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Why Joni Ernst Is Caving on Hegseth Confirmation
All it took was a few threats from MAGA-land and Ernst became more positive about the Pentagon nominee, despite the troubling ...
Sen. Joni Ernst's re-election looms as she weighs Pete Hegseth's bid for defense secretary
GOP Sen. Joni Ernst is facing some intra-party unrest in Iowa as she weighs whether to support Donald Trump's secretary of ...
There’s a reason Joni Ernst doesn’t want to talk about Pete Hegseth anymore
Hegseth's bid to be Trump's defense secretary probably needs the Iowa senator's backing to make it through his confirmation ...
Pete Hegseth says he had ‘substantive conversation’ with Joni Ernst as Trump signals support
President-elect Trump threw his support behind embattled defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth Friday as the nominee continues to meet with Republican senators.
'Political price to pay': Trump orbit expected to ramp up Ernst criticisms while she withholds Hegseth support
Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is coming under fire from conservatives and the Trump orbit for withholding support of ...
Key Republican Sen. Joni Ernst sounds warmer on Trump's Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth
"As I support Pete through this process, I look forward to a fair hearing based on truth, not anonymous sources," Sen. Joni ...
Key GOP holdout Joni Ernst says she will 'support' Pete Hegseth through nomination process
"As I support Pete through this process, I look forward to a fair hearing based on truth, not anonymous sources," Sen. Joni ...
Ernst suggests she's not yet in favor of confirming Pete Hegseth as US defense secretary
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, who is a military veteran, said she had a "thorough" conversation with defense secretary nominee Pete ...
Sen. Joni Ernst wants to hear from Hegseth on sex assault in the military and women in combat
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- Republican Sen. Joni Ernst made her most expansive comments yet on Pete Hegseth, telling a largely GOP ...
Trump’s secretary of defense pick Pete Hegseth celebrates ‘great meeting’ with Sen. Ernst during confirmation battle
Hegseth has been spending his days on Capitol Hill meeting with Republican senators to rally support as he battles ...
Sen. Joni Ernst warms up to Pete Hegseth as Defense secretary after ‘encouraging’ conversation on accusations
Sen. Joni Ernst, who had been reticent about Defense Secretary designee Pete Hegseth’s forthcoming nomination due to the accusations against him, signaled she is warming up to the former Fox ...
Trump allies drilled down on Joni Ernst in pressure campaign to save Hegseth
The Monday meeting between Hegseth and Ernst appeared to show progress in the Defense secretary nominee's efforts to get her ...