Senator Joni Ernst has announced she intends to vote for Pete Hegseth in his Senate confirmation, making his path to becoming defense secretary much easier. The Iowa Republican had previously said ...

When U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst announced this week she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as the nation’s next secretary of defense, it underlined President-elect Donald Trump’s immense sway over ...

Joni Ernst faces some intraparty unrest in her home state, Iowa, as she weighs whether to support President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, fueling speculation that ...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will vote for former Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense, she announced Tuesday night after his first confirmation hearing. "He was ...

Joni Ernst (R., Iowa), whose support the Trump transition ... late last year after publicly raising specific issues she wanted Hegseth to address: the role of women in the military, sexual assault ...

Gen. Christopher Finerty’s colleagues told investigators the relationships were “highly inappropriate” as they could give the ...

Joni Ernst, according to two sources with knowledge ... President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and though she had later made encouraging statements, she had ...

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, who is the Senate DOGE Caucus Chair, introduced two bills Monday that she says will ensure tax dollars are used to benefit all Americans instead of Washington insiders.