All it took was a few threats from MAGA-land and Ernst became more positive about the Pentagon nominee, despite the troubling ...

Fresh off her second loss in Arizona, there's talk of a drive to get Kari Lake to return to her native Iowa to challenge GOP ...

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

Defense Department nominee Pete Hegseth says he had a “very good meeting” with Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst, his second ...

The pressure campaign against U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is mounting — including in Iowa — as she has so far refused to commit to ...

The Monday meeting between Hegseth and Ernst appeared to show progress in the Defense secretary nominee's efforts to get her ...

After multiple meetings with President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said she would support Pete Hegseth "through this process" but did not indicate ...

"As I support Pete through this process, I look forward to a fair hearing based on truth, not anonymous sources," Sen. Joni ...

"As I support Pete through this process, I look forward to a fair hearing based on truth, not anonymous sources," Sen. Joni ...

The Iowa senator is known for her work to curb sexual assaults in the military. How will she reconcile that with allegations against Hegseth, Trump’s defense secretary pick?

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- Republican Sen. Joni Ernst made her most expansive comments yet on Pete Hegseth, telling a largely GOP ...

Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst issued a more positive assessment on Monday after a second meeting with Pete Hegseth, ...