Image Senator Joni Ernst’s support is viewed as critical ... an Army veteran who lost her legs in the Iraq war. “You are asking us to lower the standards to make you the secretary of defense ...

As far as Pete Hegseth’s nomination for secretary of Defense goes, Senator Joni Ernst was the ball game, and it was over in ...

Confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s cabinet picks begin this week, starting with Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost both legs in Iraq, talked to TIME ahead of Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing about his ...

Iowa GOP Senator Joni Ernst got elected in 2014 promising that ... like his demand that soldiers shoot protesters “in the legs” during Black Lives Matter actions in June 2020, Hegseth ...

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 ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), one of two female veteran senators ... Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), a combat veteran who lost both legs during the war in Iraq, accused Hegseth of not being qualified for ...

Even the one GOP committee member who at first signaled she had problems with Hegseth — Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa ... Duckworth, who lost her legs and the use of an arm when a grenade hit the ...

Tammy Duckworth, the Illinois Democrat who lost her legs in combat in Iraq ... A key Republican committee member, Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, is also an Army combat veteran. She has not committed ...

Surprise third Republican Mitch McConnell opposed Hegseth’s confirmation after a series of revelations about his personal life and alleged misconduct ...