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 ...
Ernst says she'll vote to confirm Hegseth as defense secretary
GOP Sen. Joni Ernst, a key vote on Pete Hegseth's confirmation as secretary of defense, said Tuesday she is supporting his ...
Pete Hegseth’s Chief Senate Skeptic Changes Her Tune
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa announced on Tuesday that she would be voting for Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee ...
Ernst will vote for Hegseth, handing Trump big win
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a key member of the Senate Armed Services Committee who has championed women serving in combat ...
Joni Ernst Refused Meeting With Hegseth’s Sex-Assault Accuser: Report
Trump’s secretary of defense pick paid the woman to keep their 2017 encounter, which he insists was consensual, secret ...
'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 ...