EIGHT NEWS, IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. IOWA SENATOR, REPUBLICAN JONI ERNST CONTINUES TO FACE QUESTIONS ABOUT HER CONTROVERSIAL REMARKS AT A TOWN HALL LAST WEEK. YESTERDAY, ERNST DEFENDED HER COMMENT THAT, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst will not be running for re-election in 2026, despite winning by more than six points in 2020. The ...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst will not seek reelection in 2026, according to two people familiar with her decision, setting off a major upheaval in one of Iowa's marquee midterm contests. Speculation has ...

Three days after Sen. Joni Ernst responded to a constituent’s concerns about potential Medicaid cuts by saying, “We’re all going to die,” the Iowa Republican drew a high-profile Democratic opponent.

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) officially announced Tuesday that she will not run for a third six-year term next year. “It has been an honor to dedicate my life to the service of our great state and country ...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst posted a sarcastic apology video following a viral moment when she told a town hall audience member that "we all are going to die" in response to concerns over Medicaid cuts. The ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is facing a new Democratic challenger in J.D. Scholten, after he claimed her recent comments at a town hall motivated him to jump in the race. Ernst is up for reelection in 2026 ...

ACCORDING TO THE UNIVERSITY, THE RACE FOR ONE OF IOWA’S U.S. SENATE SEATS IS HEATING UP. STATE SENATOR ZACH WAHLS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED HIS 2020 CAMPAIGN TODAY. HE JOINS A GROWING LIST OF DEMOCRATS ...