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Joni Ernst gets new challenger after Medicaid backlash
Iowa Democrat J.D. Scholten has announced that he is entering the 2026 race for Republican Senator Joni Ernst's seat. The ...
Medicaid cuts in ‘big beautiful bill’ become flashpoint for GOP
Republicans are increasingly on the defensive over the party’s handling of Medicaid cuts in the party’s “big, beautiful bill, ...
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Joni Ernst Just Admitted the GOP Doesn't Care if the Big Beautiful Bill Kills You.
At a town hall in Parkersburg, Iowa last week, Senator Joni Ernst made a chilling admission—one that didn’t need to be said ...
‘The View’ blasts Ernst for Medicaid remark: ‘These comments could haunt her in 2026’
The hosts of The View took Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) to task during Monday’s episode over the senator’s town hall exchange about ...
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‘Absolutely Bonkers:’ Sen. Joni Ernst Issues Cringe-Worthy, Sarcastic Apology from a Cemetery Over 'We’re All Going to Die' Remark
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst is facing more backlash after issuing a cringeworthy non-apology on social media over remarks she made ...
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Joni Ernst Tries to Go MAGA
Joni, Joni, Joni ... But yours, Senator Ernst, clearly is not. So when a snarky exchange from a recent town hall went viral — your constituents yelling that the Medicaid cuts Republicans ...
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Joe Scarborough Unloads on ‘Clueless’ Joni Ernst for Mocking Graveyard Video
Scarborough unloaded on Joni Ernst for her mock apology posted from a graveyard after backlash for a glib Medicaid quip at a ...
GOP Senator Insists She’s ‘Very Compassionate’ After Telling Worried Voters They’re Going to Die
Under-fire Sen. Joni Ernst has defended herself once more after going viral for telling constituents concerned about cuts to ...