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US Sen. Joni Ernst barely outraises Iowa Democratic challengers but has more cash on hand

Ernst, who hasn't formally announced she is seeking reelection in 2026, brought in $723,000 in the second quarter, slightly ...
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Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst Hints At Bringing List Of ‘Billion-Dollar Boondoggles’ ‘To A Squealing Halt’

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa exclusively told the Daily Caller News Foundation she is targeting more “billion-dollar ...

Top WH officials encourage Ernst to run again in private meeting

Top White House officials privately met with Iowa Senator Joni Ernst this week encouraging her to run for reelection in an ...
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Iowa’s Joni Ernst May Just Hang It Up and Go Home

The once-ascending senator has lost steam after getting bullied into backing Pete Hegseth and horribly mishandling protests ...

Senate claws back $9B in public broadcasting, foreign aid. How Iowa's senators voted

Both Republican senators voted yes in the early hours of July 17. The legislation returns to the House for approval ahead of ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Joni Ernst Hints At List Of ‘Billion-Dollar Boondoggles’ She Wants To Bring ‘To A Squealing Halt’

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa exclusively told the Daily Caller News Foundation she is targeting more “billion-dollar ...
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Iowa US Sen. Joni Ernst has large financial advantage if she opts to run for reelection

Campaign fundraising in Iowa’s 2026 U.S. Senate election was competitive between some of the top candidates, but Sen. Joni ...

Joni Ernst introduces legislation to expand mental health resources for Iowa farmers

According to the National Rural Health Association, farmers are 3 1/2 times more likely to die by suicide than the general ...
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Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst Unveils Amendment To Purge CCP From US Defense Industrial Base

An amendment adopted into the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would require the Department of Defense (DOD) to ...
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Here’s how Iowa’s members of Congress voted on $9B cut to public media, foreign aid

The bill will immediately cut 10 percent of Iowa Public Radio's budget, and 18 percent of Iowa PBS'. Rep. Ashley Hinson, of ...
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Joni Ernst accuses public broadcasting of "partisan propaganda"

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) during a Senate floor debate last week that resulted in $1.1 billion in cuts for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Context: Ernst referenced an essay written last ...

Chuck Grassley, Joni Ernst should reject rescissions, support vulnerable people | Opinion

Iowans have long supported vulnerable people around the world, and our senators can uphold that commitment today, writes Dan ...