Only Congress can stop payments or shut down agencies, but Iowa’s delegation is OK with ignoring the Constitution, writes the ...

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst has hailed Elon Musk and the Trump administration ... Below are excerpts from interviews conducted Wednesday and Thursday in Urbandale, a northwest suburb of Des Moines. Musk's ...

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote ... Brianne Pfannenstiel is the chief politics reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach her at [email protected] or 515-284-8244.

Joni Ernst had been seen as a key hurdle to Pete Hegseth’s confirmation. She approached her questions firmly but without ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson are all pushing child care proposals as part of their ...