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The Daily Iowan

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

Iowa remains politically important

Iowa remains politically important

April 6, 2016

by Rebecca Morin  |  [email protected] It’s been more than two months since the Iowa caucuses, but the 2016 presidential election is far from over. And Iowa’s involvement in the race is still...

FILE - Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, listens to a speech being delivered at the Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines on Saturday, May 16, 2015. (The Daily Iowan/file)

Grassley may meet with Garland

April 6, 2016

After weeks of refusing to hold hearings for a Supreme Court nominee, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley will finally meet with nominee Judge Merrick Garland. But Grassley isn’t budging...

Surgeon says he can fix U.S. ills

Surgeon says he can fix U.S. ills

April 4, 2016

  By Maria Curi [email protected] Despite running as a Republican, Chris Peters, a local surgeon, has his eye on independent voters. Peters, who is running for the 2nd Congressional District...

Into the thick of the delegate race

Into the thick of the delegate race

March 30, 2016

Iowa Republicans are keeping it ‘Iowa nice’ while prepping for the national GOP convention. by Rebecca Morin  |  [email protected] Lawn signs will be found on front yards, palm cards will...

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Loebsack looks for Dem allies

March 30, 2016

By Stacey Murray [email protected] Washignton, D.C. — Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, is the lone-ranger Iowa Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives. And while he says he has strong history...

Peters to kick off campaign

Peters to kick off campaign

March 30, 2016

Chris Peters, a Coralville surgeon running for the 2nd Congressional District, will kick off his campaign this weekend. Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, is the incumbent seeking his sixth term. Peters will...

Iowa Republicans firm in supporting Grassley

Iowa Republicans firm in supporting Grassley

March 23, 2016

Despite his refusal to hold hearings for the recent Supreme Court justice nomination, Sen. Chuck Grassley’s support from Iowa’s Republican voters hasn’t faltered. by Rebecca Morin  |  [email protected] Local...

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Candidate numbers slip in Iowa

March 21, 2016

A total of 249 Iowans will run for state or federal office in 2016.  By Quentin Misiag [email protected] Fewer Iowans chose to pursue elected office at the state and federal level in the 2016...

The face of inaction 

The face of inaction 

March 9, 2016

By Mitch McAndrew | [email protected] For Democrats both nationwide and in Iowa, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has become the face of inaction. Iowa’s beloved senator, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary...

Congressional races start to bubble

Congressional races start to bubble

March 2, 2016

By Rebecca Morin  |  [email protected] It’s never too early. As the filing period to run for state and federal office opened Monday — 100 days until the primary elections, several Democrats...

United States Senator for Iowa Chuck Grassley speaks at the University Club for the Republican Dinner on Thursday, February 18, 2016. Grassley has been serving since 1981, previously being in the United States House of Representatives. (The Daily Iowan/McCall Radavich)

GOP sticks to no Supreme Court hearings

March 2, 2016

Sen. Chuck Grassley leaves White House with no change on Supreme Court hearings. By Brent Griffiths  |  [email protected] President Obama summoned Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and another top...

Then-U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst delivers a speech at the Johnson County Republican headquarters in Iowa City on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014.

Ernst speaks out against food labeling

March 2, 2016

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, supports a bipartisan bill that will create a national solution and pre-empts state level efforts that mandate the labeling of food products that have genetically modified organisms. The...