One of the reasons politicians don’t often engage in massive overhauls of the American economy is that it’s very difficult to defend a massive overhaul of the American economy. However good any given plan is,

The comment come after Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, addressed federal cuts to Medicaid – which Republicans have proposed as part of President Donald Trump's sweeping tax bill – during a town hall in Parkersburg, Iowa, on May 30. As she was speaking, someone shouted from the audience, "people will die!"

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is offering a mock apology after remarks she made about Medicaid caused a stir. On Friday at a town hall in Parkersburg, Ernst was answering a question about proposed cuts to Medicaid included in the big tax and policy bill House Republicans recently approved.

The mortality debate unleashed by Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst continued Sunday as Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., clapped back with what amounted to “Duh.”

Joni Ernst of Iowa agreed to attend an hour-long event early on Friday morning. She quickly offered the political world a timely reminder as to why so many GOP policymakers avoid such gatherings.The issue at hand,

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) gave a curt answer to a voter during a contentious town hall when discussing the latest changes to Medicaid that were passed in the House GOP package earlier this month. She was defending the cuts endorsed by House Republicans, saying that only those ineligible for benefits would be cut from the program.