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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Key Republican senator reports ‘good discussions’ with Pete Hegseth
After expressing skepticism last week, Sen. Joni Ernst now sounds more positive about Donald Trump’s embattled pick to lead ...
'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 ...
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Pressure piles on Iowa GOP Sen. Joni Ernst over Pete Hegseth confirmation fight
Joni Ernst is mounting − including from some Iowa Republicans− as she refuses to commit to supporting Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald ... had a "frank and thorough" conversation. But in a Fox ...
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 ...
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 ...