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 ...

Senator Ernst, a key Republican vote, seemed undecided on how she will vote on the nomination of Pete Hegseth to lead the Defense Department during her questioning of the nominee on Tuesday. While ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Post has reached out to a department spokesperson for comment. Ernst, 54, who helms the Senate DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) Caucus, has been a staunch proponent of cracking down ...

Senator Joni Ernst has announced she intends to vote for Pete Hegseth in his Senate confirmation, making his path to becoming defense secretary much easier. The Iowa Republican had previously said ...

Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, who had been seen as a key Republican skeptic of Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Defense Department, said she will support him after his performance at Tuesday's ...

But also in the spotlight: Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa), whose support the Trump transition team views as crucial. Ernst, a former Army National Guard commander, endured a torrent of criticism from ...

Joni Ernst pressed Pete Hegseth about women’s ... an often-contentious hearing on his nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Defense Tuesday. Ernst has been seen as a key hurdle to Hegseth ...

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, R-Iowa, later offered her support ... Trump gave him was “to bring back the warrior culture to the Department of Defense” and said that “unlike the current administration ...