Mascot mess: Ernst challenges federal agencies to nix their dress-up characters
The Phillie Phanatic, the big green dress-up mascot for Philadelphia’s pro baseball team, is world famous. D.C. has its racing presidents. But did the Border Patrol really need its own dress-up mascot ...
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Inspectors general may be fired, but that’s not the end of the story
"It's quite stark and severe, if you will. This is sort of like the bureaucratic version of a perp walk," said former ...
DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst takes on food stamps in new bill to hold states 'accountable'
Sen. Joni Ernst, the chair of the DOGE caucus, is rolling out a new bill that targets excess disbursements in the "food stamp ...
Ernst says DOGE initiative isn’t a ‘passing fancy’
“What I want people to recognize in the thought of government efficiency and DOGE is that this is not a passing fancy,” Ernst ...
Was Kari Lake the Trump card that strongarmed Sen. Joni Ernst? | Opinion
An event for Kari Lake in Iowa was conveniently canceled after wayward Sen. Joni Ernst voted to confirm Trump's Defense ...
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Iowa's US Sen. Joni Ernst will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense
Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, ending weeks of speculation about whether she would stand in ...
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How key Republican senators are responding to Trump allies' primary threats
In the case of Iowa’s Joni Ernst, conservatives threatened to run against her if she didn’t back Trump's pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth — before she announced she would.
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Letter: Ernst knows that Hegseth is unqualified
Turning a blind eye to Hegseth's disqualifications demonstrates that all Ernst really expects of him are similar face-saving shams. Joni, Hegseth needs therapy, not a cabinet position. Thomas Walsh ...