What a difference a week makes. As Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's defense secretary nominee, returns to Capitol Hill ...
The Cabinet confirmation drama around Donald Trump’s most provocative picks isn’t only about Pete Hegseth, Kash Patel, Tulsi ...
Trump’s allies had signaled that Ernst and others could face Republican primary challenges if they didn’t get on board with ...
The pressure campaign against Republican senators hesitant to support President-elect Donald Trump's nominees is working because these lawmakers hold little long-term leverage.
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, a member of the Armed Services Committee, signaled toward supporting Pete Hegseth, ...
The senator, who is up for reelection in 2026, is already facing threats of a primary challenge from Trump's allies.
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Pentagon, celebrated a “great meeting” with Senator Joni ...
Sen. Joni Ernst, who had been reticent about Defense Secretary designee Pete Hegseth's forthcoming nomination due to the ...
Ernst, the first female combat veteran in the Senate, has been threatened with a primary challenge over her reticence - so ...
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate are suing the federal government for withholding ...
A group of nonprofit advocacy organizations is seeking to intervene in a lawsuit that challenges new, federally mandated ...