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Iowa state Sen. Zach Wahls is launching a campaign for the U.S. Senate. He's the latest Democrat seeking to challenge Republican Joni Ernst in 2026.
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst posted a sarcastic apology video following a viral moment when she told a town hall audience member that "we all are going to die" in response to concerns over Medicaid cuts.
When a lawmaker tells you 'we’re all going to die' in response to a policy choice, they’re justifying your suffering.
About 30 local residents voiced concerns about a proposed federal budget bill during a meeting Tuesday with U.S. Sen. Joni ...
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) knocked Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) on Wednesday over the controversy surrounding her “we’re all going to die” remarks about Medicaid, and a sarcastic… ...
Iowa state Sen. Zach Wahls (D) on Wednesday announced a challenge against Republican Sen. Joni Ernst in the Hawkeye State, as the incumbent deals with backlash over comments at a recent town hall. … ...
Iowa state Sen. Zach Wahls (D) on Wednesday announced a challenge against Republican Sen. Joni Ernst in the Hawkeye State, as the incumbent deals with backlash over comments at a recent town hall ...
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) will not announce her reelection plans until the fall, leaving a question mark over her political future even as she staffs up her campaign.
Sen. Joni Ernst says she wants Iowans 'to remember where I came from' Democrats have used Ernst's comments to argue she doesn't care about her constituents and is out of touch.
Joni Ernst doubles down on bleak ‘We are all going to die’ comments in sarcastic non-apology - ‘I made an incorrect assumption that everyone in the auditorium understood that yes, we are all ...
India May, a 33-year-old Democrat from Charles City, is running for the Iowa House after sparking a viral moment at U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's town hall.