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Sen. Ernst not earnest apology: Darcy cartoons
Senator Joni Ernst, responding to national heat over her cold response to potential deaths from Medicaid cuts, dug her hole ...
US Sen. Joni Ernst hires Iowa native as campaign manager to run 2026 reelection effort
Iowa native Bryan Kraber will lead Joni Ernst's reelection bid as campaign manager, Ernst announced June 4 in a news release.
Sen. Joni Ernst helps GOP find its authentic voice: 'We all are going to die.' | Opinion
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa has given her party a slogan that defines all it is trying to achieve: 'We all are going ...
Joni Ernst Gets New Challenger After Medicaid Backlash
Iowa Democrat J.D. Scholten has announced that he is entering the 2026 race for Republican Senator Joni Ernst 's seat. The ...
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Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst hires campaign manager to oversee 2026 re-election bid
Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is serving her second, six-year term representing Iowa in the U.S. Senate and is up for re-election ...
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Ernst posts snarky reply after telling town hall ‘we all are going to die’
Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iowa Republican facing reelection in 2026, flippantly dismissed voters’ concerns in recent days that people could die if Republicans cut Medicaid as they’ve promised to do ...
Election handicapper shifts Ernst race toward Democrats after Medicaid remarks
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 ...