Lake's homecoming to the state initially came as Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, faced intense backlash from President Donald Trump ...

Pete Hegseth is closer to Senate confirmation as Trump's Defense secretary despite controversy and allegations of serious ...

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

In brief remarks, he outlined what he said were his guiding principles: “Restore the warrior ethos in everything that we do, ...

Joni Ernst had been seen as a key hurdle to Pete Hegseth’s confirmation. She approached her questions firmly but without ...

Joni Ernst pressed Pete Hegseth about women ... who grew up in eastern Iowa, is headlining a political event in West Des Moines later this month in an apparent attempt to help drive home the ...

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the ... is the chief politics reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach her at [email protected] ...

The Iowa Republican’s decision ... Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth,” Ms. Ernst said on WHO News Radio 1040, a station in Des Moines. Her decision dramatically increases ...

Joni Ernst announced this week she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as the ... who grew up in eastern Iowa, is headlining a political event in West Des Moines later this month in what some ...