WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led 15 of her colleagues in demanding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) investigate if 501(c)(3) organizations that have backed the violent pro-Hamas protests on college campuses violated the terms of their tax-exempt status. The senators wrote, "We write to demand you open an investigation to determine if the supporters of the National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP), includ  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, have returned from a congressional delegation to the Middle East, which included stops in Israel, Iraq, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates. While in Israel, the senators received reports that the United States withheld an ammunition shipment to Israel, which would help it defend itself from Hamas. The pair immedia  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: After yesterday's report on the culture of misconduct at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) continued her calls for Chairman Martin Gruenberg to resign and demanded that President Biden order the Department of Justice open an investigation with real consequences. Watch her full remarks here. Background: Following reports of sexual harassment and discrimination at   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Building on her efforts to hold President Biden accountable to his "ironclad" commitment to Israel, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is supporting a resolution to condemn the president's decision to withhold weapons from our greatest Middle Eastern ally. "I just returned from Israel, and it's clear America's leadership at this moment is imperative. Our servicemembers are under attack by Iran-backed proxies, and o  more