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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON—Pete Hegseth’s performance will be closely ... But also in the spotlight: Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa), whose support the Trump transition team views as crucial.

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 ...

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 ...

One of the most influential voices in Congress on military topics has potential conflicts of interest, experts say.

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

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