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

Ernst, the first female combat veteran in the Senate, has been threatened with a primary challenge over her reticence - so ...

All it took was a few threats from MAGA-land and Ernst became more positive about the Pentagon nominee, despite the troubling ...

Fresh off her second loss in Arizona, there's talk of a drive to get Kari Lake to return to her native Iowa to challenge GOP ...

The Iowa senator is known for her work to curb sexual assaults in the military. How will she reconcile that with allegations ...

The pressure campaign against U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is mounting — including in Iowa — as she has so far refused to commit to ...

Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is set to introduce a series of bills requiring federal agencies to hire workers outside of Washington, D.C. The first will drop Thursday.

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

"As I support Pete through this process, I look forward to a fair hearing based on truth, not anonymous sources," Sen. Joni ...

"As I support Pete through this process, I look forward to a fair hearing based on truth, not anonymous sources," Sen. Joni ...

Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst issued a more positive assessment on Monday after a second meeting with Pete Hegseth, ...