Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa stayed quiet after President Donald Trump announced that Pete Hegseth would be his nominee to head the Department of Defense. She didn’t jump on the ...

Sen. Joni Ernst, the chair of the DOGE caucus, is rolling out a new bill that targets excess disbursements in the "food stamp ...

From activists on the far right to Elon Musk, allies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary ...

When U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst announced this week she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as the nation’s next secretary of defense, it underlined President-elect Donald Trump’s immense sway over ...

But also in the spotlight: Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa), whose support the Trump transition team views as crucial. Ernst, a former Army National Guard commander, endured a torrent of criticism from ...

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. "He was ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) applauded President Donald Trump‘s executive order seeking to end telework for federal workers, saying, “We are just getting started.” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced a bill to end "wasteful spending" on government ads, mascots, and related subjects. Ernst's Stop Wasteful Advertising by the Government, or SWAG, Act aims to stop ...

In the case of Iowa’s Joni Ernst, conservatives threatened to run ... and is a member of the House Freedom Caucus. Another possible opponent could be Adam Morgan, a former South Carolina ...