Joni Ernst, USAID

Joni Ernst celebrates gutting of USAID after complaining that it was understaffed
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Wednesday celebrated the mass firing of USAID employees, despite previously complaining that the agency was understaffed.
Joni Ernst spotlights ‘obstruction and lies’ by USAID’s wasteful spending
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) detailed USAID's major spending wastes, including pottery classes in Morocco and tourism in Lebanon.
Joni Ernst Says USAID ‘Abused The System,’ Agency Threatened Her For Seeking Transparency
Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst appeared Monday on Newsmax to say that members of the United States Agency for International
Sen. Joni Ernst accuses USAID of 'obstruction' amid 'waste and abuse' spending allegations
Iowa, joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss alleged  'waste and abuse' at the USAID and Democrats' criticism of Elon Musk's role in reducing government spending.
Sen. Joni Ernst applauds Secretary of State Rubio’s push to overhaul USAID and review its spending
Sen. Joni Ernst is looking to keep the focus on the lack of transparency and accountability at the U.S. Agency for International Development, following up on the Trump administration’s crackdown on the agency’s operations.
Sen. Ernst accuses USAID of threatening her
Sen. Joni Ernst is accusing USAID of intimidating and threatening her team in a brazen effort to obstruct congressional oversight.
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier1d
World's Window recognized as Ernst's Small Business of the Week
U.S. senator from Iowa, chairperson of the Senate Small Business Committee, plans to recognize a business in every one of Iowa’s 99 counties.
USA Today22d
Sen. Joni Ernst, once skeptical, says she will vote for Pete Hegseth for defense secretary
Joni Ernst, R-Iowa ... threatened to run in a Republican primary against Ernst if she seeks reelection in 2026, and the state's GOP attorney general wrote a column for the conservative outlet ...
Fox News8d
DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst takes on food stamps in new bill to hold states 'accountable'
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is debuting a new bill on Wednesday designed to tackle overpayments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), colloquially known as "food stamps." ...
Sen. Joni Ernst warns of ‘willful sabotage’ at USAID, cites millions in funding for Wuhan lab, terrorists and more
The embattled US Agency for International Development has engaged in “willful sabotage of congressional oversight” over ...