Several hundred people made their way to former President Donald Trump’s Commit to Caucus Rally at Des Moines Area Community College in Newton, Iowa on Saturday. The Iowa caucuses take place on Jan....
With just nine days until the Iowa Republican presidential caucuses on Jan. 15, Republican hopeful and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis campaigned at Tommy’s Restaurant in Cedar Rapids on Saturday.
DeSantis...
Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor
• January 4, 2024
Following a fatal shooting at Perry High School in Perry, Iowa, on Thursday, state and national politicians expressed anger and offered thoughts to those affected by the violence in the town of about...
The Daily Iowan reflects on the year 2023 with powerful photos and stories.
These frames range from the moments that divide us and unite us in news, politics, sports, and everyday life.
The images...
Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor
• December 30, 2023
A federal judge halted the implementation of most of an Iowa law that would ban books that depict “sex acts” and prohibit instruction regarding LGBTQ+ topics in kindergarten through sixth grade...
Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor
• December 21, 2023
DAVENPORT, IOWA — Former U.N. Ambassador and presidential hopeful Nikki Haley pitched her candidacy as a new era for the Republican Party at a campaign event on Wednesday in the Von Maur Warehouse...
Former UN ambassador and Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley hosted the Women for Nikki Town Hall at the Von Maur Warehouse in Davenport on Wednesday.
Haley spoke about political issues she...
With less than a month till the Iowa Republican presidential caucuses on January 15, 2024, Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, joined by U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, campaigned...
Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor
• December 19, 2023
CEDAR RAPIDS — Florida Gov. and presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis honed in on his strong record of delivering conservative results at a visit to Cedar Rapids on Tuesday campaign stop with less than...
Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor
• December 14, 2023
Former President Donald Trump reiterated his criticism of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ endorsement of GOP presidential hopeful Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during an address in Coralville on Wednesday evening.
Trump’s...
Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor
• December 12, 2023
University of Iowa second-year student Logan Shearer sees himself throwing his support behind Ohio biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy for the Jan. 15 Iowa Republican caucuses.
The Republican voter...
Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor
• December 7, 2023
CNN will hold a televised presidential debate at Drake University in Des Moines on Jan. 10, less than a week before the Iowa Republican caucuses on Jan. 15.
The event is the first debate in Iowa...