Iowa state Representative JD Scholten, a Democrat, said the GOP senator's comments had "really hit home" with him.

India May, a 33-year-old Democrat from Charles City, is running for the Iowa House after sparking a viral moment at U.S. Sen.

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst fielded angry questions about Medicaid cuts and President Donald Trump's tax cut bill at a town ...

Cartoons Wednesday's political cartoons include the Big Beautiful Bill's impact on Medicare and Medicaid, Donald Trump and JD ...

A state that had been trending heavily toward the GOP is looking potentially competitive again, in part thanks to the senator ...

Ernst, an Iowa Republican, joked that she thought her constituents 'understood that, yes, we are all going to perish from ...

Senator Joni Ernst is apparently standing by her absolutely terrible response to being told that “people will die” if the ...

Medicaid has been a hot topic in recent weeks as the GOP budget bill progresses through the legislative ranks.

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, was repeatedly pressed on cuts to Medicaid in the House's budget bill at a town hall in her home ...

Iowa Rep. J.D. Scholten, D-Sioux City, launched a run to challenge U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst Monday in the wake of her remarks at ...

Iowa state Rep. J.D. Scholten (D) joins Rising to discuss why he decided to challenge Sen. Joni Ernst in 2026.

United States Senator Joni Ernst is responding to backlash from comments made about Medicaid cuts at a townhall in ...