1 day ago · WASHINGTON – Today, at the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing on the nomination of former Senator Kelly Loeffler to serve as the Small Business Administration (SBA) administrator, Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) highlighted how Loeffler’s track record as a successful business leader provides the exact experience needed to reform the bloated agency and restore its ...

4 days ago · In the case of Iowa's Joni Ernst, conservatives threatened to run against her if she didn't back Trump's pick for defense secretary, ... South Carolina's Lindsey Graham, a Trump confidant, has ...

4 days ago · Sens. Joni Ernst of Iowa, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, John Cornyn of Texas and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina could face primary challenges, some motivated by their stances on the president's nominees and policies ... South Carolina's Lindsey Graham, a Trump confidant, has long been targeted by the far right in ...

4 days ago · Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, listens at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee ...

Joni Kay Ernst (née Culver; born July 1, 1970) [1] is an American politician and former military officer serving since 2015 as the junior United States senator from Iowa. [2] A member of the Republican Party, she previously served in the Iowa State Senate from 2011 to 2014 and as auditor of Montgomery County from 2004 to 2011. As Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee since 2023 ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today announced the Senate Republican Conference committee assignments for the 119th Congress. The assignments have been ratified by the Senate Republican Conference and are expected to be …

Jan 13, 2024 · Sen. Joni Ernst told Fox News voters Friday what she thought of the Governor’s decision to go to South Carolina after the caucuses, saying the Floridian may have neglected the First in the...

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Dec 1, 2023 · Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., successfully performed the Heimlich maneuver on fellow Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa as she choked at a Senate luncheon Thursday. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Ernst confirmed the incident, as she thanked Paul for his actions, while also taking a jab at Democrats.

Dec 4, 2022 · Sen. Joni Ernst, Iowa Republican, said Sunday that Democrats switching their presidential primary schedule to make South Carolina the first in the nation caucus -- rather than her home...