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  • Protestors hold signs and chant outside of the McDonald’s on Merle Hay Road on Thursday, May 23, 2019, during a rally calling for a $15 minimum wage, in Des Moines. Fight for 15 protests were held across the country today.
  • President Donald Trump arrives at the Knapp Center for a campaign rally on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, in Des Moines.
  • Iowa State’s Austin Gomez wrestles Missouri’s John Ernests at 133 during the Cyclone’s last dual of the season on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, in Hilton Coliseum.
  • Billy Brumley, 59 of Lawrence, Kansas, sorts through his belongs in the bedroom of his home after a tornado ripped the roof and walls away on Wednesday morning, May 29, 2019, south of Lawrence, Kansas, following a storm the evening before.
  • Vice President Mike Pence answers questions from the media after speaking at an America First Policies event on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.
  • Camilo Haller, a field organizer for Joe Biden’s campaign for president, talks to Ramon Medina-Rios, of Storm Lake, while knocking doors on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 17, 2019, in Storm Lake.
  • Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 24, listens to the court preceding during his arraignment on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, at the Poweshiek County Courthouse in Montezuma. Rivera plead not guilty to the charge of first-degree murder in the death of Mollie Tibbetts
  • Iowa State’s Abdel Nader dunks the ball during Iowa State’s final home game of the season against Oklahoma State on Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, in Hilton Coliseum.
  • U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, hands his son Brady a corn dog while exploring the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, in Des Moines.
  • Floodwater from the Missouri River inundates cities and farmland on the western edge of Iowa on Monday, March 18, 2019.
  • Pleasant Valley’s Alexia Lara celebrates after throwing the winning pitch in the Class 5A state softball championship between Pleasant Valley and Indianola on Friday, July 20, 2018, at the Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge.
  • U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., gives a speech about the state of his campaign and the 2020 presidential race on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, in Des Moines.
  • Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds speaks to a gathering of journalists during the AP Legislative Forum on Tuesday, January 7, 2019, at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.
  • People in the crowd cheer for President Donald Trump as he arrives at the Knapp Center for a campaign rally on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, in Des Moines.
  • Kaleo opens for the Lumineers on Friday, March 24, 2017, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
  • Tourists wander through the Forbidden City on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, in Beijing, China. Located in the center of Beijing, it is now a museum, but from 1420 to 1912 it was the center of the Chinese government.
  • An acrobat performs during the Za-Ga-Zig Shrine Circus on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.
  • Iowa State’s Lindell Wigginton trips after Northern Illinois’ Eugene German commits a foul during the men’s basketball game against Northern Illinois on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, in Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones beat the Huskies 94-80.
  • U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, sits in on the first day of the 2020 legislative session to watch his grandson Rep. Pat Grassley, R-New Hartford, be sworn in as Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines.
  • Former Vice President Joe Biden hugs his wife, Jill Biden, before speaking to the crowd of people gathered in the Hiatt Middle School Gymnasium on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, during Biden’s last rally in Des Moines before the caucuses.
  • Brenda Tran chops scallions in the Vietnam Cafe kitchen on Sunday, May 3, 2020, at the Merle Hay Mall food court in Des Moines, Iowa.
  • Trees bloom on a quiet Iowa State University campus, on Sunday, April 26, 2020, in Ames.
  • Lauren Payne, of Lewis Central, takes third place in the Class 4A shot put during the 2018 Iowa High School Track and Field Championships on Friday, May 18, 2018, in Des Moines.
  • A line of adults watches the eclipse at the Lower Hamburg Bend Wildlife Management Area on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in the far south west corner of Iowa, the only part of the state to be in the path of the total eclipse.
  • Firefighters try to control a 15-alarm fire from a ladder truck in the Melcher-Dallas city square on Tuesday night, July 4, 2017. The fire started around 9:30 p.m. and the cause is still under investigation.
  • Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to a woman in the crowd after giving a speech in the South Ballroom inside the Iowa State University Memorial Union on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, in Ames.
  • Linn-Mar’s Payton Wensel celebrates after anchoring the winning Girls’ 800 sprint medley relay during the 2018 Drake Relays on Friday, April 27, 2018, at Drake University.
  • Tatum Woods, 4 of Vinton, rests on the floor near the end of his hour long session of practicing walking, standing and reaching with his physical therapist Emily Tiedtke in his home on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Vinton. Woods has a rare genetic disorder known as Kabuki syndrome, which among many complications, leaves him unable to walk without assistance.
  • Iowa State’s Solomon Young commits an offensive foul while attempting to shoot during the Cyclones men’s basketball game against No. 15 Seton Hall on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, at Hilton Coliseum in Ames.
  • U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., gives a speech about the state of his campaign and the 2020 presidential race on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, in Des Moines.
