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

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 ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) speaks at the Capitol on Nov. 19. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post) A good decade ago I spent a ...

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

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

This week on the podcast, Iowa’s Joni Ernst is center stage in the drama over President-elect Trump’s Department of Defense nominee, what Trump’s deportation plans could look like in Iowa, and Area ...

Senator Joni Ernst is reportedly holding up the nomination of former Fox News host Pete Hegseth for a senior Pentagon post, ...

DES MOINES, Iowa − The pressure campaign against U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is mounting − including from some Iowa Republicans− as she refuses to commit to supporting Pete Hegseth, President-elect ...

After multiple meetings with President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said she would support Pete Hegseth "through this process" but did not indicate ...

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

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, the first female combat veteran elected to the Senate and a member of the Armed Services Committee, has signaled toward supporting President-elect Trump's ...