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

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

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

Some MAGA-minded Republicans have suggested Kari Lake, an Iowa native, should challenge U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst in a primary in ...

Letters published Jan. 13-19, 2025, deal with state government and the resolution of Des Moines' Greenwood Park art ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a key member of the Senate Armed Services Committee who has championed women serving in combat ...

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

President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in Monday as the 47th President of the United States.Members of Congress, former ...

Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, delivers remarks during a Senate Armed ... is headlining a political event in West Des Moines later this month in an apparent attempt to help drive home the threat.

Joni Ernst pressed Pete Hegseth about ... 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 threat.