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

Ernst, an Army veteran and rape survivor, had previously expressed concerns over Hegseth’s past comments about women in ...

Pete Hegseth’s nomination for secretary of the Defense Department has enough Republican support needed to clear the Senate ...

GOP Sen. Joni Ernst, a key vote on Pete Hegseth's confirmation as secretary of defense, said Tuesday she is supporting his ...

Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense is one step closer to receiving the GOP votes he needs to sail through ...

As a rape survivor and advocate for tackling sexual assault in the military, Ernst's support for Hegseth had seemed uncertain ...

Joni Ernst announced this week she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as the nation’s next secretary of defense, it underlined ...

Ernst previously expressed an openness to supporting Hegseth after she had "encouraging conversations" with him last month, ...

Sen. Joni Ernst revealed she is officially supporting Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense after Tuesday's hearing.

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

Sen. Joni Ernst said she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defense, making the controversial nominee ...

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, officially endorsed Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense on Tuesday night, despite expressing some initial uncertainty following their first meeting.