U.S. Senate

Former U.S. Senator and Ambassador Jeff Flake on party politics and restoring balance in Washington — plus how nature is shaping the future of vehicle safety.

Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson is running to represent Iowa in the U.S. Senate. Hinson made her announcement shortly after Sen. Joni Ernst confirmed she will not run for reelection in 2026.

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst will not run for reelection in 2026, she announced Tuesday in a video message. The Republican from Iowa is serving her second term after she was first elected to the Senate in 2014.

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst highlighted her relationship with President Donald Trump and called on Iowa Republicans to unite behind the party’s candidates in 2026, but she did not say if she's running for reelection.

The number of candidates who want to replace Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst continues to grow. Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek from Council Bluffs says he knows how to win, even when Republicans outnumber Democrats in Iowa.

Jackie Norris is the latest Iowa Democrat to announce her bid for Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s seat in the 2026 election.

Democratic state Sen. Zach Wahls is running to represent Iowa in the U.S. Senate in 2026, joining two other Democrats who have launched campaigns to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst.

Author Jerry Harrington discusses his new book, Thunder from the Prairie: The Life of Harold E. Hughes.

A man of working class origins who overcame severe alcoholism to become the governor of Iowa and a U.S. Senator — on this episode of River to River, the life of Harold Hughes.

President Biden wants to raise a tax on Americans earning more than $400,000 in an effort to extend the solvency of Medicare.