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Sen. Ernst doubles down on bleak response to Medicaid grilling

3:21pm May 31, 2025

The Republican senator offered a glib response to constituent questions at a town hall regarding cuts to Medicaid under the Trump-endorsed One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) (C) speaks during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on April 29, 2021 in Washington, DC. A bipartisan group of Senators gathered in support of the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act, which wo

Bill To Combat Sexual Assault In Military Finally Has Votes To Pass, Senators Say

1:21pm May 06, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

The bill, long-championed by New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, would dramatically reshape how the military addresses assault cases by removing them from the chain of command.

Left: Incumbent Republican Sen. Steve Daines speaks at a manufacturing facility under construction in Bozeman, Mont., in September. Right: Montana Senate candidate Gov. Steve Bullock in 2019.

Politics & Government

A Flood Of Outside Money Is Pouring Into 2020 Races, Alarming Transparency Advocates

9:40pm October 27, 2020

by Jim Zarroli

States such as Montana, Arizona and North Carolina are experiencing a flood of campaign contributions from groups that don't have to reveal where the money's coming from.

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U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, appears on stage with Vice President Mike Pence in Des Moines on Aug. 13. Ernst is locked in a close race for reelection this fall against Democrat Theresa Greenfield.

Politics & Government

'So Skeptical': As Election Nears, Iowa Senator Under Pressure For COVID-19 Remarks

1:04pm September 13, 2020

by Clay Masters

The race for Joni Ernst's seat could help determine control of the Senate. At a recent campaign event, the GOP lawmaker echoed a debunked conspiracy theory about the pandemic's death toll.

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Mary Fallin, seen in 2014, is the governor of Oklahoma.

Politics & Government

Meet Donald Trump's Potential Vice Presidents In 100 Words

2:50pm July 07, 2016

Trump has run a highly unpredictable GOP campaign, and his vice presidential choice is likely to be the same. Here are some of his top prospects.