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How the shutdown of USAID will hurt Americans and empower foreign adversaries
Even if programs are allowed to resume after the 90-day freeze, much of the damage—not just to the recipients of USAID ...
Here’s what Iowans had to say about Musk and Trump’s DOGE
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst has hailed Elon Musk and the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency as a necessary ...
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Plaskett Attacks Musk’s Role in DOGE, But Wasteful Spending Findings Tell a Different Story
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee, including V.I. Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett, held a press conference ...
Joni Ernst backs Trump’s gutting of USAID
In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) outlined problems with the agency that she discovered in previous investigations.
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 ...
'Sesame Street in Iraq': USAID's 'wasteful and dangerous' spending exposed by senator
Iowa, published a list of USAID funding projects over the years, including pottery classes in Morocco and a version of ...
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Iowa's US Sen. Joni Ernst will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense
Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, ending weeks of speculation about whether she would stand in ...
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Pete Hegseth Sworn In As Defense Secretary After JD Vance Cast Tie-Breaking Vote—Here’s What To Know
Joni Ernst, R-Iowa—widely seen as a key vote ... He served as an infantry officer in the Army National Guard, including stints in Afghanistan and Iraq, after graduating from Princeton University ...