Joni Ernst faces some intraparty unrest in her ... the rage of the day on Twitter,” said Barker, who endorsed Nikki Haley ahead of the GOP caucuses. Still, Vander Plaats said, the future Senate ...

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Red Oak, Iowa) (official photo) Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says she will support Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the U.S. Defense Department. Ernst issued a written ...

Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, who had been seen as a key Republican skeptic of Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Defense Department, said she will support him after his performance at Tuesday's ...