Senator Joni Ernst has announced she intends to vote for Pete Hegseth in his Senate confirmation, making his path to becoming defense secretary much easier. The Iowa Republican had previously said ...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst pressed Pete Hegseth about women’s roles in the military and thanked him for their “frank” discussions as he sat before an often-contentious hearing on his nomination to ...

WASHINGTON—Pete Hegseth’s performance will be closely ... But also in the spotlight: Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa), whose support the Trump transition team views as crucial.

One of the most influential voices in Congress on military topics has potential conflicts of interest, experts say.

Before Senator Thom Tillis voted to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, he worked with accusers to make the case against him in a bid to get G.O.P. leaders to scrap the vote altogether.

Joni Ernst, according to two sources with knowledge ... about President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and though she had later made encouraging statements, she ...

Joni Ernst, according to two sources with knowledge ... about President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and though she had later made encouraging statements, she ...