U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst talks about Rep. Ashley Hinson during Ashley Hinson’s BBQ Bash at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, ...

Pete Hegseth's bid for defense secretary probably needs Iowa Sen. Jodi Ernst's backing to make it through his confirmation ...

As President-elect Trump and his transition team steer his cabinet nominees through the landmines of the Senate confirmation process, top MAGA allies are lending a hand by putting pressure on GOP ...

During an appearance on Fox News Tuesday, host Laura Ingraham claimed that Trump’s nominee to be the next director of ...

The Monday meeting between Hegseth and Ernst appeared to show progress in the Defense secretary nominee's efforts to get her ...

Attorney Tim Parlatore and Cotton (R-Ark.) fired off a pair of letters to the US Military Academy’s superintendent, expressing concern that a public affairs officer shared “false ...

During an appearance on Fox News Tuesday, host Laura Ingraham claimed that Trump’s nominee to be the next director of national intelligence had been wrongfully smeared as “an apologist” for Syrian ...

Trump's embattled pick for defense secretary once said women made 'fighting more complicated.' Now he's calling them 'some of our greatest warriors.' ...

His rollout after Trump chose him as his top man to lead the Pentagon has been mired in controversy with past scandals Hegseth has denied. They range from sexual assault allegations, to drinking on ...

A pressure campaign from allies of Donald Trump toward Senate skeptics of some of his Cabinet picks appears to be starting to ...

After multiple meetings with President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said she would support Pete Hegseth "through this process" but did not indicate ...