The once-ascending senator has lost steam after getting bullied into backing Pete Hegseth and horribly mishandling protests ...

Politics Pete Hegseth says he had ‘substantive conversation’ with Joni Ernst as Trump signals support Hegseth's nomination remains in limbo amid drinking and sexual misconduct allegations ...

Sen. Joni Ernst signaled Monday that she is warming to Defense Secretary designee Pete Hegseth after days of being reticent over the accusations leveled against him.. The 54-year-old Ernst, who is ...

Joni Ernst questions Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.

W ASHINGTON—Pete Hegseth’s performance will be closely watched in what is expected to be a contentious confirmation hearing Tuesday for the defense secretary ... Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa), ...

After a second meeting with Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's embattled pick to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said in a statement Monday she will "support ...

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 ...

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.

Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst said Thursday she isn't ready to support Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary. "Well, I did have a very long, lengthy ...

The fate of Pete Hegseth’s chances to be the next secretary of defense may still be in the hands of Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa. But, for now, she kindly requests that you ask someone else about it.