The Iowans’ push stems from the 2016 death of Sarah Root, a Council Bluffs resident who was killed by an undocumented ...

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.

Joni Ernst had been seen as a key hurdle to Pete Hegseth’s confirmation. She approached her questions firmly but without ...

Sarah’s Law was being considered as an amendment to the Laken Riley Act, which is on the Senate floor this week.

Letters published Jan. 13-19, 2025, deal with state government and the resolution of Des Moines' Greenwood Park art ...

Trump's got the bullhorn now to say, ‘MAGA nation is watching,’” said outgoing Dallas County Republican Party Chair Kelley ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a key member of the Senate Armed Services Committee who has championed women serving in combat ...

After four years of weakness in the White House, Americans deserve a strong Secretary of Defense,” Ernst said on Tuesday ...

President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in Monday as the 47th President of the United States.Members of Congress, former ...

Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, delivers remarks during a Senate Armed ... is headlining a political event in West Des Moines later this month in an apparent attempt to help drive home the threat.

Joni Ernst pressed Pete Hegseth about ... who grew up in eastern Iowa, is headlining a political event in West Des Moines later this month in an apparent attempt to help drive home the threat.