Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) threw her support behind Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth on Tuesday hours after President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon was grilled by senators ...

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. "He was ...

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, officially endorsed Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense on Tuesday night, despite expressing some initial uncertainty following their first meeting.

Jan. 15 (UPI) --Sen. Joni Ernst said she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defense, making the controversial nominee's path to the helm of the Pentagon more likely.

Pete Hegseth's path to becoming Donald Trump's Secretary of Defense looks much clearer now that Sen. Joni Ernst says he'll support his bid. But what did his contentious confirmation hearing tell us ...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks during the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be defense secretary, at the U.S ...

(Washington D.C) This week, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst passed her Sarah’s Law as an amendment to the Laken Riley Act to ensure ...

As a psychologist and Iowa resident, I have been thinking about Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst and the fear of losing power and losing political office. Why is this fear so pervasive? Why does it cause some ...

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 to ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a key member of the Senate Armed Services Committee who has championed women serving in combat roles, announced Tuesday that she will vote for Pete Hegseth, President ...

The Republican senator is seen as a key vote on Trump's nominee. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said Tuesday she is supporting Pete Hegseth’s nomination to serve as secretary of defense after ...