Republican lawmakers introduced bills to reducing overpayments made to SNAP recipients, but Iowa advocates say the bills won’t be effective.

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.

Gov. Kim Reynolds, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson are all pushing child care proposals as part of their 2025 agendas.

Joni Ernst of Iowa stayed quiet after President Donald ... She denied interest in running against Ernst, but on Jan. 13 the Des Moines Register reported that Lake would appear as a speaker there ...

Ernst said federal employees have "abused" telework policies that were initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic, and claimed it is one of the "biggest areas of waste" in the federal government.

Chris Leguisano was not there to celebrate Christmas or several milestones for her children and grandchildren for the last five and a half months. Despite

The crash, which is the deadliest U.S. air crash since 2001, is believed to have been caused by the helicopter flying into the path of the airliner, officials say. Following the tragedy, Iowa lawmakers and leaders offered their condolences.

They know the impact of this uncertainty on their constituency, but they also don’t want to be seen as crossing El Caudillo del Mar-A-Lago in public.

On Wednesday, during a Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing regarding the nomination of Kelly Loeffler as the Small Business Administration (SBA) administrator, Iowa Senator Joni Ernst emphasized the need for reform within the agency.

Auditor Rob Sand chastises Iowa Workforce Development for lax oversight after audit finds hundreds of thousands channeled to nonprofit misspent

Some Iowa elected officials have shared statements regarding the crash, while Sen. Chuck Grassley addressed the wreck during a confirmation hearing.

John Groninga, a Mason City resident who served in the Iowa House of Representatives for a decade and was also a high school and community college instructor, died Friday, Jan.