Iowa’s two U.S. senators are reintroducing legislation that aims to immediately deport illegal immigrants who are convicted of sex crimes. Senator Chuck Grassley says he and Senator Joni Ernst believe ...

The BE GONE Act, targeting sexually violent illegal immigrants, is intended to commemorate Sexual Assault Awareness month, ...

As congressional Democrats and Republicans brace for a looming federal budget fight, border House members have kept busy ...

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) have introduced the "Better Enforcement of Grievous ...

Joni Ernst made her most expansive comments yet ... I am a survivor of sexual assault," said Ernst of Iowa, a military veteran who has spent much of her time as a lawmaker working on improving ...

Last month was sexual assault awareness month, and with that, U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) codified key parts of President Trump’s zero-tolerance ...

Joni Ernst of Iowa told a mostly Republican audience ... “I am a survivor of sexual assault. I’ve worked very heavily on sexual assault measures within the military. So I’d like to hear ...

Joni Ernst’s support for Defense Secretary nominee ... the role of women in the military, sexual assault prevention and auditing the Pentagon for waste and abuse. She sits on the Armed Services ...