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 Congress and the grassroots in Iowa as he returns to the White House.

Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense is one step closer to receiving the GOP votes he needs to sail through his Senate confirmation process after Republican Sen. Joni Ernst – once a critical holdout in her support of Pete Hegseth – revealed Tuesday she would indeed give his nomination the green light.

Look at Nebraska's just-completed Senate race to see that fealty to Donald Trump wouldn't guarantee Ernst keeps her seat, writes Mike Michener.

Some MAGA-minded Republicans have suggested Kari Lake, an Iowa native, should challenge U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst in a primary in 2026.

As far as Pete Hegseth’s nomination for secretary of Defense goes, Senator Joni Ernst was the ball game, and it was over in the second inning. Given her years of advocacy on behalf of women in the military and against sexual assault,

Joni Ernst. And her appearance in the state could ... which will work to support MAGA and "America first" candidates and agendas. James McLaughlin said she thinks that, second to Trump himself ...

In a clear demonstration of unwavering support for President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet choices, Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana has announced his intention to vote in favor of Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense.

Consider this. As he prepared to take office in 2017, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of Defense was Jim Mattis, a four-star general who mandated that Marines who were

Trump forms his administration at warp speed. Wall Street swoons. The world holds its breath. His tariff talk inspired Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum to float a plan to reduc

After spending a better part of the last decade investigating extremism, I have learned one thing is consistent: circular firing squads.

Incoming Trump administration officials and lawmakers are making outreach to nonprofits to facilitate research for the Department of Government Efficiency.