The once-ascending senator has lost steam after getting bullied into backing Pete Hegseth and horribly mishandling protests ...

Ernst wound up supporting Hegseth’s nomination, despite supposed concerns about his character and lack of experience. She followed the same path as North Carolina Sen. Thom Tills, who announced his ...

U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn floated the idea of running for governor last week — but after talking with President Donald Trump, the ...

Iowa Republican and former state lawmaker Jim Carlin announced Friday he is once again running for the U.S. Senate, this time seeking to challenge incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst in the ...

There are growing concerns among Republican party leaders that Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) may be the next lawmaker to decide to ...

Bondi failed to remember her place in the world and Trump's default to personal gain over public good. She should have ...

Nunn previously expressed interest in launching a gubernatorial bid instead after Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) announced she would not be seeking reelection.

This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Letters to the editor for Saturday, July 12, 2025 ...

President Donald Trump’s grip on the GOP is eroding the party’s ideological center, as many lawmakers conclude there’s little room left for compromise — or for them. Among the latest ...

Senate Republicans are bracing for another one of their colleagues to possibly call it quits: Joni Ernst. The two-term Iowa ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has added to a key military spending bill making its way through Congress a pair of provisions to ...