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United States Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is seen during confirmation hearings on Monday, March 21, 2022. (Wikimedia Commons)

Republicans, Democrats split during Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings

Emily Delgado, Politics Reporter March 25, 2022

Following the last day of hearings for President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court Justice nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee and Democrats have conflicting...

Members of the House congregate in the House Chamber after the opening of the 2022 Legislative Session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. Both the House and Senate Republican leaders said the priority of this session is to return tax funds and address workforce conditions.

Iowa House Republicans propose $12 million in scholarships for students in high demand fields, no direct regents funding increase

Kate Perez, News Reporter March 24, 2022

A proposed bill from the Iowa House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education would give the state Board of Regents institutions less money than the requested for the year, and instead create a new...

Iowa Senate Candidate John Raley speakers with students on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

Iowa Senate candidate John Raley highlights need for bipartisanship

Lauren White, Politics Reporter March 23, 2022

Candidate for Iowa Senate District 45, John Raley, visited the University of Iowa on Wednesday night to meet with the University Democrats, where he and the students agreed that education, LGBTQ+ rights,...

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, talks to reporters at the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference in Des Moines Friday, August 17, 2018.

Sen. Chuck Grassley uncertain which way he will vote on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson nomination

Meg Doster, News Reporter March 23, 2022

On the third day of the Supreme Court Justice confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said that he has not made up his mind on which way he will vote on...

U.S Senator Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks with the Daily Iowan staff after a visit to Mercy Hospital on July 2, 2019.

Grassley says he wants a SCOTUS Justice who will commit to original understanding of constitution

Meg Doster, Politics Reporter March 21, 2022

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, set out the GOPs approach for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings, saying he'll be scrutinizing Jackson's...

Sidewalk chalk, telling passerby that former President Barack Obama will speak at the Hawkeye Room in the Iowa Memorial Union, is seen on the Pentacrest at the University of Iowa on Monday, March 21, 2022.

Chalk messages falsely claim former President Obama coming to campus

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor March 21, 2022

There is no evidence that an event featuring President Barack Obama’s appearance on the University of Iowa campus this week is real, according to multiple university sources.  There were several...

Attendees listen to a speaker during a transgender rights protest at the Pentacrest on Friday, March 11, 2022. The protest started at South East Junior High School, went to Iowa City High School, and ended on the Pentacrest.

Iowa City students hold demonstration for trans rights

Lauren White, Politics Reporter March 11, 2022

Iowa City junior and high school students took to the streets Friday afternoon in a demonstration protesting a new Iowa law that bans transgender girls and women from playing on the sports teams that...

Eighth-grader Zee Lauer speaks during a transgender rights protest at Iowa City High School on Friday, March 11, 2022. The protest started at South East Junior High School, went to Iowa City High School, and ended on the Pentacrest. Lauer, one of the planners, thanked all attendees for demonstrating.

Photos: Demonstration in support of LGBTQ+ rights

Grace Smith, Photo Editor March 11, 2022

Iowa City middle school students, high school students, and other attendees participated in a walkout and demonstration on the Pentacrest in support of transgender rights on Friday. On March 3, Iowa...

Photos of Sen. Chuck Grassley (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan) and Sen. Joni Ernst (Hannah Kinson/The Daily Iowan)

Ukraine aid passes both chambers, with bipartisan support from Iowa’s congressional delegation

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor March 11, 2022

The U.S. Senate passed a spending bill that includes $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine on Thursday, with Republican Iowa Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst voting in favor of the bill.  The legislation...

Fact Check | California “bacon ban” applies to more than pork, aims to prevent animal cruelty

Fact Check | California “bacon ban” applies to more than pork, aims to prevent animal cruelty

Kelsey Harrell, Managing Digital Editor March 11, 2022

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. If your time is short U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson,...

Iowa House candidate Tony Currin poses for a photo Wednesday, March 9, 2022.

Iowa House candidate Tony Currin promises to make a difference in the Legislature by being loud

Emily Delgado, Politics Reporter March 9, 2022

With five months until the primary election, Iowa City labor leader and Democratic activist Tony Currin, a candidate for Iowa House District 89, promises that he will cause a ruckus in the Iowa Legislature...

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Iowa lawmakers consider bill to help survivors of specific crimes to terminate rental leases

Simone Garza, News Reporter March 9, 2022

Editor’s note: This article contains references to domestic violence and sexual assault. Iowa lawmakers are considering a bill that would permit survivors of sexual abuse, domestic abuse, elder...

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