An interview with political scientist Elizabeth Saunders, who argues that Republicans facing voter dissatisfaction with Elon ...

David Axelrod said Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman could be among those who will support some of Trump's Cabinet picks.

A combat veteran, Hegseth doesn’t have the traditional qualifications to lead the Pentagon after leaving the National Guard as a midlevel officer, and his personal ... Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa ...

Awkward exchanges about the defense secretary hopeful’s past were plentiful as Democrats went after the first embattled Trump pick to face a confirmation hearing.

Over the course of more than four hours, Hegseth absorbed the full fury of Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee, who were unsparing in their critiques of his personal life and career ...

But he weathered the four-hour hearing without making any major gaffe that might have alienated Republicans and even won critical backing from Republican Senator Joni Ernst, who holds sway in her ...

Instead, the committee’s focus was on his personal life and controversial ... That slippery answer seemed to satisfy Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, a combat veteran who was sexually assaulted ...

Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who had been considered ... including those by Kaine about Hegseth’s personal life and three marriages. “The senator from Virginia starts bringing up the fact that ...

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst has hailed Elon Musk and the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency as a necessary ...

Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, later offered her support ... to falling short as we all do from time to time” in his personal life, but called Hegseth “unconventional,” comparing him to President ...