Presidential hopeful Julián Castro plans to continue in the presidential race if he doesn’t make the November debate stage, he said in an interview with The Daily Iowan on Sunday.
Castro, the former...
CORALVILLE — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known by her initials, AOC, joined Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in Coralville on Nov. 9, where the two spoke on solidarity and touted the grassroots strengths...
General Mills workers in Cedar Rapids voted down a contract offer from the company on Wednesday, drawing the workers closer to a possible strike and gaining praise from presidential hopefuls.
Ninety-nine...
Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor
• November 6, 2019
Described as one of the University of Iowa’s most distinguished alumni, Barry Jackson calls working at the White House the worst job he’s ever had, but said he would never give up his experience serving...
In this episode of The Cloakroom, Daily Iowan Assistant Politics Editor Julia Shanahan discusses her interview with distinguished UI graduate Barry Jackson. Jackson is a graduate of the University of Iowa's...
The Johnson County auditor said voter turnout was slightly lower than expected Tuesday for the first-ever combined Iowa City City Council and Iowa City Community School Board elections.
According to...
In an event commemorating 100 years of women’s suffrage, former Democratic nominee for Georgia governor Stacey Abrams said Monday she would be comfortable running for vice president with the eventual...
Andrew Yang greeted, by his count, 120 people at his office opening in Iowa City Saturday night.
"What's the fire code here?" Yang said to laughs from those surrounding him.
It’s the candidate's...
Several presidential hopefuls linked their jobs and infrastructure proposals with their positions on climate change at Abby Finkenauer's first fish fry and forum focused on jobs and infrastructure on Saturday.
Sen....
Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor
• November 2, 2019
Democratic presidential hopefuls played into their personal brands at the largest fundraiser in the Democratic caucus’s history, turning out some of the largest organizing efforts so far with supporters...
On the night of the Liberty and Justice dinner, one of the largest Iowa Democratic events of the year, Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke announced he would drop out of the race for the Democratic nomination...
