The Republican senator from Iowa faces some criticism from Iowa activists. Her Senate seat is up in the 2026 election.

Every year, Ernst nominates Iowa students to U.S. Service Academies, including the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy ...

Senator Ernst has a chance to buttress a reputation for taking seriously allegations of abuse against women, writes Rekha ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell recently warned all senators, including Iowa’s Joni Ernst: “We’re in a very, very dangerous world right ...

Ernst, the first female combat veteran in the Senate, has been threatened with a primary challenge over her reticence - so ...

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst has nominated a Greene County Community School District (CSD) student to a U.S. Service Academy.

Donald Trump’s aides have suggested that Iowa Senator Joni Ernst may be trying to sink the nomination of Pete Hegseth as defense secretary so that she can get the job instead. Ernst, a combat ...

Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst issued a more positive assessment on Monday after a second meeting with Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s ...

DES MOINES, Iowa − The pressure campaign against U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is mounting − including from some Iowa Republicans− as she refuses to commit to supporting Pete Hegseth, President-elect ...