David Axelrod, ex-senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, on Monday bluntly criticized Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) for sarcastically saying “we are all going to die” at a town hall in ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is facing a new Democratic challenger in J.D. Scholten, after he claimed her recent comments at a town hall motivated him to jump in the race. Ernst is up for reelection in ...

Medicaid could see nearly $800 million in cuts over a decade, the CBO said. Ernst said in her town hall she was trying to tell the audience "that there is a lot of fraud, waste and abuse within ...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst sparked national backlash over comments at a town hall that "we all are going to die" in response to an Iowan's concern about Medicaid cuts. Asked in an interview with WHO ...

Sen. Joni Ernst’s viral response to concerns over Medicaid cuts are now on a t-shirt. One Iowan supports the shirts, dubbing Joni Ernst, "Joni Hearse." ...

Big, unscripted gatherings like Sen. Joni Ernst's town hall can serve a real purpose, if the politician actually listens. The comment that Medicaid cuts could lead to increased preventable deaths ...

What Joni Ernst said was bad. It's worse that she isn't taking Iowans seriously. | Opinion Town hall events are reduced to empty pageantry if the host is not willing to take audience members ...