Only Congress can stop payments or shut down agencies, but Iowa’s delegation is OK with ignoring the Constitution, writes the ...

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote ... Brianne Pfannenstiel is the chief politics reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach her at [email protected] or 515-284-8244.

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst has hailed Elon Musk and the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency as a necessary ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) detailed USAID's major spending wastes, including pottery classes in Morocco and tourism in Lebanon.

Gov. Kim Reynolds, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson are all pushing child care proposals as part of their ...

Agriculture is a major export industry for the U.S., and Canada and Mexico are some of the biggest importers of products ...

Republican lawmakers introduced bills to reducing overpayments made to SNAP recipients, but Iowa advocates say the bills ...