The Republican senator from Iowa faces some criticism from Iowa activists. Her Senate seat is up in the 2026 election.

the most common descriptor you heard among Washingtonians about Defense-secretary nominee Pete Hegseth was “toast” or “dead man walking.” Many cited Senator Joni Ernst’s skepticism as a ...

Hegseth’s nomination has been imperiled by ... If I were riding around in an RV with Joni Ernst now, that is what I would want to ask her about. Not the details of her own assault, which remain ...

Sen. Joni Ernst signaled Monday that she is warming to Defense Secretary designee Pete Hegseth after days of being reticent over the accusations leveled against him. The 54-year-old Ernst ...

Senator Ernst has a chance to buttress a reputation for taking seriously allegations of abuse against women, writes Rekha ...

You’re marked safe from a primary. You go up against Pete Hegseth, the president repeatedly, then don’t be surprised, Joni Ernst, if all of a sudden you have a primary challenge in Iowa." ...

Pete Hegseth is in no way qualified to be Secretary ... then the agricultural sector of Joni Ernst’s Iowa will be decimated. Seems like she ought to be concerned about that.

Asked for clarity on whether Ernst will be voting for Hegseth, her office declined to elaborate further on her statement. Hegseth, a former Fox News host and Army National Guard veteran ...

HEGSETH FACES NUMEROUS ALLEGATIONS, INCLUDING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AND EXCESSIVE DRINKING. IT IS STILL UNCLEAR IF IOWA REPUBLICAN SENATOR JONI ERNST WILL SUPPORT HER CONFIRMATION. CHIEF POLITICAL ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren insinuated that there are concerns that Army veteran Pete Hegseth could be an "insider threat" due to ...

After a second meeting with Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's embattled pick to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said in a statement Monday she will "support ...

A Democratic senator who met with embattled Cabinet nominee Pete Hegseth said the meeting didn't assuage any concerns — and ...