In early May 2026, a rumor circulated online that U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst exposed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for "stolen valor" during a Senate hearing by asking him to show his Combat Action Badge, ...

When the Washoe County School Board hired Superintendent Joe Ernst, he signed a four-year contract — a lofty commitment in a district where only one of his five predecessors lasted that long. Last ...

Washoe County School District Superintendent Joe Ernst will retire in July, two years after taking the job. Ernst was hired in May 2024 and assumed the top post that July. Before that, he'd taught and ...

As American forces launched Operation Cobra and shattered Germany’s grip on Normandy, one SS Panther commander carved out a fearsome reputation by destroying Sherman tanks in rapid succession and ...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst attended her last State of the Union address as a U.S. senator, marking the end of her 12-year tenure in the United States Senate. Ernst, a Republican who was first elected in ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is joining several other Republican lawmakers in calling to lower the national temperature amid escalating tensions over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement ...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is closing her Senate career at two terms, but allies say her imprint on Iowa politics and the Capitol will endure. Republican strategist David Oman — Ernst’s 2014 campaign ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) formally announced in a video Tuesday she will not seek reelection in next year’s midterm elections. “I will not be seeking reelection in 2026,” Ernst said. “This was no easy ...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst celebrates the "Big Beautiful Bill" in Nevada, Iowa in August 2025. U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst will not run for reelection in 2026, she announced Tuesday in a video message. The ...

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa formally announced on Monday that she will not run for re-election in next year's midterms. "Having been raised in a family who has given me so much love and support ...

"After a tremendous amount of prayer and reflection, I will not be seeking reelection in 2026," Joni Ernst, a Republican, said in a video message. Ernst's decision not to run for a third term in 2026 ...