Joni Ernst had been seen as a key hurdle to Pete Hegseth’s confirmation. She approached her questions firmly but without confrontation Tuesday.

Joni Ernst says she is going to support Pete Hegseth ... about his drunkenness and womanizing and disrespect of women in combat. She was a woman in combat and now is turning her back on women ...

But during the hearing, Ernst emphasized common ground with Hegseth as the pair agreed that women seeking to serve in combat roles should meet the same high standards as men. More:Pete Hegseth hearing ...

Ernst’s comments came as Musk shut down USAID’s headquarters last week. They will remain closed until further notice. Hundreds of federal workers received word to stay home, stoking fears of what ...

Iowa, published a list of USAID funding projects over the years, including pottery classes in Morocco and a version of ...

Joni Ernst of Iowa stayed quiet after President ... to help nudge Ernst to his way of thinking — Kari Lake. Ernst is a combat veteran and sexual assault survivor who was leery of Hegseth ...

As far as Pete Hegseth’s nomination for secretary of Defense goes, Senator Joni Ernst was the ball game, and it was over in the second inning. Given her years of advocacy on behalf of women in the ...

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 ...

Joni Ernst is lucky she has already completed her military career because she would certainly be rejected now for cowardly conduct. I think with her vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) has insisted that the Department of Government Efficiency‘s mission to cut down massively on government spending isn’t just “a passing fancy.” Ernst made the remarks ...