Roughly 40 people gathered under the dome of the Iowa Capitol Building in Des Moines on Monday to protest the election of Donald Trump and urge electors to “be brave,” as one sign read, and switch their votes away from Trump. Electors across the U.S. are gathering in state capitals today to cast votes for […]
2016 Elections
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Donald Trump’s Thank You Tour stops in Des Moines
President-elect Donald Trump visited Des Moines yesterday as one of the stops on his Thank You Tour. This tour is traveling to battleground states — including Ohio, Michigan and North Carolina — that favored Trump on Nov. 8 as a means of thanking his supporters. The Iowa Events Center’s Hy-Vee Hall hosted a crowd of […]
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Libertarian Party makes it official in Iowa
Under the official 2016 election canvass results released Monday by the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office, the Libertarian Party’s Gary Johnson/Bill Weld ticket surpassed two percent of statewide votes. This means that the Libertarian Party of Iowa officially became eligible for full political party status in the state, and Iowans might notice that change in […]
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Letter from the Editors: Taking the next step
This election cycle has both revealed and fomented a strong divide in our communities and across the nation. While for some it will take time to move forward from this, we urge members of our community to reach out to one another, to raise awareness of discrimination, harassment and other wrongs and to work toward […]
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Election 2016: Iowa Republicans hang on to their congressional seats
In an election that swept Donald Trump into the White House, a number of Iowa Republicans hung on to their seats, including U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley and U.S. Reps. Rod Blum, Steve King and David Young. Grassley, 83, who heads the Senate Judiciary Committee, faced criticism for his decision to block hearings on the Supreme […]
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Ballot Measures: Voters spoke out on local issues
Voters in both Iowa City and Linn County had a chance to speak out on a number of ballot measures. Iowa City Public Measure C In Iowa City, voters approved a ballot measure to decrease the number of signatures required to place a measure on the ballot. The measure passed with 58 percent of the […]
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Photos: Bernie Sanders campaigns for Hillary Clinton in Iowa City
This campaign season has proved that Bernie Sanders is no stranger to Iowa City. The Vermont Senator and former Democratic Presidential candidate returned to campaign for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton on Friday. Sanders spoke along with Johnson County Democrats Mike Carberry and Rod Sullivan of the Board of Supervisors, as well as Kurt Friese, a […]
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Bernie Sanders in Iowa City this afternoon for get-out-the-vote rally
Bernie Sanders Iowa City Rally College Green Park — Friday, Nov. 4, 2016 at 2:45 p.m. With just four days left before the election, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will be in Iowa City’s College Green Park (600 E College St.) this afternoon at 2:45 p.m. for a rally on behalf of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary […]
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Ben Harper serenaded Cedar Rapidians on behalf of Hillary Clinton
Three-time Grammy winner Ben Harper performed a free concert at the Iowa Brewing Company in Cedar Rapids Thursday afternoon to encourage voters to get out and support Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. “It’s a sticky business — music and art and politics,” Harper said. “But you all know why I’m here.” Harper spoke briefly to […]
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Photos: Clinton, Trump descended on Cedar Rapids for dueling rallies Friday
As the campaigns enter the final stretch before Election Day, both presidential candidates came to Cedar Rapids Friday to vie for votes. Photos by Danforth Johnson Photos by Zak Neumann
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Amber Tamblyn heads to Iowa City to get out the vote
Early Voting with Amber Tamblyn Ped Mall — Monday, Oct. 24 at 12:30 p.m. Actress, director, and writer Amber Tamblyn is hitting the streets in downtown Iowa City today for the University of Iowa’s Early Vote event at 12:30 p.m. on the Ped Mall. Tamblyn has been stumping for Clinton across Iowa, beginning with assisting […]
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Immigrants, refugees in eastern Iowa navigate their way to the voting booth
Shouts and cheers in a mix of French and occasional English rang out on Coe College’s Clark Field in Cedar Rapids last month as soccer players from countries across Africa vied for a goal. The game celebrated the mixture of cultures immigrants bring to eastern Iowa, but the overarching goal was to raise awareness about […]
