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 ...

Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will vote for former Fox News ... In the chamber controlled 53-47 by Republicans, that would be simple for most nominees. But Hegseth has been dogged by allegations that ...

Newsweek contacted Ernst's office for more information on her decision via email. Ernst was one of the few Republican senators who had not yet confirmed that they would be voting to confirm ...

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Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a key member of the Senate Armed Services Committee who has championed women serving in combat roles, announced Tuesday that she will vote for Pete Hegseth, President ...

Trump’s defense secretary. By Karoun Demirjian Reporting from Washington Senator Joni Ernst, Republican of Iowa, announced on a local news radio show on Tuesday that she would vote to confirm ...

Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, who had been seen as a key Republican skeptic of Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Defense Department, said she will support him after his performance at Tuesday's ...

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, officially endorsed Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense on Tuesday night, despite expressing some initial uncertainty following their first meeting.

Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) during his confirmation hearing Tuesday . Roughly two hours into the lengthy meeting with members, Ernst asked Hegseth if he would back the ongoing ability for women to serve ...

Senator Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, noting "frank" conversations on Pentagon finances and sexual assault in the military, appeared supportive Pete Hegseth's confirmation as defense secretary.Jan. 14 ...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks during the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be defense secretary, at the U.S ...

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, Sen. Joni Ernst faces a pivotal decision: Will she follow her party’s populist base down a dangerous path, or will she stand for ...