And good monday morning. Happy caucus day. Chuck todd in des moines, iowa. Thank you to all of the folks joining us here at java joes and everyone at home as well. Today is all about Closing Arguments, here on the campaign trail in iowa and in the president s impeachment trial in washington. While much of the intrigue is gone from the impeachment trial with the senate poised to acquit the president , it is the exact opposite in iowa where this race still feels wide open to a point, and the buzz is pretty incredible. Saw multiple candidates draw huge crowds in the last few days. Top six candidates had 43 separate events saturday and sunday, making their Closing Arguments to iowa caucus goers. Heres some of what the candidates have had to say. Tomorrow night is the beginning. It is the beginning of the end for donald trump. It is no longer talking about how to win, its proving that we can do it, and that starts with you. You let only a certain bunch of us out of the gate, we dont all get
The U.S. Department of Justice intends to file a lawsuit against an Iowa law making illegal immigration a state crime if the law remains in effect, a top official wrote in a letter to Gov. Kim Reynolds and state Attorney General Brenna Bird. First reported by the Des Moines Register, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General […] The post U.S. Justice Department threatens court challenge to Iowa immigration law appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
Immigrant advocacy groups held five events in cities across the state Wednesday to oppose a new law that makes illegal immigration a state crime in Iowa. In Des Moines, more than 70 people gathered under umbrellas and canopies on the terrace of the Iowa State Capitol, holding signs and listening to speakers with Latinx Immigrants […] The post Immigrants, advocates rally against law making illegal immigration a state crime appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.