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Joni Ernst

  1. politics
    Joni Ernst Scurries to Avoid Questions About Plan to Back HegsethThe Iowa senator supports Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary, despite allegations of assault and drinking — but she doesn’t want to talk about it.
    By Nia Prater
  2. early and often
    Why Joni Ernst Is Caving on Hegseth ConfirmationAll it took was a few threats from MAGA-land and Ernst became more positive about the Pentagon nominee, despite the troubling allegations.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. minimum wage increase
    There Was Some Late-Night Maneuvering on the Minimum WageJoni Ernst tried to set up a trap for moderate Democrats during the vote-a-rama. But Bernie Sanders outfoxed her and avoided a recorded vote.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. 2020 elections
    Iowa Democratic Candidate Trailing by 6 Votes Will Appeal to the HouseIn a race that was essentially tied, Rita Hart wants the kind of lengthy investigation Congress can offer, but Republicans are crying foul.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. poll position
    There’s an Outlier Poll for Whatever You Want to Hear Right NowPolling averages in presidential and Senate races are fairly stable, but you can cherry-pick surveys going in all sorts of directions.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. politics
    Where the Trump Revolution Started and EndedRepublicans thought they had a realignment on their hands four years ago. Iowa shows why they were wrong.
    By Ben Jacobs
  7. poll position
    The Three States With Both Close Presidential and Senate RacesIn Georgia, North Carolina, and Iowa, Biden and Trump are virtually tied, and so too are Senate candidates.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. 2020 elections
    Joni Ernst Bombs on Must-Know Soybean Question in DebateRepublican Ernst became famous for her 2014 ads bragging about her experience castrating hogs on an Iowa farm. She seems to have lost touch.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. 2020 elections
    We May Have to Wait for Senate Election Results, TooFor reasons ranging from slow counts of mail ballots to funky majority-vote requirements, we may not know who controls the Senate until January.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. poll position
    New State Polls Show Biden Landslide and Narrow Trump Win Are Both PossibleBiden’s national lead is steady, but a shift of a few points in either direction could produce a big shift in Electoral votes.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. politics
    Joni Ernst Implies That Doctors Are Inflating Coronavirus Deaths for CashLook, she’s just asking questions.
    By Benjamin Hart
  12. 2020 elections
    Democrats’ Chances of Retaking the Senate Keep ImprovingRight now the Senate landscape is shifting steadily toward Democrats, who have far fewer vulnerable seats to defend.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. supreme court
    RBG Health Scare a Reminder of Republican Plans to Ram Through Nominee This YearFlipping a liberal Supreme Court seat could happen as late as a post-election lame-duck session of the Senate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. vision 2020
    Trump Picked the Wrong Hostage in Battle Over Confederate-Named Military BasesSenator Chuck Grassley predicts that Republicans will override Trump if he vetoes the defense bill to block the renaming of military bases.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. 2020 elections
    Ranks of Republican Women in Senate Could Be Decimated in NovemberAs many as four of the GOP’s nine women in the Senate could lose, and a fifth is a prospect for a party switch.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. 2020 elections
    Republican Women in Congress Will Remain a Small Band in 2021The small ranks of Republican women in the Senate could fall in 2020, and probably won’t rise above the current 13 members in the House.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. joe biden
    GOP Senator: If Elected, Joe Biden Could Be Immediately ImpeachedIowa’s Joni Ernst said Democrats have lowered the bar for impeachment and Biden “should be very careful what he’s asking for.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  18. impeachment
    GOP Senator Suggests Her Party Is Using Ukraine to Hurt Biden in the PrimaryJoni Ernst contradicted the talking point that Trump was simply rooting out corruption, with no intention of hurting Biden’s electoral shot.
    By Matt Stieb
  19. 2020 elections
    Democratic Money Mobilizing to Win SenateIt will still be an uphill battle for Democrats, but they have a decent shot at giving a new president a fighting change to succeed.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. 2020 elections
    Iowa Republican Senator Wants to Gut Social Security ‘Behind Closed Doors’The salt-of-the-earth Senator Ernst is exposing her inner wing nut in treating the safety net as a “problem” elites must “solve.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. electoral college
    No, Joni Ernst, Iowans Don’t Need the Electoral College to Influence PresidentsIt’s funny that the senator for the first-in-the-nation-caucus state thinks nobody would pay attention to Iowa if not for its six electoral votes.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. steve king
    Iowa Democrat Aims to Knock Off Steve King, If Republicans Don’t Do It FirstJ.D. Scholten nearly beat King in the 2018 midterms. If the old demagogue survives his primary, Scholten will be waiting.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. 2020 senate elections
    Susan Collins’s Approval Rating Dives As Reelection Contest ApproachesThe senator is losing popularity and is lashed to a president who is even more unpopular than she is in Maine.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. judicial appointments
    Trump Aide, Thomas Protégé Confirmed for Top Circuit CourtNeomi Rao, with an assist from Clarence Thomas, satisfied conservatives on abortion policy, and could be a candidate for a Supreme Court opening.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. racism
    Republicans Have Tolerated Steve King’s Racism for a Long TimeUntil very recently, his fellow Republicans were happy to express solidarity with King despite his notorious nativism.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. senate judiciary committee
    Republicans Finally Appoint Two Women to the Senate Judiciary CommitteeJoni Ernst and Marsha Blackburn are trusted party loyalists and hard-core anti-abortion lawmakers who can provide cover for their party’s misogyny.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. GOP Lawmakers Break With Trump on Transgender Military BanSeveral senators have called out the ban, saying any qualified American should be able to serve in the military.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  28. America Votes for Change, Gives Up on HopeThe country wanted to throw the bums in power out, and the bums in power were the Democrats.
    By Frank Rich
  29. midterms 2014
    11 Big Firsts From the 2014 Midterm ElectionsMeet the first black Republican woman in Congress, and more.
    By Katie Zavadski
  30. the national interest
    Republican Joni Ernst Admits Why Republicans Really Hate ObamacareAnother secret recording.
    By Jonathan Chait