When a lawmaker tells you 'we’re all going to die' in response to a policy choice, they’re justifying your suffering.

Ernst, a Republican, posted a video to her Instagram story on Saturday, May 31, where she spoke directly to camera about the incident ...

A decade ago, Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst was riding high. She had just flipped a blue Senate seat and headed to Washington, ...

Sen. Joni Ernst's comment that "we all are going to die" to a town hall attendee criticizing proposed changes to Medicaid has attracted attention.

Joni Ernst says she doesn't regret holding an Iowa town hall where she sparked a viral moment with her response to a constituent's concerns about Medicaid cuts. Ernst, a Republican, has ...

Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst doubled down on her bleak comments in response to potential Republican Medicaid cuts by posting a sarcastic apology video on social media. The senator went viral ...

Senator Joni Ernst is responding to criticism and 'apologizing' after making a comment during a town hall in Parkersburg that left some Iowans frustrated and upset. The meeting was held Friday at ...

If Ernst's aim was to blunt criticism with some truth-telling, ... Sen. Joni Ernst speaks during a town hall at Aplington-Parkersburg High School on May 30, 2025, ...

Joni Ernst doubles down on bleak ‘We are all going to die’ comments in sarcastic non-apology ‘I made an incorrect assumption that everyone in the auditorium understood that yes, we are all ...