At his confirmation hearing last week, the former combat veteran and Fox News host said he was “falsely accused” in the 2017 incident.

Governors, senators and representatives across Siouxland’s three states have been issuing statements about his speech.

Readers are talking about Jimmy Carter, the Art Center, DOGE and legislative headlines in letters published Jan. 13-20, 2025.

On this week's On Iowa politics podcast, SCJ's Jared McNett, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief May Marchel Hoff and QCT's Sarah ...

Noem and committee Republicans focused on the border while Democrats asked about foreign and home-grown terrorism during a cordial hearing.

And when GOP Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, a military veteran and sexual assault survivor, questioned Hegseth, he told her it would be the “privilege of a lifetime” to be the defense secretary for men, and ...

Iowa U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley told reporters that Trump’s cabinet picks align with who voters chose in the election, though ...

When Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa told a mostly Republican audience Dec. 7 that she needed to hear more from Pete Hegseth to support him for defense secretary, she prominently added: “I am a survivor ...

When Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa told a mostly Republican audience Dec. 7 that she needed to hear more from Pete Hegseth to support him for defense secretary, she prominently added: “I am a survivor of ...

Joni Ernst of Iowa. But, for now, she kindly requests that you ask someone else about it. In issuing a statement this week pledging to “support Pete through this process,” Ernst has sought to ...

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