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Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley speaks during a watch party for Iowa Republicans on Election Day at the Hilton Downtown in Des Moines on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

Republicans prepare for upcoming legislative session

Liam Halawith, Politics Reporter December 6, 2022

With Republicans holding the trifecta of power in Iowa, the party has a hefty mandate to enact a conservative agenda during the upcoming legislative session. Democrats, however, are planning to go...

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller speaks with the press at the Iowa Democratic watch party at Hotel Fort in Des Moines on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Miller lost to Brenna Bird after serving a combined 38 years in office.

A change in the political party in the office of the attorney general could affect abortion in Iowa

Emily Delgado, Politics Reporter December 4, 2022

Iowa’s next chief legal officer is poised to support Republican efforts to restrict abortion access, as the longtime Democratic Iowa attorney general’s office is among the seats flipped by Iowa...

Senator Bernie Sanders, I-V.T. supporters wait for the results first round of counting at the 62 precinct of Des Moines in the Fieldhouse on the Drake campus on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. 849 people came out to caucus, and after the first round of counting, Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. lead the precinct with 212 votes. Sanders finished second in the caucuses with 26.1% of state convention delegates, 0.1% less than winner Pete Buttigieg.

DNC expected to kick Iowa out of early nominating calendar

Emily Delgado and Liam Halawith December 2, 2022

This is a developing story check back for updates.  The Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws committee voted on Friday afternoon to move Iowa out of the early nomination window for...

President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands at the conclusion of a joint press conference at the White House for a state visit. The Presidents of France and United States will meet about a variety of issues during the bilateral meetings.

Biden: South Carolina should replace Iowa in the presidential nomination calendar

Liam Halawith, Politics Reporter December 1, 2022

President Joe Biden recommended taking Iowa out of the early presidential nominating window and giving Iowa’s spot to South Carolina for the first Primary election in the country, according to a...

Oliver Plews, 12, during a protest against gun violence put on by Iowa City high school students on the Pentacrest at the University of Iowa on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. Plews attended the protest because gun safety is a cause he cares deeply about. “I don’t want to have to wake up and go to school thinking I might get shot,” Plews said.

Iowa City students march to Pentacrest to call for end to gun violence

Colin Votzmeyer, News Reporter December 1, 2022

Iowa City K-12 students marched from South East Junior High to gather at the University of Iowa Pentacrest Thursday to protest gun violence in the U.S. About 100 students, ranging from middle schoolers...

Richie Manning, 15, looks down during a protest against gun violence put on by Iowa City high school students on the Pentacrest at the University of Iowa on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. “I am so afraid every day that someone’s going to come in with a gun and start shooting,” Manning said.

Photos: Protest against gun violence on the Pentacrest

Grace Smith, Photojournalist December 1, 2022

Around 100 K-12 students and community members attended a protest against gun violence in below-freezing weather. The protest was put on by high school students. The protest hosted student speakers...

Protesters and fans listen to Allen West speak at a Young Americans for Freedom event on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022.

Guest speaker discouraging DEI initiatives on campus, draws controversy from students

Lauren White, Politics Reporter November 30, 2022

Allen West, retired Lt. Col for The Army, visited the University of Iowa Wednesday evening where he said focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion is bad for the country. He was welcomed by the...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks during a watch party for Iowa Republicans on Election Day at the Hilton Downtown in Des Moines on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

PolitiFact | The term ‘red wave’ is more complicated than you think

Sabine Martin, Managing News Editor November 28, 2022

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

V Fixmer-Oraiz, a transgender citizen and Johnson County Supervisor, speaks during a transgender rights protest at the Pentacrest on March 11. Simon Reichel attended the protest.

‘I couldn’t stand living in my own skin’: Among a nationwide trend of anti-trans legislation, Iowa leads the pack

Liam Halawith, Politics Reporter November 27, 2022

Content Warning: This article mentions references to self-harm and suicide as well as transphobia. Growing up in Dubuque, Iowa, Simon Reichel said he faced harassment and violence because of his...

President Joe Biden speaks during his visit at the POET Bioprocessing ethanol plant in Menlo, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Biden also commneted on infrastructure investments to help rural communities.

Biden extends student loan payment pause to June 2023

Liam Halawith, Politics Reporter November 23, 2022

The White House announced Tuesday it will extend the pause on student loan debt payment to the middle of 2023. This extension comes amid legal battles over President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness...

Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand shakes hands with a supporter during the Kinney Summer BBQ Bash at the Kinney Family Farm in Oxford, Iowa on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Democratic candidate Kevin Kinney, D-Iowa, is running for Iowa Senate, District 39.

Democrat Rob Sand wins state auditor’s race, Todd Halbur concedes

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor November 19, 2022

Auditor Rob Sand is the only Democrat to win a statewide race in Iowa’s 2022 elections. In a close race, Sand won reelection against Republican Todd Halbur. According to the Iowa Secretary of State’s...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and Sen. Chuck Grassley are pictured above.

Grassley, Ernst split on same-sex marriage vote

Liam Halawith, Politics Reporter November 17, 2022

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley voted against a bill codifying same-sex and interracial marriages into federal law. Grassley was joined by 36 other senators in opposing the measure, while 62 senators in a...

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