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 ...

The vote came amid concerns about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and abusive ...

Surprise third Republican Mitch McConnell opposed Hegseth’s confirmation after a series of revelations about his personal ...

At his confirmation hearing last week, the former combat veteran and Fox News host said he was “falsely accused” in the 2017 incident.

Donald Trump’s controversial nominee could soon be confirmed by Republicans to lead the Department of Defense.

As far as Pete Hegseth’s nomination for secretary of Defense goes, Senator Joni Ernst was the ball game, and it was over in ...

"This is basic, 101 stuff for someone who wants to be secretary of defense, and he couldn't answer any of them." ...

So now Sen. Joni Ernst says she is going to support Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense. She has chosen to ignore the reports about his mismanagement of donations at veterans organizations.

United States Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) recently announced Hancock County’s Original Saw Company in Britt as her small business of the week. Ernst chairs the U.S. Senate Small Business Committee.