Republicans are increasingly on the defensive over the party’s handling of Medicaid cuts in the party’s “big, beautiful bill,” underscoring how the issue has become an early flashpoint ahead of ...

Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) recent controversial remarks on Medicaid are threatening to become a political liability for the incumbent as she faces reelection next year. Ernst drew the ire of ...

The question Americans should ask themselves is simple: If the GOP's domestic policy package is so great, why can’t the party ...

The senator’s sarcasm-tinged response to controversy complicates Republican efforts to downplay their bill’s effects on ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — A group of clergy, faith-based protesters and disability advocates were once again arrested in the U.S.

Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa told an audience “Well, we all are going to die,” in response to concerns that Medicaid cuts woud ...

The hosts of The View took Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) to task during Monday’s episode over the senator’s town hall exchange about ...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Iowa state Rep. J.D. Scholten, a Democrat, announced a run for U.S. Senate on Monday, a decision he says ...

Iowa Democratic state Rep. J.D. Scholten is launching a challenge against Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), he confirmed to multiple ...

The Republican senator sparked a controversy with her rhetoric about her party's proposed Medicaid cuts. A follow-up video ...

In the video posted on her Instagram, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst speaks directly to the camera while apparently walking through a ...