Joni Ernst

Iowa’s refugee resettlement agencies are preparing for an influx of refugees evacuated from Afghanistan.

After months of negotiations, the Biden administration's signature spending package made it through the Senate. Analysts discuss what it could do for Iowa streets, bridges and rail lines.

Iowa organizations that support crime victims’ services will receive new federal funding since President Joe Biden signed a law to redirect dollars to the Crime Victims Fund.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., scored a major victory with her years-long effort to transform how major criminal cases are handled for service members. But hurdles remain.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, praised Sen. Joni Ernst's, R-Iowa, support of the "Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act."

Ernst says the euphoria of getting the checks will eventually wear off when people realize the long-term cost.

Iowa Public Radio’s Clay Masters has this profile of the race with just 6 days until voters must make a final decision.

Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is fighting to hang onto her senate seat in the remaining three weeks until Election Day. Democrat Theresa Greenfield is leading in most public opinion polls and thousands of Iowans have already cast their ballots early for this race, which is one of the most expensive in the country.

Political campaigns in tight races are weighing the risks of politics and public health as they enter the final month of campaigning during the coronavirus pandemic.

IPR's Clay Masters talks with Des Moines Register Chief Politics Reporter Brianne Pfannenstiel ahead of Monday's first debate between Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and her Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield.