Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst was at the White House on Wednesday to join President Donald Trump for the signing of the Laken Riley Act.

The Iowans’ push stems from the 2016 death of Sarah Root, a Council Bluffs resident who was killed by an undocumented immigrant driving drunk.

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, ending weeks of speculation about whether she would stand in ...

President Donald Trump signed Sarah's Law into effect Wednesday as an amendment to the Laken Riley Act, marking another legislative act.Senator Joni Ernst was

(ABC 6 News) – A new immigration backed by Iowa Senator Joni Ernst was signed by President Donald Trump on Wednesday.

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.

The first bill President Donald Trump signed in his new term included a provision inspired by a woman killed in Omaha by a drunken driver who was in the country

The chair of the Senate Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) caucus is leading an effort to cut what she says is significant waste in food stamp programs. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is debuting a new bill on Wednesday designed to tackle overpayments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),

“What I want people to recognize in the thought of government efficiency and DOGE is that this is not a passing fancy,” Ernst said. “This is not just the latest shiny bright object. It is something that we care about, and there are a number of us that have worked very hard on these issues for the past decade.”

"The government cannot be a welfare program for everybody doing low quality, low credibility, irreproducible, low value of information research," says epidemiologist who supports reform of NIH "study sections.

Senate Democrats grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his various controversial statements including his stance on vaccines during his confirmation hearing to be President Donald Trump’s health and human services secretary,

Trump signed the Laken Riley Act Wednesday, the first piece of legislation the president has signed since his inauguration.