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Joni Ernst praises Trump as an advocate for Iowa farmers in RNC speech

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor August 26, 2020

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, made a case for President Trump at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night for being an advocate to Iowa farmers, and painted a bleak picture of what the agricultural...

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden speak during the watch party for Former Vice President Joe Biden at the Olmstead Center at Drake University on Monday, February 3, 2020. Hundreds of people attended the event to hear Biden speak on the results of the caucus.

So what was the point of the caucuses anyway?

Caleb McCullough, Politics Editor August 26, 2020

Joe Biden became the Democratic party’s nominee for president last week, wrapping up a process of more than a year of campaigning that began with more than two dozen presidential hopefuls flooding...

Fact Check | Trump’s federal disaster declaration for Iowa made a week after destructive derecho

Fact Check | Trump’s federal disaster declaration for Iowa made a week after destructive derecho

Lyle Muller, PolitiFact Iowa Editor August 26, 2020

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Sarah Watson If your time is short: ...

Eric Barnstad speaks about his political experience at Sports Column in Iowa City on Tuesday, August 25, 2020. (Raquele Decker/The Daily Iowan)

Eric Branstad holds “Make Campus Great Again” event for Trump campaign at Sports Column

Caleb McCullough, Politics Editor August 26, 2020

Eric Branstad, senior advisor to the Trump campaign in Iowa, said he’s confident the president has the support to win a second term in Iowa, despite polling showing a Iowa as a hotly contested battleground...

Iowa delegates see out presidential nominating process at national party conventions

Iowa delegates see out presidential nominating process at national party conventions

Julia Shanahan and Caleb McCullough August 25, 2020

Iowa delegates saw out the presidential nominating process at both the Democratic and Republican national conventions after a tumultuous Iowa caucus season, trying to energize their respective parties...

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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds at RNC: ‘This is an administration of action and outcome’

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor August 25, 2020

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds delivered a short speech at the Republican National Convention Tuesday night, praising President Trump for his administration’s response to the storm that tore through eastern...

President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally on March 2, 2020, in Charlotte, N.C. (Brian Blanco/Getty Images/TNS)

Iowa delegates prepare for unconventional RNC

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor August 23, 2020

Monday marks the first day of this year’s Republican National Convention, and instead of dozens of Iowa delegates preparing to make the trip to North Carolina to participate in the nation’s presidential...

Bernie Sanders addresses the crowd during the Bernie 2020 College Campus Tailgate Tour on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at The Old Capitol Building. (Hannah Kinson/The Daily Iowan)

Bernie Sanders holds virtual Iowa town hall condemning state and federal crisis response

Lauren White, Politics Reporter August 22, 2020

Bernie Sanders and Iowa progressives called on voters to hold Republican officials accountable for how they have responded to recent crises in a “Fighting For Justice” virtual town hall in Iowa...

Jim Leach speaks at a luncheon program on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. Leach joined the Iowa College of Law, and is best known for his 30 years of service as a representative in Congress; heading the Banking and Financial Services Committee, the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs, and the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. (The Daily Iowan/Olivia Sun)

Former Republican Congressman from Iowa Jim Leach endorses Joe Biden for president

Julia Shanahan and Lauren White August 21, 2020

On Thursday, Jim Leach, a Republican and former 2nd Congressional District representative from Iowa, announced his endorsement for Democrat Joe Biden for president. Biden, who formally accepted...

Tying the knot in a process that began in Iowa, Joe Biden accepts Democratic nomination for president

Tying the knot in a process that began in Iowa, Joe Biden accepts Democratic nomination for president

Julia Shanahan and Caleb McCullough August 20, 2020

Joe Biden’s Iowa caucus performance was a “gut punch,” in his own words. Biden had an underwhelming showing at what’s seen as the litmus test for the national primary cycle, but he wrapped...

U.S Rep. Cheri Bustos speaks during an Iowa Delegation meeting via zoom on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa delegates navigate first virtual Democratic National Convention

Caleb McCullough, Politics Editor August 20, 2020

As the Democratic National Convention comes to a close Thursday with Joe Biden accepting the nomination as the Democratic candidate for president, delegates from Iowa have spent the week participating...

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., addresses supporters at Backpocket Brewery on Thursday, September 19, 2019.

Kamala Harris hits on themes familiar to Iowans in DNC speech

Caleb McCullough, Politics Editor August 20, 2020

Iowans recognized many of the themes from Kamala Harris’ Democratic National Convention speech on Wednesday, but her biographical details took precedence over the more specific policy details she...

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