Members of Congress are now on their Memorial Day recess and back in their home districts. Republicans in the House of ...

Candy Available for sale at Sweet Mercantile in Cedar Rapids' Czech Village neighborhood on Friday, May 20, 2022. The store ...

“The state of Iowa doesn’t trust low-income families to make food choices,” said Luke Elzinga, who chairs the board of the ...

As Ernst defended a House-passed budget reconciliation bill cutting Medicaid and SNAP, her dry remark has since gone viral.

(NEXSTAR) – On May 19, Nebraska became the first state in the country to obtain a waiver from the USDA to ban residents from purchasing sugary drinks with benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition ...

(KMAland) -- Farmers in Iowa fear that proposed cuts in SNAP benefit funding could limit the market for their products. The Trump administration says it is cutting federal spending across all budget ...

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst is facing growing criticism after comments she made during a town hall meeting in Parkersburg Friday ...

People will die,” a woman shouted at the town hall. “People are not — well, we all are going to die, so for heaven’s sake,” Ernst said in a response.

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst faces a possible political firestorm over comments made at a raucous town hall meeting in Parkersburg ...

Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst held her first town hall of 2025 on Friday in Parkersburg, where she received both applause ...

While Iowa’s federal delegation voted in support of these measures, the House budget committee voted 16-21 Friday to reject the spending package that includes the cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.

Some health care workers and other Iowans opposed to proposed cuts to Medicaid and SNAP being discussed by U.S. House Republicans criticized Iowa’s federal delegation as they work on the ...