Sen. Joni Ernst, the chair of the DOGE caucus, is rolling out a new bill that targets excess disbursements in the "food stamp ...

Joni Ernst faces some intraparty unrest in her ... noting that she remains popular among Republicans in the state and that she boasts strong conservative credentials. But conversations with ...

Trump's got the bullhorn now to say, ‘MAGA nation is watching,’” said outgoing Dallas County Republican Party Chair Kelley Koch.

With most Democrats expected to vote against him, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid for health secretary will come down whether he ...

Allies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary challengers for Republican senators who don’t back Trump ...

After the hearing wrapped up, Hegseth was treated as a hero by his supporters. He embraced his wife and a long line of ...

Letters published Jan. 13-19, 2025, deal with state government and the resolution of Des Moines' Greenwood Park art installation saga.

More Trump nominees with potentially rocky paths to confirmation face hearings in the Senate this week, including Tulsi ...

But will Senate Republicans do their duty?” More: Key GOP holdout Joni Ernst says she will 'support' Pete Hegseth through nomination process Some of the optimism was short-lived. Two days after ...

Joni Ernst of Iowa. But, for now ... Democrats on the Armed Services Committee will make sure of that. Even Republicans who sit on the committee and care deeply about our men and women in uniform will ...

Joni Ernst announced this week she will vote to ... Ernst, who had been one of the few Republicans in Congress to express concerns about Hegseth’s nomination, faced intense political pressure ...