All eyes will turn to the Senate in September when lawmakers return to the Capitol with a host of issues to tackle, chief among them gun safety legislation already approved by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives. In the wake of two August mass shootings...
Questions on gun violence and the 2nd Amendment dominated a contentious town hall forum with Senator Joni Ernst in Johnston this morning. Over half the audience members who asked Ernst about various policies pressed her on her gun rights stance. Though Ernst scheduled...
For Iowans, politics at the State Fair is as inevitable as enjoying fried food on a stick. Like it or not, it's there, and nearly inescapable. On Saturday, fairgoers won't bump into many people running for president, but they might see Sen. Joni Ernst — on a...
Climate change and environmental advocates flew a banner over the Iowa State Fairgrounds today, calling on Sen. Joni Ernst to acknowledge climate change and to act on policy. "We're out here today because Iowans are feeling the impacts of climate change more than ever...
Sen. Joni Ernst came to the U.S. Capitol in 2015 on a promise to make Washington "squeal." She vowed to "cut wasteful spending," telling voters in her infamous 2014 campaign ad she "knew how to cut pork" because she grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm. "My parents...
At a recent town hall meeting in Wright County, Sen. Joni Ernst was asked why Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had blocked election security bills from being debated. In a video of the exchange with Ernst, a member of the audience said he was "baffled" by...
Three Democrats participated Tuesday in the first multi-candidate event of Iowa's U.S. Senate race, introducing themselves to Siouxland voters. Siouxland Progressive Women hosted the forum in Sioux City with Eddie Mauro, a businessman and former educator from Des...
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst told reporters today she will not endorse a candidate in the Republican primary for Rep. Steve King's congressional seat. Ernst, in response to a question from the Cedar Rapids Gazette, said Thursday afternoon on a conference call with reporters,...
The team behind the political podcast "Pod Save America" has launched a new fundraising effort centered on retaking the U.S. Senate in 2020 and ridding Capitol Hill of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. "Pod Save America," hosted by former President Barack Obama...
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst returned Monday from a trip to the U.S-Mexico border with a message for her constituents: "The humanitarian crisis at our southern border is absolutely real." Ernst, in the midst of her first re-election campaign, discussed the trip on the Simon...
