A new speaker took leadership of the House but a budget deadline still looms. The state Democratic Party and university Democrats clash over the Israel-Hamas conflict. With weeks to the Iowa caucuses, former President Donald Trump still holds a commanding lead in the polls.
On this Pints & Politics edition of River to River, Ben Kieffer and his co-host Erin Jordan lead a conversation about the latest political news with Gazette journalists, Tom Barton, Althea Cole and Todd Dorman.
Pints and Politics is a collaboration between Iowa Public Radio and The Gazette. It was recorded in front of a live audience on Thursday, Nov. 2 at C.S.P.S. Hall in Cedar Rapids.
The next Pints and Politics event will be on Thursday, Dec. 7 at C.S.P.S Hall.
Guests:
- Althea Cole, opinion content editor, The Gazette
- Tom Barton, deputy bureau chief, The Gazette
- Todd Dorman, opinions editor, The Gazette
