President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team sees Sen. Joni Ernst’s support for Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth as crucial. A former Army National Guard commander, Ernst faced an ...

The U.S. Department of Defense has become a department in disarray as Defense Secretary Pete ... under Hegseth’s leadership.” In December, Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst caused a MAGA ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa), a military veteran and sexual-assault survivor, said it is “incredibly important” to her that if Pete Hegseth is confirmed as defense secretary, he stresses that ...

Pete Hegseth needed a warm reception from Senate ... saying they drank and got divorced, too. Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa), a veteran seen as a crucial vote, asked Hegseth about auditing the ...

Ahead of the hearing, allies said defense-secretary nominee Pete Hegseth had one big job on ... without any obvious missteps. Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa) pressed him on women in the military ...

Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.). Hegseth ... Kirk warned of consequences if anyone “dare lay a hand on Pete Hegseth.” MAGA World has again rallied to Hegseth’s side this week ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared sensitive attack plans ... All three, as well as Joni Ernst and Thom Tillis, the two Republican senators perceived as the key swing votes for Hegseth ...

Trump is said to have been surprised by allegations that have emerged about his pick, Pete Hegseth ... Elbridge Colby and Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa. "This country's full of talented ...

As U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth once again faces criticism ... offered up some ideas for a replacement, including Sen. Joni Ernst. But, assuming Trump still wants a Fox News personality ...

When this editorial board reviews its assessment of U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ... words of Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa. Just weeks ago, the nation learned that Mr. Hegseth had on March ...