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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

Sen. Joni Ernst listens to questions from The Daily Iowan Politics Team in her office in the Russell Office Building in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.

Ernst to seek No. 3 spot in Senate Republican leadership

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 11, 2024

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, confirmed to Politico on Sunday that she would be running for the No. 3 Senate Republican leadership spot — the Republican Conference Chair. Ernst would be the first...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds publicly endorses Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for his 2024 presidential election bid at the River Center in Des Moines on Monday Nov. 6, 2023.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds shifts support to former President Donald Trump

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 6, 2024

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds shifted her support to former President Donald Trump in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/KimReynoldsIA/status/1765501182812848379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The...

Nikki Haley speaks during a watch party for the Iowa caucuses at the Marriott on Jordan Creek Pkwy in West Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. Haley was optimistic and encouraged caucus-goers that America needs a new leader besides Joe Biden or Donald Trump

Nikki Haley drops presidential campaign

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 6, 2024

Nikki Haley suspended her campaign Wednesday morning after significant losses on Super Tuesday.  Haley gained 89 delegates, to Trump’s 995, during Tuesday’s primary. Haley only won one state,...

President Joe Biden speaks during his visit at the POET Bioprocessing ethanol plant in Menlo, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

Joe Biden crowned winner in Iowa Democratic caucuses

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 5, 2024

Democratic Incumbent President Joe Biden took the crown in Tuesday’s Iowa Democratic caucuses, according to unofficial results. The current president took more than 90 percent of the vote at 11,083...

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark celebrates after the senior recognition during a basketball game with No. 6 Iowa and No. 2 Ohio State inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, on Sunday, March 3, 2024. The Hawkeyes upset the Buckeyes, 93-83, on senior night.

Iowa’s federal delegation honors Caitlin Clark’s new record

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 5, 2024

Several members of Iowa’s federal delegation will introduce a resolution Tuesday to congratulate University of Iowa women’s basketball guard Caitlin Clark for becoming the NCAA all-time leading...

Iowa politicians mourn death of former Secretary of Iowa Agriculture Bill Northey

Iowa politicians mourn death of former Secretary of Iowa Agriculture Bill Northey

Alejandro Rojas, News Editor February 5, 2024

Bill Northey, the former Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, died on Monday. He was 64. Northey served as Iowa's...

Grassley, other lawmakers request investigation into rocky FAFSA rollout

Grassley, other lawmakers request investigation into rocky FAFSA rollout

Alejandro Rojas, News Editor January 25, 2024

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley is joining other federal lawmakers in requesting the Government Accountability Office to investigate the rocky rollout of the updated Free Application for Federal Student Aid,...

Attendees wait for Iowa caucuses to begin at Clear Creek Elementary School in Oxford, Iowa, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. Trump led the precinct with 32 votes.

Iowa experts speculate future of the first-in-the-nation caucuses

Roxy Ekberg, Politics Reporter January 22, 2024

Following changes to the Iowa Democratic caucuses and a record-low voter turnout across the board, the future of the first-in-the-nation contest seems uncertain. While the spirit of the Iowa caucuses...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis waves during DeSantis Caucus Night Watch Party at the Sheraton in West Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.

Ron DeSantis suspends campaign, endorses Trump almost a week post-Iowa caucuses

Natalie Miller, Politics Reporter January 21, 2024

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his presidential campaign on Sunday and endorsed former President Donald Trump less than a week after the Iowa caucuses.  DeSantis dropped his campaign after...

Caucusgoers Rosalina and Dave Legg volunteer before the caucus begins at East High School in Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. Precinct Officials and volunteers set up as early caucus-goers entered the cafeteria.

Iowa caucuses see record-low voter turnout

Roxy Ekberg, Politics Reporter January 16, 2024

Over 100,000 Iowans braced frigid temperatures and snow-laden roads to caucus in the Iowa Republican caucuses on Monday, however, the number is on the decline from previous caucuses. The freezing temperatures...

Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson talks with members of the media after Gov. Kim Reynolds Fair-Side Chats during the Iowa State Fair at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023.

Asa Hutchinson drops primary bid following disappointing caucus results

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor January 16, 2024

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced he suspended his Republican primary campaign on Tuesday after disappointing turnout in the Iowa caucuses on Monday night.   Hutchinson campaigned...

An attendee watches Fox News coverage of the Iowa caucuses before a watch party for Nikki Haley at the Marriott on Jordan Creek Pkwy in West Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.

Pundits react to Iowa Republican caucuses, Trump win and race for second

Natalie Dunlap, Assitant Digital Editor January 16, 2024

Monday’s caucuses brought media attention from across the nation to Iowa. The caucus results served as a temperature check on Republican voter loyalty to former President Donald Trump as he faces...

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