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Iowa US Senate candidate ends bid to run against Republican incumbent Joni Ernst

An Iowa Democratic state lawmaker is bowing out of the 2026 U.S. Senate primary race and endorsing a colleague as the “best ...
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Sen. Ernst says 'bring it on' to Democratic challengers

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst highlighted her relationship with President Donald Trump and called on Iowa Republicans to unite behind ...

Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek joins crowded Democratic primary to oust Joni Ernst

In bright-red Iowa, the Democratic field vying to unseat Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) grew to five on Tuesday as state Rep. Josh ...

Republicans pitch Trump’s domestic policy agenda in Iowa, but some entrepreneurs aren’t yet sold

When Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler touted that her agency guarantees approximately 2,000 small business loans ...

'I know how to win': Iowa Democrat seeks to unseat GOP Senator Joni Ernst

The Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat is heating up in Iowa. Two-time Paralympian and State Rep. Josh Turek joins The ...

Democrats' Chances of Flipping Joni Ernst's GOP Senate Seat in Iowa—Polls

Outside of Iowa, Democrats view the Maine seat held by Senator Susan Collins and the open North Carolina seat as their best ...
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Joni Ernst fields angry questions on Medicaid cuts at Iowa town hall

PARKERSBURG, IOWA − Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, fielded angry questions on Medicaid cuts, President Donald Trump 's tax cut proposal and DOGE at a town hall on May 30, at one point telling a ...