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 ...

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

The Republican-led House on Wednesday passed the Laken Riley Act, a strict immigration detention measure named for a ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees are pushing through a gauntlet of confirmation hearings with the help of allied ...

That’s our goal.” The South Dakota Republican also said that he is supportive of Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) amendment, known as Sarah’s Law, that would expand the bill to include the detainment of ...

CSPAN Republican Senator Joni Ernst, a prominent member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced her decision to vote for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary ...

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 ...