Iowa Senator Joni Ernst announced that she would vote for Pete Hegseth to become Defense Secretary, making his path to Senate confirmation much easier.

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

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, ending weeks of speculation about whether she would stand in ...

A U.S. Army base originally named after a Confederate general, then renamed Fort Liberty, will revert to the name Fort Bragg.

This week's news included Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing and the top Marine general voicing concern over moving Marines to Guam.

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — In an extremely close Senate vote late Friday night, Pete Hegseth was confirmed as ... But how did Iowa's two Republican senators vote? Sen. Joni Ernst, a veteran and ...

Sen. Joni Ernst revealed she is officially supporting Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense after Tuesday's hearing.

WASHINGTON − Senators pressed Pete Hegseth on his alleged history of heavy drinking, shifting views on women in the military, and his treatment of women in a wide-ranging and often combative ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will become on Wednesday the first member of the new Trump administration to visit NATO.

Joni Ernst pressed Pete Hegseth about women’s roles in the military ... In the lead-up to the 2020 election, all eyes are on Iowa. Get updates of all things Iowa politics delivered to your ...

Joni Ernst pressed Pete Hegseth about women’s roles in the military ... vote on Hegseth's nomination following the hearing. The Iowa senator has been the focus of a major pressure campaign ...