Trumpism has become a headache for Republican senators seeking re-election in swing states

Witness Joni Ernst, who was met with laughs while trying to explain her position on Trump

Ernst received pushback at a town hall when she dodged questions on gun control to instead discuss mental illness

A GOP Senate, he promised, would slash funds to the ACA, Dodd-Frank and the EPA, and block a minimum wage hike

What the latest polls say. Plus: Michelle Obama's latest foray into the midterms, and bad numbers for Sam Brownback

What is dragging down Sen. Joni Ernst in Iowa? President Donald Trump's trade war

How the wingnut potentially on the verge of joining the Senate uses shoddy history to justify her radical beliefs

"If this race is competitive, the GOP is in a lot of trouble in a lot of places," data guru Nate Silver says

Nashville native, known for his mix of old-timey roots music and modern folk-rock, was the son of Steve Earle

Republican Senator Joni Ernst is "not pleased" with Trump for dismissing her input on Mexico tariffs

Father of GOP nominee won $200,000 in contracts when Joni Ernst was in office, despite conflict of interest rules

After being lauded for her good looks by Democrat Tom Harkin, the senator-elect has yet to respond to Buchanan

"Pregnancy shouldn't kill people—in fact, in other rich countries it very rarely does," researcher says

"Again, Joni Ernst has shown that she is willing to push our families into poverty with a smile."

So much for that hardscrabble, up-by-your-bootstraps ethos