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 ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) declined an invitation to meet with the woman Pete Hegseth - Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon - paid to settled a sexual assault claim, according to new ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ernst, an Iowa Republican, is one of the most influential voices in Congress on military topics. Ethics and military experts ...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst toured Kemin Industries in Wednesday before holding a roundtable discussion about the importance of STEM ...

Ernst sent a letter to OMB head Russell Vought, requesting it move agencies to comply with government transparency laws.

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 ...

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 ...