Iowa Senator Joni Ernst announced that she would vote for Pete Hegseth to become Defense Secretary, making his path to Senate ...

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of ...

Senator Joni Ernst, while supporting transgender military service, advocated for practical accommodations within certain settings like barracks. She emphasized the importance of an all-volunteer ...

President Donald Trump signed the first nine executive orders, memorandums, and letters of his presidency, including a ...

But also in the spotlight: Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa), whose support the Trump transition team views as crucial. Ernst, a former Army National Guard commander, endured a torrent of criticism from ...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst pressed Pete Hegseth about women’s roles in the military and thanked him for their “frank” discussions as he sat before an often-contentious hearing on his nomination to lead the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa sent Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) co-chairs Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy a letter Monday with ...

Joni Ernst of Iowa. But, for now, she kindly requests that you ask someone else about it. In issuing a statement this week pledging to “support Pete through this process,” Ernst has sought to ...