Articles Tagged: Joni Ernst

Both of Iowa’s Republican U.S. Senators say abortion regulations should be decided by individual states

Also, Democratic candidates Mike Franken and Deidre DeJear announce holiday weekend campaign plans

Gazette’s Fact Checker team looks at claim by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst that the federal government is spending $3 million a day to guard steel and other materials left over when President Joe Biden ended border wall construction.

Iowa’s Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted against a bipartisan gun bill that cleared Congress on a mostly party-line vote and is headed to President Joe Biden for his signature.

Grassley, who is up for re-election this fall, said he was “encouraged” to see the bipartisan group of senators produce a proposal.

Sen. Joni Ernst is among the critics of President Joe Biden as Americans see higher prices when they fill up on gas. But recent claims on surging gas costs earn mixed grades.

Republicans eyeing 2024 presidential run should ‘make it personal,’ be geographically strategic in Iowa, Iowa GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann says.

The requests from Reps. Hinson, Miller-Meeks and Axne seek funding for nearly $100 million worth of projects through what once was known as “earmarks.”

Recent state Supreme Court rulings ensured abortion access for pregnant women, but Iowa Republicans are working to nullify those rulings

If successful in Ukraine, Putin may move on Moldova, a non-NATO country where Russian forces are stationed, and the prime minister of Kosovo worries if Ukraine falls, Serbia will invade with support from Russian and China, Sen. Joni Ernst said.

Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and nine other senators visited with military leaders, refugees and humanitarian groups "to demonstrate America's unwavering support for the freedom-loving people of Ukraine, and affirm the strength of the world's most powerful alliance.“

Iowa’s Republican U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst said Wednesday they support U.S. military aid to Ukraine, though Grassley cautioned against starting World War III.

U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley of Iowa are introducing legislation to replace banned Russian oil with American renewable fuels, saying biofuels are less expensive then straight-up petroleum products.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ delivery of the Republican Party’s response to Democratic President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address received passing remarks from a trio of experts on Iowa politics. “I thought Gov. Reynolds did a very nice job,” one said.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds was the perfect choice to tell Iowa’s story to the nation because she can talk about tax cuts and moving faster than most to re-open businesses and schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. Or she was the wrong choice because she has overseen a national, political agenda that is unfriendly to Iowans. It’s all in the eye of the beholder.