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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Trump is currently supporting his defense secretary, but some in the administration are speculating about how long Pete ...

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 ...

open image in gallery Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks on the South Lawn ... and Senators Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Joni Ernst of Iowa, both of whom are up for re-election.

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 ...