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

Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa was the only Republican member of the panel who entered the confirmation hearing without having already pronounced her support for Mr. Hegseth, although she had offered a ...

Joni Ernst appeared Monday on Newsmax to say that members of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have obstructed and even threatened her efforts to oversee how it ...

Joni Ernst pressed ... of Defense Tuesday. Ernst has been seen as a key hurdle to Hegseth’s confirmation. And although she approached her questions firmly, it was without confrontation.

Joni Ernst, one of the Republican senators ... Mr. Hegseth pledged to appoint someone to such a role. Ms. Ernst ended her questioning without saying whether she would support Mr. Hegseth, but ...

Joni Ernst confirmed her support for former Fox News host Pete ... an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide ...

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