Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense is one step closer to receiving the GOP votes he needs to sail through ...

Sen. Joni Ernst said she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defense, making the controversial nominee ...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will vote for former Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense, she announced Tuesday night after his first confirmation hearing.

The Iowa Republican’s decision dramatically increases the likelihood that Mr. Hegseth will have enough votes to be confirmed ...

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, one of the Republican senators who has yet to say whether she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as ...

Hegseth’s fate seems to rest with Iowa Republican Senator Jodi Ernst, a military veteran who has spent much of her time as a lawmaker working on improving how sexual attacks are reported and ...

Pete Hegseth said he will support the continuation of women serving in combat roles if he is approved to become Defense ...

Democrats repeatedly called Pete Hegseth unfit to be secretary of defense, but Republicans on the Senate Armed Services ...

Although he didn’t use any senator’s name, Curtis appeared to be referring to Republican Iowa Sen. Jodi Ernst, who has signaled she may vote against confirming former Fox News host Pete Hegseth to ...

After her early remarks on Hegseth, former Democratic Labor Secretary Robert Reich wrote in his Dec. 8 Substack column, “At the moment, Hegseth’s fate seems to rest with Iowa Republican Senator Jodi ...