Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote ... to sexual assault prevention and response within the military. In her statement Tuesday evening, Ernst said she plans to work with Hegseth to ensure ...

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, faced stiff criticism from Democrats and some Republicans—requiring a tie-breaking ...

The Phillie Phanatic, the big green dress-up mascot for Philadelphia’s pro baseball team, is world famous. D.C. has its racing presidents. But did the Border Patrol really need its own dress-up mascot ...

Joni Ernst (R-IA ... in how the advertising money is spent. Ernst, founder of the Senate DOGE Caucus, ceded that much of the advertising goes to military recruitment and other useful efforts ...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst led a bipartisan delegation to Poland and Germany to talk with Ukrainian refugees and military leaders. Woolson, who has worked for Republicans like U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley ...

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 ...

So now Sen. Joni Ernst says she is going to support Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense. She has chosen to ignore the reports about his mismanagement of donations at veterans organizations.

A key senator who had been seen as a potential barrier to Pete Hegseth's confirmation as defense secretary has come out in support of him, signaling that Hegseth is now likely on a glide path to ...

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 ...

In November 2024, Hegseth said that "we should not have women in combat roles" and wrote last year that "moms" should not be in the military, "especially not in combat units." Joni Ernst questions ...