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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies at his confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill Sept. 4, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Iowa law professors voice opposition to Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor October 6, 2018

The U.S. Senate voted Saturday afternoon to confirm embattled Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh after an extra two weeks of hearings that have left some law professors in Iowa uneasy with Kavanaugh’s...

Abby Finkenauer participates in a debate with Congressman Rod Blum, R-Iowa, at the University of Northern Iowa on Friday, Oct. 5.

Blum, Finkenauer face off at first debate in Cedar Falls

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter October 5, 2018

CEDAR FALLS — In the race for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, Republican incumbent Rod Blum and Democratic challenger Abby Finkenauer faced off at the University of Northern Iowa in the first of...

President Donald Trump attends a rally on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, at Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minn.

Joni Ernst, Chuck Grassley, and Iowa Republican leaders voice support for new NAFTA agreement

Emily Wangen and Julia Shanahan October 4, 2018

Iowa GOP politicians are pleased with President Trump’s completion of trade talks with Mexico and Canada, saying it will open up trade for Iowa’s agriculture market. “It shows the president can...

A tractor is parked in a field outside of Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, April 15, 2015.

Iowa farmers facing increased mental health concerns

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter October 2, 2018

Iowa’s agriculture industry has felt years of economic pressure from low commodity prices, and behavioral-health experts say recent ups and downs with trade have increased mental-health concerns for...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks during a town hall meeting in Sinclair Auditorium in Cedar Rapids on the Coe College campus on Friday, March 17, 2017.

As deadline approaches to renew the farm bill, Iowans waiting on funding for state conservation efforts

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter September 27, 2018

In 2017, Iowa farmers received more than $3 million in assistance from a conservation program that could potentially be repealed as Congress works to renew a five-year budget that provides funding assistance...

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is sworn in by chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, focusing on allegations of sexual assault by Kavanaugh against Christine Blasey Ford in the early 1980s. (Tom Williams/Pool/CQ Roll Call/Abaca Press/TNS)

Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford testimonies highlight Chuck Grassley’s role in ‘Me Too’ moment

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter September 27, 2018

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, oversaw hearings Thursday in which both Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testified in front of the committee...

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley arrives at the committee's hearing where Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford will testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 27, 2018. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Kavanaugh Hearing: Sen. Grassley responds to calls for FBI investigation into Christine Blasey Ford’s sexual assault allegations

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter September 27, 2018

Just before the Senate Judiciary Committee and Christine Blasey Ford left on break during her and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s hearing in front of the committee Thursday, Sen. Chuck Grassley,...

Dr. Christopher Peters stands for a portrait in the Daily Iowan newsroom on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018.

Christopher Peters highlights reducing regulation in second bid for Congress

Aadit Tambe, News Reporter September 26, 2018

Republican congressional candidate and Coralville resident Christopher Peters seeks to reduce federal regulation of health care and open more pathways for immigrants to come to America legally. Peters...

DITV: Dave Loebsack strives for re-election

September 26, 2018

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DITV: Libertarians excluded from gubernatorial debates

September 26, 2018

RELATED: Without media attention, Libertarians might lose status as official political party

Rep. Dave Loebsack looks to address rural broadband access, veterans’ mental health care

Rep. Dave Loebsack looks to address rural broadband access, veterans’ mental health care

Elianna Novitch, Politics Reporter September 25, 2018

After serving 12 years in office, Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, is running for his seventh term with hopes of expanding rural broadband access and veterans’ mental-health care if re-elected. The 2018...

Without media attention, Libertarians might lose status as official political party

Without media attention, Libertarians might lose status as official political party

Isabella Senno, Politics Reporter September 25, 2018

As three debates between Iowa’s gubernatorial candidates fell into place this month, members of the Libertarian Party fear their candidate’s absence could derail a quest to renew their recently acquired...