GOP Sen. Joni Ernst is facing some intra-party unrest in Iowa as she weighs whether to support Donald Trump's secretary of ...

When Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa told a mostly Republican audience Dec. 7 that she needed to hear more from Pete Hegseth to ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced a bill to move at least 30% of the Small Business Administration’s headquarters workforce ...

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

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

The pressure campaign against U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is mounting — including from some Iowa Republicans — as she has so far ...

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst made her most expansive comments yet on Pete Hegseth. The Iowa senator and military veteran said ...

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

Supporters showed their impact as the pressure campaign on IA Sen. Joni Ernst appeared to shift her view on SECDEF nominee Pete Hegesth.

This week on the On Iowa Politics Podcast, ft. The Journal's Jared McNett: Joni Ernst is center stage in drama over Trump’s ...

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

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