U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst will not seek reelection in 2026, according to two people familiar with her decision, setting off a major upheaval in one of Iowa's marquee midterm contests. Speculation has ...

Three days after Sen. Joni Ernst responded to a constituent’s concerns about potential Medicaid cuts by saying, “We’re all going to die,” the Iowa Republican drew a high-profile Democratic opponent.

Unscripted public meetings are an implicit obligation for elected officials. But talks with constituents or reporters should also be political opportunities: This brings us to Sen. Joni Ernst. In the ...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst spoke to an audience in Cedar Rapids before introducing Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley Oct. 20, 2023. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch) U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst ...

WATERLOO — Eddie Mauro is hoping to unseat Sen. Joni Ernst by focusing on health care, the earned income tax credit and other issues important to Iowans. Mauro, a 56-year-old Des Moines businessman ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is facing a new Democratic challenger in J.D. Scholten, after he claimed her recent comments at a town hall motivated him to jump in the race. Ernst is up for reelection in 2026 ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) officially announced Tuesday that she will not run for a third six-year term next year. “It has been an honor to dedicate my life to the service of our great state and country ...

Ernst was first elected in 2014. Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst plans to announce that she will not run for reelection in 2026, a senior Republican official familiar with her decision told ABC News.

URBANDALE, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst has not officially said if she plans to run for reelection in 2026 — but she told a GOP audience Wednesday that Democrats should “bring ...

ACCORDING TO THE UNIVERSITY, THE RACE FOR ONE OF IOWA’S U.S. SENATE SEATS IS HEATING UP. STATE SENATOR ZACH WAHLS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED HIS 2020 CAMPAIGN TODAY. HE JOINS A GROWING LIST OF DEMOCRATS ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (right) and former Vice President Mike Pence (left) lead a column of motorcycle riders on a ride during Sen. Joni Ernst’s annual Roast and Ride event in Des Moines on June 3, 2023.