Iowa Democrat J.D. Scholten has announced that he is entering the 2026 race for Republican Senator Joni Ernst 's seat. The ...

Sen. Joni Ernst faced backlash for her sarcastic apology video after making insensitive remarks about Medicaid cuts and death at a town hall, with political analysts David Axelrod and Scott ...

WATCH: Sen. Joni Ernst doubles down on 'We all are going to die' quip with sarcastic response KCCI did reach out to the senator's team and is waiting to hear back. Ernst is up for reelection in 2026.

Scholten's campaign website takes a swipe at Ernst, reading, "I grew up here and I’ll die here – but hopefully not because I ...

Senator Joni Ernst is apparently standing by her absolutely terrible response to being told that “people will die” if the ...

Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) recent controversial remarks on Medicaid are threatening to become a political liability for the incumbent as she faces reelection next year. Ernst drew the ire of ...

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 ...

In other campaign news, Congressman and gubernatorial candidate Randy Feenstra said his campaign has raised more than $3.2 ...

Iowa Rep. J.D. Scholten, D-Sioux City, launched a run to challenge U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst Monday in the wake of her remarks at a town hall that garnered national backlash ...

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst’s comments and video have led to a shift in Crystal Ball’s rating of the 2026 Senate race from “safe Republican” to “likely Republican”, as ...

There is pushback coming from Iowans over Senator Joni Ernst's town hall Friday.Someone in the crowd yelled that people will die from proposed Medicaid cuts and ...

The woman who yelled, “People will die,” last week as U.S. Senator Joni Ernst answered a question about Medicaid cuts is now running for a seat in the Iowa House of Representatives. India May is ...