“What I want people to recognize in the thought of government efficiency and DOGE is that this is not a passing fancy,” Ernst ...

In a service where women were not permitted to fly in combat until 1993, adapting to a growing female population has been ...

An event for Kari Lake in Iowa was conveniently canceled after wayward Sen. Joni Ernst voted to confirm Trump's Defense ...

Some GOP senators want public commitments from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before deciding whether to support him as the next ...

Lake's homecoming to the state initially came as Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, faced intense backlash from President Donald Trump ...

He was also questioned about the issue by Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iraq veteran and a survivor of sexual assault. Hegseth reiterated an earlier promise to Ernst that he will hire a senior official ...

More Trump nominees with potentially rocky paths to confirmation face hearings in the Senate this week, including Tulsi ...

President Donald Trump is expected to deliver remarks in Las Vegas as the administration pushes his immigration agenda.

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, ending weeks of speculation about whether she would stand in ...

Allies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary challengers for Republican senators who don’t back Trump ...

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, faced stiff criticism from Democrats and some Republicans—requiring a tie-breaking ...

Hegseth was confirmed as Secretary of Defense Friday night after a tight Senate vote that had Vice President J.D. Vance cast ...