Joni Ernst scurried away from reporters’ questions about her plan to support Pete Hegseth. The Iowa senator supports Hegseth for Defense secretary, despite allegations of assault and drinking.

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, who is ...

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, officially endorsed Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense on Tuesday night, despite expressing some initial uncertainty following their first meeting. "After ...

Joni Ernst questions Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Senator Joni Ernst speaks during a news briefing on July 9, 2024 in Washington, DC. MAGA supporters are lashing out at Ernst for not backing Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to ...

Sen. Joni Ernst has not made up her mind about Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be secretary of defense, ... Ernst said, to go ...

Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst said Thursday she isn't ready to support Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary. "Well, I did have a very long, lengthy ...

Senator Joni Ernst was seen as a potentially pivotal swing vote for Mr. Hegseth, ... Pete Hegseth,” Ms. Ernst said on WHO News Radio 1040, ... amid a concerted pressure campaign to back his bid.

Since President-elect Donald Trump nominated former Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his secretary of Defense, all eyes have been on Iowa senator Joni Ernst. Hegseth has been accused of ...

Joni Ernst questions Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C ...

Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa is facing criticism from supporters of President-elect Donald Trump for not backing Pete Hegseth, ...

Sen. Joni Ernst has not made up her mind about Pete Hegseth s nomination to be secretary of defense, ... Ernst said, to go back and sort through “all the anonymous this-and-that-and the-other.” ...