With six days left until the Iowa caucuses, 2020 hopeful Pete Buttigieg told Iowans in North Liberty that as they’re making their final decisions before Feb. 3, they should consider the Midwestern...
In making one of his final pitches to Iowa City residents a week before the Iowa caucuses, former Vice President Joe Biden sought to draw students’ attention with an on-campus stop.
A couple...
In order to further prepare students for the caucusing process, nonpartisan student organization, Hawk the Vote will hold its first “Mock Caucus.”
The event will be held at 7 p.m. Friday in...
On caucus night 2012, eight votes separated the declared “winner” of the Republican caucuses — Mitt Romney — from the next closest contender — Rick Santorum. Sixteen days after the caucuses,...
The Democratic caucuses serve as a place for Iowans to have an open discussion with their neighbors and fellow Democrats to try and convince them to support a given candidate. This long-standing tradition...
Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter
• January 26, 2020
Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness drew hundreds of people out while campaigning for Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sunday afternoon — though many students said they are still not sure which candidate...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said radical change is necessary to adapt to issues such as wealth inequality and climate change while campaigning in Iowa for presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie...
On Friday, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. spoke to an audience of Senator Bernie Sanders, I-V.T. supporters to gather support just before the Iowa Caucuses on February 3.
Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter
• January 23, 2020
Professor Anita Hill promised herself she would speak about sexual assault for at least two years after her 1991 testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, hoping she would see government...
Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter
• January 22, 2020
PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan's Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics.
Speaker’s name: Bernie Sanders
Statement:
“The...
The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication is sponsoring a Media Literacy and Voting Workshop to help voters and caucusgoers distinguish fact from fiction as political candidates...
Emily Johnson and Ian Cawley started preparing for a Cory Booker presidential campaign event in North Liberty the night before, having discussed and planned for days in advance. They weren’t campaign...
