Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) threw her support behind Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth on Tuesday hours after President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon was grilled by senators on ...

Allies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary challengers for Republican senators who don't back Trump ...

President Donald Trump fired at least 18 inspectors general across the federal government without required notification to ...

Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who last month called ... But the fireworks did little to change Republican senators’ minds. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a key Republican vote on the committee, didn ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) announced their intentions to support Hegseth in the confirmation process. Previously, both had expressed slight hesitations in supporting ...

Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a key member of the Senate ... He reiterated that pledge to Ernst at Tuesday’s hearing. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a prominent Republican voice on defense issues in ...

As a rape survivor and advocate for tackling sexual assault in the military, Ernst's support for Hegseth had seemed uncertain due to allegations of sexual assault against him.

Joni Ernst said she will vote to confirm Pete ... claim of the Biden administration focusing on electric tanks. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., also made a statement of support of Hegseth's ...

To Sen. Joni Ernst, the answer is a resounding ‘No.” Ms. Ernst, Iowa Republican, has written legislation that would order federal agencies to cut out the mascots. For good measure, she also ...

Joni Ernst of Iowa told a mostly Republican audience ... Conservative radio show host Dan Bongino called Ernst (and Sen. Lindsey Graham) “the biggest obstacles to Defense Secretary nominee ...