Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the decision was “taking the politics out of ship naming.” The vessel will be renamed for ...

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Sen. Joni Ernst began work with a new Defense Department official to combat military sexual assault last week.

A decade ago, Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst was riding high. She had just flipped a blue Senate seat and headed to Washington, ...

Republican Jim Carlin said he is running against U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst because she has failed to deliver on her famous "make 'em squeal" mantra.

With occasional half-hearted stands against MAGA–Ernst expressed concern about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth before ...

After Ernst dismissed concerns over Medicaid cuts with a glib, “We’re all going to die,” a Democratic Iowa state ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Defense Secretary, gives a thumbs-up as he walks with his wife Jennifer Hegseth, left, to meet with Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, a member of ...

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Ernst has showed little evidence of independence early in Trump’s second term. She voted to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after voicing reservations earlier.

A veteran, Ernst waffled heavily on the confirmation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his minimal qualifications, among other concerns.