What Role Will Sen. Joni Ernst Have in the Hearings?
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team sees Sen. Joni Ernst’s support for Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth as ...
'Voilà': Ernst's flip on Hegseth reveals GOP's loyalty to (and fear of) Trump
Pete Hegseth's path to becoming Donald Trump's Secretary of Defense looks much clearer now that Sen. Joni Ernst says he'll ...
Republican senator previously seen as a roadblock to Pete Hegseth's nomination says she'll back him to lead the Pentagon
Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, who had been seen as a key Republican skeptic of Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Defense ...
Female Senators Grill Hegseth Over Views on Women
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for defense secretary had a more amicable exchange with Joni Ernst, a Republican, who ...
Ernst secures pledges from Hegseth on DOD audit, combating sexual assault in military
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, one of the Republican senators who has yet to say whether she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as ...
Sen Ernst renews push for bill ending illegal immigration ‘loophole’ as Congress takes action
Sen. Joni Ernst is reintroducing a bill that would require federal authorities to take into custody illegal immigrants charged with killing someone.
If Joni Ernst rolls over for Trump, she'll be vulnerable from the center | Opinion
Look at Nebraska's just-completed Senate race to see that fealty to Donald Trump wouldn't guarantee Ernst keeps her seat, ...