Ernst seeking third term in U.S. Senate, but open to role in a Trump cabinet

CARROLL, Iowa

Two-term U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, a Red Oak Republican and the first female combat veteran to serve in the Senate, said Wednesday afternoon that she will seek a third term in 2026.

In an interview in Carroll with Iowa Mercury and the Carroll Times Herald following an economic-development event, Ernst, 53, left the door open to a possible cabine…