An event for Kari Lake in Iowa was conveniently canceled after wayward Sen. Joni Ernst voted to confirm Trump's Defense ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Wednesday celebrated the mass firing of USAID employees, despite previously complaining that the ...

Allies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary challengers for Republican senators who don't back Trump ...

Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will vote for former Fox News ... A conservative commentator threatened to run in a Republican primary against Ernst if she seeks reelection in 2026, and the state's GOP ...

The Iowa senator supports Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary, despite allegations of assault and drinking — but she doesn’t want to talk about it.

Joni Ernst announced this week she will vote ... former Libertarian activist-turned Republican Joshua Smith, has promised to primary Ernst next year. He and others have taken issue with some ...

Joni Ernst’s support for Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth as crucial. A former Army National Guard commander, Ernst faced an avalanche of criticism and primary threats late last year after ...

By Karoun Demirjian Reporting from Washington Senator Joni Ernst, Republican of Iowa ... while prominent Iowa Republicans threatened to mount primary challenges against her in 2026.

REGIONAL—With the onset of a new presidency, small businesses across the country are among those in the spotlight.

A conservative commentator and media personality in Iowa said he was willing “to throw my support and network behind someone else President Trump prefers to primary Joni Ernst instead." ...

“Anyone who says with a straight face that they are going to beat Joni Ernst in a primary today is kidding themselves,” said Luke Martz, an Iowa Republican consultant. “It would be a fool ...