Joni Ernst and the fear of losing power and losing ... As I have written, ( Iowa City Press Citizen, March 21, 2021) “ … what about re-election itself is so important that some politicians ...

Known as a ruck, the march was “a great time to reflect,” Lewis said after the quartet arrived at City Hall. As they walked, Lewis thought about everything they’d learned, how they’d grown ...

The Norwegian Foot March is an 18.6-mile ruck march in which participants are required to ruck/run in an authorized duty uniform, boots and with a 25+ pound weighted backpack. In addition ...

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 ...

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 ...

Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) — a key vote on the Armed Services Committee — had declined an offer to meet privately with the woman whom Hegseth paid to settle a sexual assault claim. The New Yorker’s ...

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, ending weeks of speculation about whether she would stand in ...

Since President-elect Donald Trump nominated former Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his secretary of Defense, all eyes have been on Iowa senator Joni Ernst. Hegseth has been accused of ...

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 of Iowa was the only Republican member of the panel who entered the confirmation hearing without having already pronounced her support for Mr. Hegseth, although she had offered a ...