Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shortly before President Trump’s inauguration, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced with great fanfare the founding of a bipartisan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst told a crowd of conservatives that she received "a lot of pressure from the White House" to run for a third ...

A new bill would mandate that federally issued credit cards get deactivated as soon as a government employee leaves their job, after an audit earlier this year found there were more active federal ...

"It has been an honor to dedicate my life to the service of our great state and country," Ernst said in a video announcement. "Now as our family ages and grows, it's my time for me to give back to ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Donning a blue quarter-zip sweatshirt and an Iowa State University Army ROTC hat, U.S. Sen.

FIRST ON FOX: A Senate Republican has a list of more than a "trillion dollars worth of ideas ripe for a trim" as the federal government shutdown continues. Office of Management and Budget Director ...

WASHINGTON — The known pricetag of the government shutdown has exploded to at least $4.4 billion, but the exact cost will likely be even higher when the dust settles. Recently proposed legislation ...

A mounting wave of scrutiny has landed on one of Washington’s largest minority-business contracting programs, as Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa moved to halt funding across two dozen federal agencies while ...

Shortly before President Trump’s inauguration, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced with great fanfare the founding of a bipartisan Senate Inspector General Caucus. Caucuses are informal congressional ...