Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, a member of the Armed Services Committee, signaled toward supporting Pete Hegseth, ...

The Republican senator from Iowa faces some criticism from Iowa activists. Her Senate seat is up in the 2026 election.

A good decade ago I spent a few days riding around Iowa in Joni Ernst’s RV ... rest of us as we evaluate the fitness of Pete Hegseth. In 2019, Ernst publicly shared that she had in fact been ...

Ernst, the first female combat veteran in the Senate, has been threatened with a primary challenge over her reticence - so far - to confirm Hegeseth.

Sen. Joni Ernst signaled Monday that she is warming to Defense Secretary designee Pete Hegseth after days of being reticent over the accusations leveled against him. The 54-year-old Ernst ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren insinuated that there are concerns that Army veteran Pete Hegseth could be an “insider threat” due to his Christian tattoo and seethed over his crusade against ...

Senator Ernst has a chance to buttress a reputation for taking seriously allegations of abuse against women, writes Rekha Basu.

After a second meeting with Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's embattled pick to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said in a statement Monday she will "support ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a leader in the fight against sexual assault in the military who has been hesitant to support Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary ...

Joni Ernst is mounting − including from some Iowa Republicans− as she refuses to commit to supporting Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Defense.

When Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa told a mostly Republican audience Dec. 7 that she needed to hear more from Pete Hegseth to support him for defense secretary, she prominently added: “I am a ...