Elizabeth Meyer

Joni Ernst was elected to the Senate on the promise she would “make Washington squeal,” a slogan she has stuck with over the last five years. In a press release Feb. 11, Ernst’s team said she was “known as the Senate’s leading foe of wasteful government spending.” The statement was attached to news of the…

With a weighty stack of papers in hand, baring the names of 45,000 people, Lilly Steil visited Sen. Joni Ernst’s Des Moines office to tell her why she supported the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. The pile of signatures was so large they made an audible sound when placed on the reception desk.…

Senate candidate Theresa Greenfield unveiled a detailed policy proposal today to “end political corruption” and ban “dark money” groups from influencing elections. The first in her “Jobs that Need to Get Done” series, Greenfield’s “Plan to End Political Corruption” is multi-faceted. It includes overturning the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision and banning dark money groups;…

Top Iowa Republicans have established a clear favorite in the race to turn the 2nd Congressional District red. State Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa was endorsed Monday by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, marking Miller-Meeks’ most high profile endorsement to date. “Mariannette will be a strong voice for Iowans in Congress and is someone they can…

Top Iowa Republicans have established a clear favorite in the race to turn the 2nd Congressional District red. State Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa was endorsed Monday by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, marking Miller-Meeks’ most high profile endorsement to date. “Mariannette will be a strong voice for Iowans in Congress and is someone they can…

As part of her effort to win reelection in November, Sen. Joni Ernst tells Iowans about how Congress is working to lower the cost of prescription drugs, an issue voters often bring up at town hall meetings and on the campaign trail. But an article published Tuesday morning by The Washington Post featured Ernst speaking…

As part of her effort to win reelection in November, Sen. Joni Ernst tells Iowans about how Congress is working to lower the cost of prescription drugs, an issue voters often bring up at town hall meetings and on the campaign trail. But an article published Tuesday morning by The Washington Post featured Ernst speaking…

As part of her effort to win reelection in November, Sen. Joni Ernst tells Iowans about how Congress is working to lower the cost of prescription drugs, an issue voters often bring up at town hall meetings and on the campaign trail. But an article published Tuesday morning by The Washington Post featured Ernst speaking…

With the Iowa Caucus behind us, all eyes now turn to the competitive U.S. Senate race in Iowa, where Sen. Joni Ernst faces a challenging reelection. Her race should be a key battleground in determining which party controls the nation’s upper chamber. Democrats need to win a net of three seats to tie the Senate…

While Iowa legislators were passing a resolution to honor the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote, Congressman Steve King joined a majority of his Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives to vote against a resolution aimed at moving the Equal Rights Amendment toward ratification. Passed through the U.S. House and Senate…