  • Pete Buttigieg, former Mayor of South Bend, Ind., listens to his introduction given by U.S. Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Md., before entering his town hall event on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, in Harlan.
  • Eager fans wait for autographs from players during Michigan State’s open practice before the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.
  • Leaves turn red and yellow as fall grips central Iowa on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, in Ledges State Park.
  • Iowa State’s Cameron Lard attempts to score during the Iowa State men’s basketball game against Texas on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, in Hilton Coliseum.
  • U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., arrives at Roosevelt High School to speak to caucus goers on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Des Moines.
  • People gather in a home in Johnston to listen to Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Feb. 9, 2018, in Iowa. Buttigieg made five stops in the state over the weekend as he explores a run for president.
  • Iowa State’s Nick Weiler-Babb reacts to missing a thee-point shot in the final minutes during the Iowa State men’s basketball game against Kansas State on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones lost to KSU by one point, 58-57.
  • U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., greets caucus goers at Roosevelt High School on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Des Moines.
  • New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who is considering a run for president, is greeted by members of the Asian & Latino Coalition before speaking at an event hosted by the Coalition on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, in Des Moines.
  • Iowa State coach Steve Prohm reacts after an Alcorn State player makes a wide open dunk during the Iowa State men’s basketball game against Alcorn State on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones bet Alcorn State 78-58. In the post game news conference Coach Prohm said, “Sometimes you can win, but mentally you donÕt come out victorious.”
  • Rain gathers on the lenses of Bill Northey’s, undersecretary in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, glasses while meeting with farmers to discuss the damage to farmland during recent flooding on Thursday, Mach 28, 2019, in Hamburg.
  • A member of the staff for Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Ind., holds an “edge” sign during a cheer, “boot edge edge” before Buttigieg’s rally on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, in Des Moines. This is Buttigieg’s first event in Des Moines since announcing his campaign for president.
  • Indianola High School Seniors Natalie Wooslui and Bella Bingaman cheer as the clock hits 8:20PM, 20:20 in military time, in the parking lot of the Indianola football stadium on Monday, April 20, 2020, during a celebration for the Class of 2020 after classes for the rest of the year were canceled due to COVID-19. The school’s Project Graduation Committee planned the event, asking people to gather inside their cars to watch the stadium and score board lit up.
  • Steve Bullock, Governor of Montana, talks with people in the crowd after speaking at Confluence Brewing Company on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Des Moines. This is Bullock’s first visit to Iowa after announcing his 2020 bid.
  • Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to a crowd of people on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at the Grand River Conference Center in Dubuque. This is Biden’s first trip to Iowa after announcing his run for president.
  • Chase Nicholson, 22 of Bondurant, cries while listening to his aunt Cynthia Liston Thye read a victim impact statement during Nicholson’s sentencing after pleading guilty to three counts of first-degree murder for the killing of his parents and sister, on Monday, April 30, 2018, at the Polk County Courthouse in Des Moines.
  • U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, has a conversation with Pat and Lyle Fleshner, of Denison, at Cronk’s Cafe on Monday, May 20, 2019, in Denison.
  • Sweat drips off the nose of Tom Steyer, a Democratic donor and activist, while he speaks at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, at the Iowa State Fair.
  • Kim Reynolds celebrates winning the election for Governor during the Republican Party of Iowa’s election night victory party on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in downtown Des Moines.
  • Iowa State women’s golf coach Christie Martens takes a moment to gather her emotions and look at her notes while speaking to the media after the death of one of her former student athletes, Celia Barquin Arozamena, on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, in Ames.
  • U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-CA, smiles at 10-year-old Jane Grimm while setting the table for a Sunday night dinner with Jane’s family on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in Ames.
  • Former Vice President Joe Biden gives remarks during a campaign event on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in West Point.
  • Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds puts on her “I voted” sticker after casting her vote in the 2018 election on Tuesday morning, Nov. 6, 2018, in her hometown of Osceola. Reynolds is running for Governor against Democrat Fred Hubbell.
  • Former Vice President Joe Biden enters his town hall on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at William Penn University in Oskaloosa.
  • City High’s Aubrey Joens shoots the ball during the Class 5A Iowa girls’ state basketball tournament quarterfinal between Iowa City City High and West Des Moines Valley on Monday, Jan. 25, 2019, in Wells Fargo Arena.
  • Brenda Tran, owner of the Vietnam Cafe, carries a to-go order down a hallway and outside to the nearest parking lot to deliver meals curb-side on Sunday, May 3, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. After COVID-19 closed the mall, every order from the Cafe is delivered this way. Tran said the renewed support from her customers has motivated her to be the best cook she can be.
  • President Donald Trump waves goodbye to the crowd as he leaves the US Cellular Center during a rally on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Cedar Rapids.