President Donald Trump signed the first nine executive orders, memorandums, and letters of his presidency, including a ...

Letters published Jan. 13-19, 2025, deal with state government and the resolution of Des Moines' Greenwood Park art ...

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

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

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says she will support Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the U.S. Defense Department. Ernst issued a ...

Joni Ernst, a Republican senator from Iowa, is set to lead the Department of Government Efficiency caucus in the US Senate. Ernst said on Fox News on Sunday that her goal was to make the federal ...

Sen. Joni Ernst’s support is a huge boost to Hegseth’s prospects, all but assuring his confirmation as defense secretary ...

Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, who had been seen as a key Republican skeptic of Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Defense ...

Joni Ernst pressed Pete Hegseth about women ... before an often-contentious hearing on his nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Defense Tuesday. Ernst has been seen as a key hurdle to ...

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