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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Former President Donald Trump speaks during Trump’s Commit to Caucus Rally at Des Moines Area Community College in Newton, Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. The Iowa caucuses take place on Jan. 15. Three years earlier on Jan. 6, 2021, Trump supporters stormed the capitol to stop the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election.

Trump dominates, Haley surges support in latest Iowa poll

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor January 14, 2024

Former President Donald Trump maintains his authoritative lead in the Des Moines Register/NBC News/ Mediacom Iowa Poll released Saturday.  The last Iowa poll before the caucuses shows that Trump...

University of Iowa student Thumini Dias watches snowfall for the first time on the UI campus in Iowa City on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. A snowstorm swept across Iowa on Jan. 9, and Iowa City reported 15 inches of snow as of 8 p.m. that day.

Iowans, Republican presidential candidates brace for record cold caucuses

Alejandro Rojas, News Editor January 14, 2024

On a night that promises political intrigue, 2024 Republican presidential candidates and Iowa caucusgoers must also brace for a record-cold caucus. According to the National Weather Service’s...

Former President Donald Trump speaks during Trump’s Commit to Caucus Rally at Des Moines Area Community College in Newton, Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. The Iowa caucuses take place on Jan. 15. Trump brought up Jan. 6, 2021, but said the real threat to democracy was President Joe Biden. 

Trump hints at vice president choice at Des Moines Fox News town hall

Roxy Ekberg, News Reporter January 11, 2024

DES MOINES —Iowa voters battled severe winter weather to attend a Fox News Town Hall with former president Donald Trump in Des Moines Wednesday night. Hundreds of people flocked to the Iowa Events...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley stand on stage during the fifth Republican Presidential Primary Debate in Sheslow Auditorium at Drake University in Des Moines on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. The debate between Haley and DeSantis was broadcasted on CNN. Former President Donald Trump qualified for the debate but held a separate town hall at the same time on Fox News.

Haley, DeSantis take the stage at CNN Iowa debate ahead of caucuses

Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor January 11, 2024

DES MOINES — The fight for second place in the Iowa caucuses stole the spotlight on Wednesday as Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis talked school choice policy and former President Donald Trump’s record...

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the “No Eminent Domain! No Carbon Pipelines!” Rally at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. Ramaswamy did not qualify for the Republican presidential debate in Iowa later that night.

Iowa Rep. Steven Holt switches his presidential endorsement to Ramaswamy

Roxy Ekberg, News Reporter January 10, 2024

DES MOINES — Days before the Iowa caucuses, Iowa state Rep. Steven Holt, R-Denison, switched his endorsement from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to Ohio entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. At a rally against...

Jordan Lee, 14, of Des Moines of East High School, holds a sign up at the March for Our Lives Demonstration during the first day of the 2024 Iowa legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. The demonstration was held to call out lawmakers on the topic of gun violence following the school shooting in Perry, Iowa on Jan. 4.

Photos: Day one of the 2024 Iowa legislative session and March for Our Lives Demonstration

Ayrton Breckenridge, Managing Visuals Editor January 8, 2024

DES MOINES — Lawmakers gathered for the first day of the 2024 Iowa legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Monday. After the House and Senate adjourned for the day over 300 students...

The Iowa State Capitol is seen before the opening of the 2022 Legislative Session in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022.

¿Cómo participar en la designación del candidato presidencial?

DI Staff January 7, 2024

La designación del candidato de Iowa, un proceso que se empezó en 1972, está reconocida por su estatus de primera en la nación. La designación del candidato republicano se mantendrá igual, pero...

The Iowa State Capitol is seen before the opening of the 2022 Legislative Session in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022.

The Daily Iowan’s 2024 Caucus Guide

DI Staff January 7, 2024

How to Caucus Leer este artículo en Español While the Republican caucuses remains the same, the Democratic caucuses are now an administrative meeting for Democrat officials, and caucusgoers will...

Attendees hold up their phones as former President Donald Trump enters the room during Trump’s Commit to Caucus Rally at Des Moines Area Community College in Newton, Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. The Iowa caucuses take place on Jan. 15. Several hundred people attended the event to hear Trump speak.

Johnson County Republicans to continue caucus tradition

Grace Katzer, Politics Reporter January 7, 2024

Two months ahead of the Iowa caucuses, many Johnson County voters are preparing to cast their first vote of the 2024 presidential election. The Daily Iowan sat down with Johnson County Republican...

University of Iowa students caucus at the Iowa Memorial Union on Monday, February 3, 2020.

Iowa Democratic Party switch up plans for caucus

Natalie Miller, Politics Reporter January 7, 2024

After national Democrats stripped the Iowa Democratic Party of its first-in-the-nation caucus status earlier this year, the Iowa Democratic caucuses will look quite a bit different. Iowa Democrats...

Supporters watch Republican Presidential hopeful and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis enter during a campaign event for Republican Presidential hopeful and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at Tommy’s Restaurant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. DeSantis emphasized his winning record in Florida and how that will carry over to the presidential race to a crowd of over a hundred supporters and restaurant-goers.

The Iowa caucuses: A race for second place

Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor January 7, 2024

Trump holds a clear, decisive lead over the 2024 GOP presidential primary field with almost 30 points between him and his challengers in recent polling. For some Iowa Republicans, it feels like...

Nikki Haley speaks to the audience during a Women for Nikki town hall in Davenport on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Haley spoke about her goals as president including veteran care, securing the border, and abortion laws

Haley vows to be ‘generational leader,’ talks abortion policy at Davenport event

Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor December 21, 2023

DAVENPORT, IOWA — Former U.N. Ambassador and presidential hopeful Nikki Haley pitched her candidacy as a new era for the Republican Party at a campaign event on Wednesday in the Von Maur Warehouse...

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