This Memorial Day weekend, Iowans will gather at backyard barbecues with friends and family, and celebrate the beginning of summer. It is important that we do so, because one of...
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak, has introduced a bill with a Democrat Senator from New York to mandate in-person sexual assault prevention training for new...
(Washington) -- Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is among lawmakers pushing for a culture change in terms of sexual assaults in the military.
Ernst and New York Democratic Senator Kirsten...
A bipartisan pair of senators introduced a bill Thursday that would require military recruits to have in-person sexual assault prevention training that includes social media...
As the Army continues to develop a potential replacement for the M4, for a handful of senators, replacing the carbine and 5.56 mm round with a new bullet and better rifle is a...
United States Senator Joni Ernst recently re-introduced a bill to help veterans receive treatment through the internet.
The Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017...
WASHINGTON, D.C (KCRG-TV9) -- Sixteen senators, including Iowa's Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, introduced a bill aimed at stimulating the Iowa economy.
It's called the American...
By Omaha World Herald Editorial Board
Iowa has often been a politically competitive state. For decades it elected a staunch liberal, Democrat Tom Harkin, and a staunch...
WASHINGTON — Telehealth services for veterans have expanded dramatically in recent years, but a group of lawmakers worries that federal rules governing that remote...
Like his father, Curtis Summers is leaving a legacy to his son.
Summers, 28, of State Center served in the U.S. Army in Iraq and on Saturday was presented a host of medals from a...
A group of bipartisan lawmakers — led by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. — is asking Congress to "ban the box."
Booker is joined by Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Tammy Brown,...
Iowans from Sioux City to Davenport know why I serve on these committees: Armed Services; Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; Environment and Public Works; and Small Business and...
— by By Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.)
Six billion gallons. That is the approximate amount of ethanol produced in Iowa and Illinois each and every year. It is more than the annual gasoline equivalent production of some...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -- Iowa lawmakers are taking their fight for federal funding for the Cedar Rapids flood project to the White House.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Joni...
— by By U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas)
According to the latest agricultural census, the average age of the American farmer is 58 years old, and it is trending upward. Meanwhile, there are more mouths to feed and people...
A bipartisan coalition of U.S. senators – including Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst – were among those who on Monday introduced a bill aimed at curbing sex abuse...
— by By Senator Joni Ernst and Representative Diane Black
In what has been described as a "final parting gift to Planned Parenthood," the Obama administration issued a rule at the end of December to secure federal Title X family planning...
When I deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as a company commander, I had to follow orders to travel in a buddy pair which applied to all service members on our base...
In the midst of this current era of hyper-partisanship, there have traditionally been few areas that can bring Republicans and Democrats together like U.S. support for Israel. We...