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 Senator Joni Ernst announced that she would vote for Pete Hegseth to become Defense Secretary, making his path to Senate confirmation much easier.

The embattled US Agency for International Development has engaged in “willful sabotage of congressional oversight” over recent years while doling out taxpayer dollars to groups that overbilled the US ...

all eyes have been on Iowa senator Joni Ernst. Hegseth has been accused of sexual assault and of denigrating women servicemembers. If he wins the backing of Ernst, a combat veteran and assault ...

Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will vote for former Fox News ... As a military veteran and a sexual assault survivor, Ernst has been skeptical of Hegseth, who has been accused of sexual assault − which ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) celebrated how Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency have set their sights on the U.S. Agency for International Development, citing the revelations she has ...

Joni Ernst, one of the Republican senators who has ... supporting women in combat and combating sexual assault in the military. First, she asked if he will take steps to ensure the Pentagon ...

Joni Ernst of Iowa on the first day of confirmation ... has faced criticism ahead of his confirmation due to allegations of sexual assault, excessive drinking and views on women in the military.

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) declined an invitation to meet with the woman Pete Hegseth - Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon - paid to settled a sexual assault claim, according to new ...