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

Joni Ernst announced this week she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as the nation’s next secretary of defense, it underlined ...

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

The Iowa senator supports Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary, despite allegations of assault and drinking — but she doesn’t ...

Iowa, will vote for former Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense, she announced Tuesday night after his first ...

A bill Iowa’s congressional delegation has lobbied for since 2017 has been added to legislation that cleared the U.S. Senate ...

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

Ernst, an Army veteran and rape survivor, had previously expressed concerns over Hegseth’s past comments about women in ...

(ABC 6 News) — Iowa Senator Joni Ernst has found an ally across the aisle in helping pass “Sarah’s Law.” It is in honor of ...

The Iowa Republican’s decision dramatically increases the likelihood that Mr. Hegseth will have enough votes to be confirmed ...

Sarah’s Law was being considered as an amendment to the Laken Riley Act, which is on the Senate floor this week.

Ernst previously expressed an openness to supporting Hegseth after she had "encouraging conversations" with him last month, ...