Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced on Thursday morning she is dropping out of the 2020 presidential race. The Massachusetts senator revealed her decision in a phone call with her campaign staff. “I may not be in the race for President in 2020, but this fight — our fight — is not over. And our place in […]
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren returns to Cedar Rapids for a town hall on Saturday
Sen. Elizabeth Warren brings her 2020 presidential campaign to Cedar Rapids on Saturday for a town hall at Taft Middle School. The Massachusetts Democrat’s return to eastern Iowa comes after a couple of weeks during which billionaires have been publicly complaining about her policy proposals. The senator’s plan for a wealth tax of 2 percent on personal fortunes
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Elizabeth Warren: ‘Who does this government work for?’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren took the stage at the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame celebration to the same music she’s used ever since announcing her run for president in February: “9 to 5.” The song is upbeat — just the thing to get a crowd pumped up — but Dolly Parton’s lyrics are about unfair treatment most Americans would find familiar.
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Kimberly Graham announces 2020 challenge to Sen. Joni Ernst
Democrat Kimberly Graham has announced she is running for the U.S. Senate, becoming the first candidate challenging incumbent Sen. Joni Ernst. This is the first time the Indianola attorney has run for public office. “I’m running because it’s time for us to be represented in the Senate by a working person who knows what it’s […]
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren talks policy and ‘building a party of the people’ in Iowa City
“I’m here for exactly one reason,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said as she took the stage for her campaign rally at the Iowa Memorial Union on Sunday afternoon. “I’m tired of a government that works for a thin slice at the top, and not for anyone else. I’m here to make a change, I’m here to […]
