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Joni Ernst, Iowa and Medicaid

The Des Moines Register · 1h

Meet the Iowa woman who shouted 'people will die' at Sen. Joni Ernst over Medicaid cuts

India May, a 33-year-old Democrat from Charles City, is running for the Iowa House after sparking a viral moment at U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's town hall.

New York Magazine on MSN · 15h

Joni Ernst’s Medicaid Quip Could Cost Iowa GOP

A state that had been trending heavily toward the GOP is looking potentially competitive again, in part thanks to the senator’s gaffe.

KCCI 8 News on MSN · 9h

Sen. Joni Ernst doubles down on 'We all are going to die' quip with sarcastic response

Sen. Joni Ernst has posted a video using one of her social media accounts, further addressing her response to a town hall meeting in Iowa on Friday that was met with shouts and groans. The forum was held at a high school in Parkersburg,

Sen. Ernst draws a 2026 challenger

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Joni Ernst gets new challenger after Medicaid backlash

Iowa Democrat J.D. Scholten has announced that he is entering the 2026 race for Republican Senator Joni Ernst's seat. The decision was "prompted in part" by controversial remarks Ernst made about possible Medicaid cuts,

ABC News on MSN · 1d

Sen. Ernst draws a 2026 challenger because of her Medicaid cuts comments

Democrat J.D. Scholten, a Iowa state rep and pro baseball player, will take on Republican Sen. Joni Ernst in 2026 -- in part because of her comments about Medicaid cuts.

'How has she become this?' Joe slams senator's 'bizarre' video on Medicaid cuts

Iowa, was repeatedly pressed on cuts to Medicaid in the House's budget bill at a town hall in her home state last week, and pushed back on an attendee who said the cuts would lead to deaths. Sen. Ernst doubled down on her stance over the weekend in a video posted to her social media.

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Hakeem Jeffries Mocks Joni Ernst's 'We're All Gonna Die' Gaffe By Pointing To GOP Cruelty As The Cause

The House minority leader agreed with the Iowa senator that death is inevitable, but said he didn't think the cause should be ...

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Joni Ernst challenger JD Scholten motivated to run following town hall comments

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is facing a new Democratic challenger in J.D. Scholten, after he claimed her recent comments at a town ...

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Iowa Democratic Rep. and minor league pitcher J.D. Scholten to run against Sen. Joni Ernst

Democratic Iowa state Rep. J.D. Scholten is launching a run for the U.S. Senate, seeking to take on Republican U.S. Sen. Joni ...

A Day In Our Shoes on MSN1d

Joni Ernst Just Admitted the GOP Doesn't Care if the Big Beautiful Bill Kills You.

At a town hall in Parkersburg, Iowa last week, Senator Joni Ernst made a chilling admission—one that didn’t need to be said ...

Mediaite on MSN2d

Joe Scarborough Unloads on ‘Clueless’ Joni Ernst for Mocking Graveyard Video

Scarborough unloaded on Joni Ernst for her mock apology posted from a graveyard after backlash for a glib Medicaid quip at a ...

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