Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) on Monday said she had an “encouraging” meeting with Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s embattled pick to lead the Pentagon.

A good decade ago I spent a few days riding around Iowa in Joni Ernst’s RV. It was her first run for the U.S. Senate, and at one campaign stop another journalist pulled me aside to say he had ...

Judges, friends, and family from across the state gathered in Indianapolis on Monday to celebrate the newest Indiana Court of Appeals judge, Mary DeBoer, at her robing ceremony inside the Indiana ...

The shift in media influence was further reinforced by Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R) change in “support” of Pete Hegseth after feeling the heat. Party realignment saw supporters of President ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a leader in the fight against sexual assault in the military who has been hesitant to support Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary ...

Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a key figure in his ongoing push to win confirmation to lead the Pentagon. Hegseth told reporters following the 30-minute sit-down that the pair had a “great meeting ...

Joni Ernst said in a statement Monday she will "support Pete through this process." “I appreciate Pete Hegseth’s responsiveness and respect for the process," said Ernst, who has been facing ...

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Republican Sen. Joni Ernst made her most expansive comments yet on Pete Hegseth, telling a largely GOP audience at a California security conference Saturday that she ...