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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Fair Fight Founder Stacey Abrams addresses the crowd at the IMU on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. Abrams spoke on the 100th commencement of the 19th amendment. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan)

Stacey Abrams ‘happy’ to run as vice presidential candidate, she says at University of Iowa

Rin Swann, News Reporter November 4, 2019

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...

2020 Democratic hopeful Andrew Yang speaks to a crowd of about 120 attendees at the opening of his Iowa City campaign office on Nov. 2, 2019. Yang spoke about automation, universal basic income, education, and his strategy for edging out Donald Trump.

Andrew Yang opens office in Iowa City

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor November 2, 2019

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...

Rep. Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa greets the crowd during the first annual Finkenauer fish fry at Hawkeye Downs on Saturday, November 2, 2019. (Megan Nagorzanski/The Daily Iowan)

Presidential hopefuls connect climate change to infrastructure policies at first Finkenauer fish fry

Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter November 2, 2019

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....

Former Secretary of Housing and Development Julian Castro speaks during the 2019 Liberty and Justice Celebration at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, November 1, 2019.

Democratic candidates play into their personal brands at Liberty and Justice Dinner

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...

Beto O'Rourke sits down for an interview with Daily Iowan staff in the IMU on April 7, 2019. O'Rourke will be running for the democratic nomination for president.

Beto O’Rourke drops White House bid

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor November 1, 2019

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...

Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price discusses the Iowa caucuses in an interview for The Daily Iowan at Prairie Lights on Friday, May 5, 2019. (Jenna Galligan)

Iowa Democratic Party chair predicts 2020 caucuses to be best-attended in history

Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter October 30, 2019

Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price predicts the 2020 caucuses will be the best-attended in the party’s history, he said in an interview with The Daily Iowan Oct. 25. With less than 100 days before...

Effectiveness of gun buyback programs cause divide in Democratic presidential candidates

Effectiveness of gun buyback programs cause divide in Democratic presidential candidates

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor October 29, 2019

Some professors specializing in gun policy are skeptical that mandatory gun buyback programs — a contentious topic among Democratic presidential hopefuls — would reduce the amount of guns in circulation...

The U.S. Capitol is seen on March 13, 2018.

US House education committee to markup Democratic proposal to reauthorize Higher Education Act

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief October 28, 2019

The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee will markup a bill today that Democrats say is aimed at removing barriers to accessing an affordable higher education, encouraging states to invest in their...

Bernie Sanders speaks before citizens at a rally in downtown Iowa City on Friday, October 25th, 2019. Bernie Sanders made an appearance downtown to drum up support for the upcoming Presidential Caucus. (Tate Hildyard/The Daily Iowan)

Iowans weigh health concerns in first Iowa City Bernie Sanders stop since heart attack

Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter October 25, 2019

Caucusgoers were torn over the effect of health concerns around Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at a rally held at the Pedestrian Mall on Oct. 25. More than 1,000 people gathered in front of the Graduate...

Founder and president of the Article III Project, Mike Davis, talks about his organization’s goals of defending President Trump’s Supreme Court nominees in Java House on Thursday, October 17th, 2019. Davis and his team helped defend Brett Kavanaugh during his indigictment proceedings.

How a University of Iowa grad became a central Republican strategist in the Kavanaugh hearings, Trump impeachment

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor October 25, 2019

University of Iowa graduate Mike Davis is a Republican strategist best known for his brash rhetoric and being a central figure in pushing through President Donald Trump’s court nominees, including the...

The Boyd Law Building is seen on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019.

76 UI law students oppose Trump’s judicial nominee for U.S. Court of Appeals

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter October 24, 2019

Seventy-six students in the University of Iowa College of Law signed on to a letter to Iowa’s U.S. senators imploring them to oppose one of President Trump’s judicial nominations to the United States...