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Joni Ernst

Arcs in the news about Joni Ernst from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 17 stories · 100 articles · earliest story we hold Nov 2, 2023

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All arcs2 named arcs in 2025

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Pete Hegseth's confirmation as defense secretary

7 of 15 stories this year · 3 about Joni Ernst · gone quiet

Pete Hegseth calls himself 'change agent' as Senate hearing opens for Trump's defense secretary pick · 5 articles, Jan 14Pete Hegseth vows a ‘warrior culture’ if confirmed as Trump’s defense secretary, confronting critics · 6 articles, Jan 14Hegseth confronts allegations of misconduct as senators grill Trump's choice for Pentagon chief · 25 articles, Jan 14Key takeaways from Pete Hegseth's fiery confirmation hearing · 81 articles, Jan 14Question on ASEAN stumped Hegseth at Senate hearing. What is it and why is it important? · 23 articles, Jan 15Trump defense pick Minnesota native Hegseth survives US Senate test vote 51-49 · 18 articles, Jan 21Pete Hegseth sworn in as defense secretary after narrow Senate vote · 152 articles, Jan 24
The 2026 Iowa Senate race: Josh Turek vs. Ashley Hinson

2 of 12 stories this year · 2 about Joni Ernst

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst announces she won’t seek reelection in 2026 · 20 articles, Aug 29Ashley Hinson hints at Senate run after Ernst announces retirement · 5 articles, Sep 2

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

202372 articles202487 articles2025194 articles2026220 articles

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else3 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Joni Ernst that are not part of any arc yet

  1. May 30– 31Republican Sen. Joni Ernst defends proposed Medicaid cuts: 'We all are going to die'15 articles · 11 independent sources
    6 left, 2 center, 1 right

Stories that name Joni Ernst

  1. Feb 12– 19Trump: Musk Won't Be Involved in Things that Pertain to His Businesses29 articles · 19 independent sources
    8 left, 3 center, 6 right
  2. Jan 30– Feb 5Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick for intelligence director, clears Senate committee44 articles · 27 independent sources
    7 left, 9 center, 7 right
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