Sen. Joni Ernst’s viral comment on Medicaid cuts sparks national backlash. What she said, why it matters, and what’s next in ...

A Council Bluffs state lawmaker considering a bid for the U.S. Senate recently spoke out against a bill under consideration by Senate Republicans.

Iowa state Sen. Zach Wahls (D) on Wednesday announced a challenge against Republican Sen. Joni Ernst in the Hawkeye State, as ...

Iowa state Sen. Zach Wahls is launching a campaign for the U.S. Senate. He's the latest Democrat seeking to challenge ...

Sen. Joni Ernst's "people will die" firestorm has shaken up her reelection campaign, prompted a GOP primary challenger and ...

The former TV personality, now running the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said people should have to “prove that ...

President Donald Trump deployed about 300 National Guard troops to Los Angeles to protect federal personnel and property as ...

Ernst’s early reputation was as a mainstream conservative, endorsed in her first Senate race by Mitt Romney. She cut through the noise with an infamous ad in which she equated castrating hogs with ...