editor October 30, 2020

Four days out from Election Day, Joe Biden delivered a scorching review of the Trump administration, including the president’s response to the coronavirus pandemic at a drive-up rally in Des Moines...

A fan takes a selfie with Vice President Mike Pence during his rally at the Des Moines International Airport on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. Vice President Pence discussed several topics including religion, Supreme Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett, and the importance of voting. The election is in five days.

Pence holds rally in Des Moines, asks Iowans for ‘four more years’

Rachel Schilke, News Editor October 29, 2020

At a rally with Vice President Pence in Des Moines on Thursday, the Iowa Corn Growers Association named President Trump and Pence as honorary members of the organization — becoming the first sitting...

Fact Check | Ernst's claim to stand with DACA requires context

Fact Check | Ernst’s claim to stand with DACA requires context

Madison Black, Iowa Politifact Reporter October 29, 2020

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Sarah Watson If your...

Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Republican candidate for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, speaks with voters at the Johnson County Republicans Headquarters in Coralville on Wednesday.

Mariannette Miller-Meeks discusses pandemic response in Coralville

Lillian Poulsen, News Reporter October 28, 2020

Mariannette Miller-Meeks, the Republican candidate in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, rallied Johnson County Republicans six days before the election where she touted her work as a health-care...

The president's son and Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization Donald Trump Jr. speaks during a Trump rally on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020 at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Cedar Rapids. Trump Jr. encouraged around 200 people who were in attendance to vote in the upcoming election and to support all of the Republican candidates on the ballot.

Donald Trump Jr. rallies Iowans in Cedar Rapids as Election Day nears

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor October 27, 2020

With just one more week until Election Day, Donald Trump Jr. rallied more than 200 people in Cedar Rapids, slamming Joe Biden and the Democratic Party as being a “socialist, Marxist party.” “The...

In this diptych, Iowa State Sen. Marinette Miller-Meeks is seen on April 9, 2019 and Democratic candidate Rita Hart are seen Sept. 26, 2020.

Iowa sees record number of women running for Congress in 2020 Election

Lauren White, Politics Reporter October 27, 2020

Women running for office often have to overcome challenges that their male counterparts do not. Regardless, Iowa has a record number of women running for congressional positions in this election. Rita...

Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett listens during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Justice in the Hart Senate Office Building on October 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. With less than a month until the presidential election, President Donald Trump tapped Amy Coney Barrett to be his third Supreme Court nominee in just four years. If confirmed, Barrett would replace the late Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (Shawn Thew/Pool/Getty Images/TNS)

Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court

Caleb McCullough, Politics Editor October 26, 2020

The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court Monday, closing out a divisive confirmation process eight days before Election Day. The vote fell largely along party lines,...

Rita Hart is seen speaking during her backyard tours on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020.

Rita Hart appeals to rural interests in Coralville

Caleb McCullough, Politics Editor October 24, 2020

About 25 people bundled up and braved the cold in Coralville Saturday morning, gathering to hear Rita Hart talk about rural issues in southeast Iowa. Part of her “Backyard Talks” tour, the Democratic...

The second 2020 Presidential Debate plays on the television in Gabe’s on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. The debate is between Democratic candidate Joe Biden and President Donald Trump.

Iowans say Thursday’s presidential debate was more productive

Caleb McCullough, Politics Editor October 22, 2020

Donald Trump and Joe Biden offered contrasting visions for America’s future Thursday night, in an exchange that was far more restrained than the pair’s first debate in September. With less than...

Nikki Haley, Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during the Ronald Reagan Dinner hosted by the Johnson County Republicans of Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in Coralville. "Even on our worse day, we are blessed to live in America," Haley said, after talking about her experiences traveling to different countries as an ambassador. "But we have to fight for [America] and protect her."

Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley says the country is watching Iowa’s congressional races

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor October 21, 2020

Former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley headlined the annual Reagan Society Dinner in Johnson County Wednesday night, saying the country’s eyes are on Iowa’s multiple competitive congressional...

Fact Check | Ernst mostly true in claiming she is one of the most bipartisan senators

Fact Check | Ernst mostly true in claiming she is one of the most bipartisan senators

Rylee Wilson and Rachel Schilke October 21, 2020

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Sarah Watson If your time...