The Republican senator from Iowa faces some criticism from Iowa activists. Her Senate seat is up in the 2026 election.

Senator Ernst has a chance to buttress a reputation for taking seriously allegations of abuse against women, writes Rekha ...

A good decade ago I spent a few days riding around Iowa in Joni Ernst’s RV ... rest of us as we evaluate the fitness of Pete Hegseth. In 2019, Ernst publicly shared that she had in fact been ...

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

Sen. Joni Ernst signaled Monday that she is warming to Defense Secretary designee Pete Hegseth after days of being reticent over the accusations leveled against him. The 54-year-old Ernst ...

the most common descriptor you heard among Washingtonians about Defense-secretary nominee Pete Hegseth was “toast” or “dead man walking.” Many cited Senator Joni Ernst’s skepticism as a ...

Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) said she would “support” for Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth on Monday, just a few days after she had said that she was not yet a “yes” on his nomination.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is seeking answers from Pete Hegseth to more than 70 questions in advance of the former Fox News host’s ...

After a second meeting with Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's embattled pick to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said in a statement Monday she will "support ...

Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said she would support Pete Hegseth "through this process" but did not indicate whether she'll vote to confirm him. President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department ...

Joni Ernst is mounting − including from some Iowa Republicans− as she refuses to commit to supporting Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Defense.

When Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa told a mostly Republican audience Dec. 7 that she needed to hear more from Pete Hegseth to support him for defense secretary, she prominently added: “I am a ...