Only Congress can stop payments or shut down agencies, but Iowa’s delegation is OK with ignoring the Constitution, writes the ...

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote ... Brianne Pfannenstiel is the chief politics reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach her at [email protected] or 515-284-8244.

Gov. Kim Reynolds, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson are all pushing child care proposals as part of their ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) detailed USAID's major spending wastes, including pottery classes in Morocco and tourism in Lebanon.

Republican lawmakers introduced bills to reducing overpayments made to SNAP recipients, but Iowa advocates say the bills ...