An Iowa judge ruled a few parts of a 2017 voter ID law as unconstitutional, though upheld the state's requirement to show ID at the polls after the law was challenged by an Iowa State University student...

Iowa House Speaker Linda Upmeyer, R-Clear Lake, announced on Monday that she will be stepping down from her leadership role at the end of the year and will not seek re-election in 2020.  “After thoughtful...

State legislators, student leaders, and community members — both young and old — gathered to talk about issues facing young people in Iowa, with voter turnout and voter ID laws on the top of people’s...

What exactly is a caucus? And why is Iowa's first? For this episode of The Cloakroom, The Daily Iowan sat down with Professor David Redlawsk to discuss how Iowa's caucuses began and why the Hawkeye State...

Barbara Stannard and Dennis Doderer are neighbors and have lived in Iowa City for nearly 40 years. They attended the Polk County Steak Fry together on Saturday, wearing stickers and holding signs in support...

In the midst of multiple federal battles on the agriculture front, Iowa political leaders say ratifying the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and finishing trade negotiations with China are top priorities...

Bri Moss was buying cat food at Hy-Vee when she answered her phone for an interview with The Daily Iowan. A part-time waitress and secretary, she runs an advocacy campaign in support of Medicare for All...

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders held a rally on the Pentacrest Sunday as part of a tour of the three Iowa regent universities, focusing on issues that matter to students in an effort to mobilize young voters.  Sanders...

On the T. Anne Cleary Walkway, tailgating near Kinnick Stadium, and tucked away in meeting rooms at the Iowa City Public Library, University of Iowa students are working hard to elect who they hope will...

Local volunteers and supporters packed South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s newly-opened Iowa City field office on Monday to hear the candidate speak before his larger campaign stop in College Green Park.  Buttigieg...

The Iowa Democratic Party’s plans for a virtual caucus have been axed five months ahead of the Feb. 3 caucus date, prompting party officials to search for a new way to increase access to Iowa’s caucuses. The...

Twenty-three presidential hopefuls, one Des Moines Register Political Soapbox stage, and over a hundred-thousand Iowa State Fair-goers maneuvered campaign staff and political junkies this weekend. For...