Priebus and Bannon chosen for White House chief strategist roles
Reince Priebus was named chief of staff while Steve Bannon was named chief strategist and senior counselor, as Trump seeks to unite the party after campaign tensions. References to past clashes and a vow to calm waters accompany praise for Trump’s private persona and victory speech.
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Breitbart News
Steve Bannon
Bannon
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Corey Lewandowski
Priebus
Fox News
Trump on immigration and same sex marriage in interview summary
Trump said same sex marriage is settled by the Supreme Court and favors security along the border while delaying broad deportation plans. He cited 1.9 million removable criminal aliens from a DHS-based estimate and suggested fencing sections along the border. He indicated a possible tax return release timing and hesitated to push Comey’s resignation. House Speaker Ryan echoed border security focus and no deportation force.
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Center For Immigration Studies
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Congress
60 Minutes
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House
Paul Ryan
Wisconsin
CNN
UI artist team to sketch Hawkeyes football atmosphere exhibit
Iowa artists Krieger-Coble and Schickel collaborate with UI athletic department for an on campus exhibit during the week of January 16 in the Visual Arts Building. They sketch players bands and crews at games including Michigan Northwestern and Wisconsin reflecting game intensity and atmosphere.
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Schickel
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Northwestern
Wisconsin
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Hawkeyes
Denver Broncos
Krieger- Coble
George Kittle
Iowa City
What Iowa's experts say about the vote
Iowa political experts analyzed the 2016 results after a wave of Republican victories led by Donald Trump. They observed patterns in White House and state races as campaigns surged and cooled. The Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau presents their assessments from Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Iowa
White House
Donald Trump
Capitol
Iowa Republicans Show Unity Behind Trump Amid GOP Gains
Dennis Goldford notes unity among Iowa Republican leaders around Trump despite criticism. He cites Branstad Reynolds Ernst leadership, GOP gains in the Legislature, and weak Democratic challenge to Chuck Grassley. He highlights $1.8 million spent by the party and allied groups to defeat Jim Mowrer in the 3rd District.
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Iowa
Trump
Terry Branstad
Kim) Reynolds
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Joni) Ernst
Iowa swing from Obama to Trump shocks observer
Christopher Larimer notes a sharp political shift in Iowa with Obama carrying the state by 5.8 points in 2012 but Trump winning by 9.4 points recently. He observes Clinton won only six of 99 counties, with Dubuque County not voting for her.
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Barack Obama
Obama
Iowa
Hillary Clinton
Dubuque
Clinton
Schmidt Sees Collapse of Democratic Party Swaying Iowa
Steffen Schmidt says the collapse of the Democratic Party dominated his view Tuesday night. He argues the GOP gained momentum with a pulse and would win, and that Iowa Democrats acting as Clinton campaign arms harmed Democrats elsewhere on the ballot.
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Iowa
Democratic Party
Clinton
Johnson points to white working class counties in Iowa
Johnson said he found turnour figures in Iowa interesting noting Clinton struggled in white working class counties such as Dubuque. He argued the outcome reflected the narrative that these counties made the biggest difference.
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Iown
Clinton
Dubuque
Best notes Trump flip of Iowa voter base and counties
Brad Best West explains Trump flipped Iowa, a state that voted Democrat in six of seven elections since 1988, and carried rural counties in eastern northeast and central Iowa. He cites that 150000 Obama supporters shifted away between 2012 and 2016, widening Clinton's odds.
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Michael Dukakis
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Best
Obama
Mitt Romney
Hillary Clinton
Pattison Sand faces restrictions on planned frac mine expansion
Residents worry about environmental and health impacts of Pattison Sand expansion near their homes. The Planning Zoning Commission approved the zoning change with caveats including underground mining only, no surface sand storage, 500 foot shaft setbacks, emergency plans, and monitoring of wells. Critics urge stronger limits and a shorter initial term.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
Pattison Sand
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University OF Northern Iowa
Steffen Schmidt
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