After four years of weakness in the White House, Americans deserve a strong Secretary of Defense,” Ernst said on Tuesday ...

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

Joni Ernst had been seen as a key hurdle to Pete Hegseth’s confirmation. She approached her questions firmly but without ...

“Top DOGE” Sen. Joni Ernst is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to cease awarding new grants until President-elect Donald Trump’s administration sets up new leadership.

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 ...

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is reintroducing legislation that would require federal authorities to take into custody illegal immigrants charged with killing someone, closing what she ...

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is reintroducing legislation that would require federal authorities to take into custody illegal immigrants charged with killing someone, closing what she says ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) speaks during a news conference following the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on September 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. Photo: Getty Images ...

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa introduced a package of legislation Tuesday seeking to move over a quarter of federal bureaucrats out of the Washington, D.C. area and address issues with remote ...

Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, the leader of the Senate ... gift by selling off unused and expensive office buildings." Ernst has long been investigating federal government agencies and programs and what ...

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, Sen. Joni Ernst faces a pivotal decision: Will she follow her party’s populist base down a dangerous path, or will she stand for ...