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

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 ...

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, ...

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

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 ...

Hegseth's bid to be Trump's defense secretary probably needs the Iowa senator's backing to make it through his confirmation ...

Fresh off her second loss in Arizona, there's talk of a drive to get Kari Lake to return to her native Iowa to challenge GOP ...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst talks about Rep. Ashley Hinson during Ashley Hinson’s BBQ Bash at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, ...

Sen. Joni Ernst, who had been reticent about Defense Secretary designee Pete Hegseth's forthcoming nomination due to the ...

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