Joni Ernst faces some intraparty unrest in her home state, Iowa, as she weighs whether to support President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, fueling speculation that ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team sees Sen. Joni Ernst’s support for Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth as crucial. A former Army National Guard commander, Ernst faced an ...

The U.S. Department of Defense has become a department in disarray as Defense Secretary Pete ... under Hegseth’s leadership.” In December, Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst caused a MAGA ...

R epublican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa announced on Tuesday that she would be voting for Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth—bringing one of the chamber’s last remaining ...

Trump is currently supporting his defense secretary, but some in the administration are speculating about how long Pete ...

Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.). Hegseth himself ... Kirk warned of consequences if anyone “dare lay a hand on Pete Hegseth.” MAGA World has again rallied to Hegseth’s side this week as ...

As U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth once again faces criticism for handling ... With that prediction, Farah Griffin also offered up some ideas for a replacement, including Sen. Joni Ernst. But, ...

Pete Hegseth needed a warm reception from Senate ... saying they drank and got divorced, too. Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa), a veteran seen as a crucial vote, asked Hegseth about auditing the ...

Trump is said to have been surprised by allegations that have emerged about his pick, Pete Hegseth ... Elbridge Colby and Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa. "This country's full of talented ...

open image in gallery Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks on the South Lawn ... and Senators Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Joni Ernst of Iowa, both of whom are up for re-election.