Organizer Anthony Zarzycki sometimes has to correct people on whether the organization he’s with — Nextgen America — coordinates with its founder, presidential hopeful Tom Steyer.
“When any...
Democratic presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson pitched herself as a political outsider at Heartland Yoga in Iowa City on Sunday, saying she is uniquely positioned to address fundamental problems she...
Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., sought to differentiate himself from fellow nomination contender Joe Biden at a meet and greet at a carpenter’s union in Iowa City Sunday night.
“So when (former Vice...
Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor
• December 1, 2019
Former Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Sestak dropped his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Sunday. Sestak was a late entry into the race and did not qualify for any of the Democratic presidential...
Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor
• November 21, 2019
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa accused U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of blocking bipartisan work on the 2019 Violence Against Women Restoration Act from coming to the Senate floor in a Nov. 21 conference...
After rising to the top of Iowa polls, Pete Buttigieg fielded some attacks from other presidential hopefuls at the fifth Democratic debates, but not as much as his Iowa City supporters were expecting....
Most Iowans oppose the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, according to a November Hawkeye Poll conducted by University of Iowa faculty and students.
Fifty-three percent of Iowans surveyed say...
Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg released a plan Monday that would commit billions of federal dollars to public colleges and universities and workforce-training programs, aiming to lower...
As the Democratic presidential field appeared to narrow, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, 63, announced on Twitter he's running for president.
In a tweet Wednesday, less than three months before...
Speaking to about 50 people at Big Grove Brewery Wednesday, UI Law Professor Christina Bohannan kicked off her campaign for the Iowa House to Dolly Parton’s song “Nine to Five.”
Bohannan is running...
On a rainy afternoon in early September, Temple Hiatt — a volunteer organizer, military veteran, and Iowa City native — launched into a fundraising pitch to a group composed mostly of Johnson County...
