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

WASHINGTON – Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will vote for former Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense, she announced ...

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Some MAGA-minded Republicans have suggested Kari Lake, an Iowa native, should challenge U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst in a primary in ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a key member of the Senate Armed Services Committee who has championed women serving in combat ...

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Joni Ernst announced this week she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as the nation’s next secretary of defense, it underlined ...

The Iowa Republican’s decision dramatically increases the likelihood that Mr. Hegseth will have enough votes to be confirmed ...

RED OAK, Iowa – Original Saw Company of Hancock County has been named the Small Business of the Week by U.S. Senator Joni ...

Ernst previously expressed an openness to supporting Hegseth after she had "encouraging conversations" with him last month, ...

President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in Monday as the 47th President of the United States.Members of Congress, former ...

Firebrand Arizona politician Kari Lake will return to Iowa for an event in West Des Moines this month ... primary challenger to Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst. And her appearance in the state could ...