GOP Sen. Joni Ernst’s retirement has opened up a U.S. Senate race in Iowa, a race Democrats see as a long-shot pickup ...

Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's announcement that she will not seek a third term in office creates an open seat for the 2026 ...

Turek, a former Paralympic athlete, is one of five Democrats seeking the party's nomination in Iowa's 2026 U.S. Senate ...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's decision not to run for reelection has reset the Republican field, spurring U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson to ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa Democratic state lawmaker bowed out of the 2026 U.S. Senate primary race on Monday and endorsed a fellow legislator as the “best hope” to unseat Republican U.S. Sen.

Illinois’ Board of Elections doesn’t cave in during a fight with the federal government. And Senator Joni Ernst will leave office at the end of next year. Host Jim Niedelman gets into ...

Ernst and Gov. Kim Reynolds deciding not to run for reelection makes it the first time in 58 years that Iowa will see open races for both governor and U.S.

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) -- U.S. Representative Ashley Hinson, a three-term Republican from ...

Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson becomes the major GOP contender for Iowa's Senate seat after Joni Ernst announces retirement, ...

“I pledge to you, I will listen. I will go visit all 99 counties," Hinson said. "I think we have a pretty good example set for us by our senior senator in Chuck Grassley. I'll get out and do the full ...

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