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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. speaks to the audience during a campaign event for Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. on Friday, January 24, 2020. Although Sanders could not attend the event, Ocasio-Cortez spoke in his place. The Iowa caucuses, just under two weeks away, will take place on February 3.

Photos: Bernie Sanders Campaign Event (1/25/2020)

Wyatt Dlouhy, Photojournalist January 25, 2020

On Friday, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. spoke to an audience of Senator Bernie Sanders, I-V.T. supporters to gather support just before the Iowa Caucuses on February 3.

Professor Anita Hill gives a speech on sexual harassment on Thursday, January 23, 2020.

Anita Hill calls on 2020 candidates to address sexual assault during University of Iowa stop

Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter January 23, 2020

Professor Anita Hill promised herself she would speak about sexual assault for at least two years after her 1991 testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, hoping she would see government...

Fact Check | Yes, major green groups opposed new USMCA trade deal

Fact Check | Yes, major green groups opposed new USMCA trade deal

Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter January 22, 2020

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan's Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Speaker’s name: Bernie Sanders Statement: “The...

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UI School of Journalism will sponsor a media literacy workshop on Friday

Rin Swann, News Reporter January 22, 2020

The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication is sponsoring a Media Literacy and Voting Workshop to help voters and caucusgoers distinguish fact from fiction as political candidates...

Mary Kosloski reads with her son Felix during an office opening event for Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. in Iowa City on Dec. 28.

Caucuses and kids: Making the big decision through a parent’s eyes

Sarah Watson, Managing Editor January 21, 2020

Emily Johnson and Ian Cawley started preparing for a Cory Booker presidential campaign event in North Liberty the night before, having discussed and planned for days in advance. They weren’t campaign...

Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg hosts a town hall at Cedar Rapids Veterans Memorial Building Armory on Jan 21. Buttigeg is a democratic hopeful for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination.

Buttigieg, Loebsack rally for last-minute support in Cedar Rapids

Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter January 21, 2020

CEDAR RAPIDS — Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, joined former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg to implore undecided caucusgoers for support in a late push just two weeks ahead of the Iowa caucuses....

Former Vice President Joe Biden takes a question from an audience member during the Black and Brown Forum in Des Moines on Monday, January 20, 2020. VICE interviewed each of the presidential hopefuls still in the race on their records, plans, and a minute of short answer questions.

Photos: Brown and Black Forum (1/20/20)

Wyatt Dlouhy, Photojournalist January 20, 2020

On Monday, VICE hosted the Brown and Black Forum in Des Moines. Their correspondents interviewed eight of the presidential hopefuls on their records, plans, and had a minute of short answer questions.

Voters wait patiently for the caucus to start on Monday Feb. 1, 2016.

Johnson County Democrats, Republicans, announce caucus locations

Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter January 20, 2020

Johnson County Democrats and Republicans have announced the locations for the 2020 Iowa caucuses, which will take place Feb. 3, at 7 p.m.  Several caucuses will take place on the University of...

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the Black and Brown Forum in Des Moines on Monday. VICE interviewed each of the presidential hopefuls still in the race on their records, plans, and a minute of short answer questions.

Presidential hopefuls attend Brown and Black forum in Iowa on MLK Day

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor January 20, 2020

DES MOINES — A panel of eight presidential candidates, seven of them white, attended a forum in Des Moines focused exclusively issues affecting underrepresented communities just two weeks out from Iowa’s...

Andrew Yang exits the stage during the Women’s Town Hall at the Englert Theater in Iowa City on Saturday, January 18, 2020. Yang spoke to an audience of around 240 about his future plans if he wins the presidency.

Andrew Yang says universal basic income will help women in Iowa City stop

Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter January 18, 2020

Freezing temperatures and icy streets did not stop presidential hopeful Andrew Yang from drawing a couple hundred people to the Englert for a town hall about women’s issues. Across town, Minnesota...

Students and members of the community sign in to caucus for the Democrat Party in the Robert Lee Rec Center on February 1, 2016.

What are the Iowa caucuses and how do I caucus?

Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter January 17, 2020

The famed first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses are fast approaching, and today marks the last day to check in early to your caucus site for the Democratic caucuses. On Feb. 3, Iowans across the state...

U.S President Donald Trump speaks as Sen. Joni Ernst from Iowa looks on during a meeting with Republican senators on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 in the Roosevelt Room of the White House   in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Joni Ernst praises trade agreements ahead of U.S. Senate vote on USMCA

Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter January 16, 2020

Moments before going to the senate floor to ratify a new North American trade deal, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said to reporters in a conference call that she was thrilled by recent developments in international...

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