The Senate this week is taking up the massive budget package containing President Trump's second-term agenda, a measure that ...

Iowa Democratic state Rep. J.D. Scholten is launching a challenge against Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), he confirmed to multiple ...

The White House and some key Republican lawmakers are defending the Medicaid cuts in their budget reconciliation bill, but ...

Live updates and the latest news on the Trump administration live updates as Congress returns to Republican agenda bill and ...

Sen. John Fetterman has irked Democrats with his independent streak, yet he says he is with his colleagues in opposing the ...

Scholten made a political name for himself in 2018 when he narrowly lost an upset challenge to longtime Republican U.S.

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Democrat J.D. Scholten, a Iowa state rep and pro baseball player, will take on Republican Sen. Joni Ernst in 2026 -- in part because of her comments about Medicaid cuts.

Sen. Joni Ernst drew a high-profile opponent after saying, "We're all going to die" to a constituent concerned about ...

Iowa Rep. J.D. Scholten said he decided to make his candidacy official after U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst drew national criticism for ...

Democratic lawmakers are admonishing President Trump’s budget chief for claiming the GOP’s mega-bill will not cause anyone to lose Medicaid benefits, contradicting independent assessments that war ...

The proposed federal cuts would put a “giant hole” in the state budget that would be difficult to replace, said state Senate ...