“What I want people to recognize in the thought of government efficiency and DOGE is that this is not a passing fancy,” Ernst said. “This is not just the latest shiny bright object. It is something that we care about, and there are a number of us that have worked very hard on these issues for the past decade.”

(ABC 6 News) – A new immigration backed by Iowa Senator Joni Ernst was signed by President Donald Trump on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump signed the first nine executive orders, memorandums, and letters of his presidency, including a requirement that all federal workers end telework immediately.

Republican lawmakers are reviving a flurry of bills targeting federal employees' telework options, pay and benefits, as well as agency relocations.

Senate DOGE Caucus chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has re-upped legislation to cut roughly $2 billion in taxpayer money spent on swag to promote federal agencies. Expenditures in Ernst’s crosshairs went toward agency mascots, fidget spinners, coloring books, koozies, comic books, and other items the Iowan’s team has called “purely propaganda.”

The aggressive posture, inspired by Trump, meant going after not only Democrats, the media and Hegseth’s accusers — but also their own party.

Pharmaron, a Chinese biotech firm, is currently using hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to test pharmaceuticals on up to 300 beagles per week in Beijing, according to a federal contract

More Trump nominees with potentially rocky paths to confirmation face hearings in the Senate this week, including Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Kash Patel.

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa reintroduced legislation to move nearly a third of Small Business Administration (SBA) bureaucrats outside the Washington, D.C., area Wednesday. Ernst, who re-introduced a package of legislation intended to move bureaucrats across multiple agencies out of the Washington D.

Some GOP senators want public commitments from Robert ... Republicans in order to secure the job. Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, who is anti-abortion rights, told CNN that Kennedy needs ...

Senate Democrats grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his various controversial statements including his stance on vaccines during his confirmation hearing to be President Donald Trump’s health

With votes expected late evening, the Republican-led Senate is determined to install Hegseth, a former Fox News host and combat veteran, and round out President Donald Trump's top national security Cabinet officials. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe won confirmation within days of Trump's return to the White House.