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 ...

Senator Joni Ernst is not seeking re-election in 2026, with the Republican’s decision throwing Iowa wide open. The 55-year-old told people close to her that she is stepping aside, though her office ...

Washington — Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iowa Republican, officially announced Tuesday that she won't seek reelection in 2026 after two terms in the Senate. "After a tremendous amount of prayer and reflection ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) officially announced Tuesday that she will not run for a third six-year term next year. “It has been an honor to dedicate my life to the service of our great state and country ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday that she will not seek reelection next year, confirming in a video post on social media that she will retire after months of speculation about ...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iowa Republican and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is not seeking re-election in 2026. Ernst, a native of Red Oak, who grew up on a family farm in southwest ...

Washington — Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iowa Republican, officially announced Tuesday that she won't seek reelection in 2026 after two terms in the Senate. "After a tremendous amount of prayer and reflection ...

"After a tremendous amount of prayer and reflection, I will not be seeking reelection in 2026," Joni Ernst, a Republican, said in a video message. Ernst's decision not to run for a third term in 2026 ...