Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst will not seek reelection in 2026, according to two people familiar with her decision, setting off a major ...

Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's re-election campaign raised $3.6 million during the most recent three-month federal fundraising period. Ernst's campaign also reported Tuesday that it finished ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iraq War combat veteran and Iowa’s first woman elected to Congress, is expected to announce next month she will not seek reelection, leaving another vacancy ...

EXCLUSIVE: Hours before Rep. Ashley Hinson of Iowa kicks off a statewide campaign swing as she runs to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Joni Ernst, she landed the backing of the top Senate Republican. "We ...

Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) teased a run for Iowa’s Senate seat Tuesday after Sen. Joni Ernst (R) formally announced her retirement. “As we look forward, President Trump needs a fighter in the Senate ...

When Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst announced last year that they would not be seeking re-election, attention shifted to the millions of dollars in their respective campaign ...

Republican Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson announced Tuesday that she will run for Iowa’s open Senate seat in 2026 following Republican Sen. Joni Ernst’s decision not to run for reelection. Hinson, a former ...

Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican from Iowa, has privately indicated she will not seek reelection in 2026, a decision that could make it harder for her party to hold the seat. Ernst, 55, was first ...

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 ...