Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst is running for Senate Republican Conference chair, setting up a blockbuster fall race against Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton for the No. 3 position in party leadership in the next ...

Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa is facing criticism from supporters of President-elect Donald Trump for not backing Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary. Hegseth denied all allegations of ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iraq War combat veteran and Iowa’s first woman elected to Congress, is expected to announce next month she will not seek reelection, leaving another vacancy ...

Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell should be thanking Sen. Joni Ernst: The cost overruns her team dug up on mismanaged government projects make the Fed’s renovation overspending look almost modest.

Senate Republicans are bracing for another one of their colleagues to possibly call it quits: Joni Ernst. The two-term Iowa senator hasn’t officially announced her plans for 2026, and she’s gone ...

Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) recent controversial remarks on Medicaid are threatening to become a political liability for the incumbent as she faces reelection next year. Ernst drew the ire of Democrats ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak serving her second term, confirmed Tuesday that she will not run for re-election. Ernst explained her decision in a video. “My ...