Asked in an interview if she would have "done things a little bit differently" Sen. Joni Ernst replied, "no, I don't think so."

A state that had been trending heavily toward the GOP is looking potentially competitive again, in part thanks to the senator’s gaffe.

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.

Iowa native Bryan Kraber will lead Joni Ernst's reelection bid as campaign manager, Ernst announced June 4 in a news release.

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst appears to be getting closer to announcing another re-election bid. Her campaign announced that Bryan Kraber will be the campaign manager for Ernst’s 2026 re-election. Kraber was a part of the senator’s 2020 re-election campaign.

Sen. Joni Ernst told reporters in 2024 that she intended to seek a third term but has not formally launched a reelection campaign.

Democratic Iowa state Rep. J.D. Scholten is launching a run for the U.S. Senate, seeking to take on Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst in 2026.

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa introduced legislation Thursday to codify policies implemented by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)

Iowa Democrat J.D. Scholten has announced that he is entering the 2026 race for Republican Senator Joni Ernst 's seat. The decision was "prompted in part" by controversial remarks Ernst made about possible Medicaid cuts, ABC News reported. Newsweek contacted Scholten and Ernst for comment on Tuesday via email outside regular office hours.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Wednesday knocked Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) over the controversy surrounding her “we’re all going to die” remarks about Medicaid, and a sarcastic apology video she later released from what appeared to be a graveyard.