Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst will not seek a third term in 2026, she announced in a video message, leaving Iowa with its first open Senate ...

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst was met with shouts and groans when she said “we all are going to die” as she addressed potential changes to Medicaid eligibility at a town hall in north-central Iowa on ...

Veteran political strategist David Axelrod knocked Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) on Monday for her sarcastic video response to backlash she faced over remarks about Medicaid cuts and death during a town ...

The panel discusses Senator Joni Ernst's decision not to seek reelection in Iowa in 2026. Kasie Hunt talks to a Democratic candidate running for her seat. Also, a doctor who helped lead the CDC's ...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst will not seek reelection in 2026, according to two people familiar with her decision, setting off a major upheaval in one of Iowa's marquee midterm contests. Speculation has ...