Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of ...

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa introduced legislation in the Senate Wednesday to prohibit federal funding for Planned ...

Iowa’s U.S. senators met with Trump nominees last week while representatives acted on bills relating to undocumented ...

As lawmakers in Washington, D.C. are preparing for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday, Iowa’s U.S. senators ...

Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth's announcement followed a heated exchange with Pete Hegseth during his confirmation hearing ...

Hegseth failed to prove that he’s up for the job; Republican senators failed to do their jobs; and Trump failed to choose a ...

Pete Hegseth’s views on women in combat were a matter of public record long before the Senate Armed Services Committee heard ...

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst announced that she would vote for Pete Hegseth to become Defense Secretary, making his path to Senate ...

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon, acknowledged Tuesday he is “not a perfect person” but was he ...

This was underscored later on Tuesday when Joni Ernst, one Republican who had been seen as a potential ... the most basic ...

America’s allies and enemies watched as Trump’s pick for the secretary of defense failed to quell concerns about his ...

asked combat veteran Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa. "Yes, women will have access to ground combat roles, combat roles given the ...