WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following commentary to Fox News Digital, on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * Afghanistan withdrawal anniversary has our enemies celebrating our defeat and Biden's weakness Two years ago, I warned against the risk a hurried withdrawal from Afghanistan would cause. Now, the consequences of a Taliban takeover are a reality. Even against the advice of his own military advisors, President Biden doubled down on a rushed process to meet his arbitrary   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Two years after President Biden's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran of the Global War on Terror, released a new video highlighting the impact of this foreign policy disaster, calling to restore and strengthen U.S. leadership, and honoring the 13 fallen servicemembers, including Red Oak native Cpl. Daegan William-Tyeler Page. "Under the Biden administration's fa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with Senators Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) today signed a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing concerns about ongoing efforts to und  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, are demanding that the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provide records and responses to the senators' two year-inquiry regarding then-Vice President  more