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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Rep. Seth Moulton calls to fight for American values during speech

Rep. Seth Moulton calls to fight for American values during speech

Brooklyn Draisey, Managing Editor August 17, 2019

DES MOINES — Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., told Iowa State Fair-goers a story about a recent speech he gave at a factory in his district, where a woman asked, "Who are you?" Moulton, the last of more...

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper speaks at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, IA on Saturday, August 10, 2019 — less than a week before he ended his bid for the White House.

John Hickenlooper pulls 2020 presidential bid, hints at U.S. Senate bid

Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor August 15, 2019

Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper announced on Thursday that he will no longer be seeking the Democratic nomination for president in a video posted to Twitter. Hickenlooper said on Twitter...

Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and 2020 Democratic candidate Julian Castro speaks on gun violence at a town hall organized by Moms Demand Action volunteers in North Liberty on Wednesday, August 14, 2019. (Jenna Galligan/The Daily Iowan)

Julian Castro says his gun-control plan will ‘disarm hate’

Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor August 14, 2019

2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Julian Castro said Republicans use the issue of mental health as a scapegoat for gun violence in the wake of two mass shootings in Texas and Ohio in a North Liberty...

U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, during the annual American Conservative Union CPAC conference on March 3, 2016 at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (Gage Skidmore/Planet Pix/Zuma Press/TNS)

Politicians call for Steve King’s resignation following comments on abortions in cases of rape, incest

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor August 14, 2019

Presidential contenders and Iowa politicians, including both Republicans and Democrats looking to unseat Iowa's sole Republican U.S. Congressman, condemned Iowa Rep. Steve King's comments defending no...

Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana and 2020 Democratic presidential-nomination candidate, speaks at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019.

Buttigieg: U.S. problems motivated Americans to ‘vote to burn the house down’

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief August 13, 2019

DES MOINES — South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday told an Iowa State Fair crowd that America has problems larger than the man currently occupying the Oval Office. “I’m here to argue...

From left, Democratic presidential candidates New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio, Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), former housing secretary Julian Castro, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, and former Maryland congressman John Delaney take the stage during the first night of the Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Miami. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/TNS) **FOR USE WITH THIS STORY ONLY**

Julián Castro and John Delaney to visit Johnson County this week

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor August 13, 2019

Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro will speak on gun violence prevention at a town hall in North Liberty Wednesday. There, the Democratic presidential-nomination candidate will...

A crowd gathers to watch Sen. Bernie Sanders speak during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, IA on Sunday, August 11, 2019.

Caucus fatigue? Not for Iowans…yet

Sarah Watson and Julia Shanahan August 11, 2019

Twenty-three presidential hopefuls, one Des Moines Register Political Soapbox stage, and over a hundred-thousand Iowa State Fair-goers maneuvered campaign staff and political junkies this weekend. For...

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, speaks at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, IA on Sunday, August 11, 2019.

Photos: Iowa State Fair (8/11/2019)

Shivansh Ahuja, Photojournalist August 11, 2019

A farmer is seen getting ready for the day at the Iowa State Fair on Friday, August 9th, 2019. (Ryan Adams/ The Daily Iowan)

Democratic presidential hopefuls keep it brief on ag policies at Iowa State Fair speeches

Sarah Watson and Julia Shanahan August 10, 2019

DES MOINES – In Iowa, one of the top corn and pork producing states in the country, presidential hopefuls visited the largest agriculture exposition of the year — the Iowa State Fair. But, with...

Attendees walk across the street during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, IA on Saturday, August 10, 2019.

Photos: Iowa State Fair (8/10/19)

Shivansh Ahuja, Photojournalist August 10, 2019