How did Iowa's senators vote in Pete Hegseth's confirmation?
Hegseth was confirmed as Secretary of Defense Friday night after a tight Senate vote that had Vice President J.D. Vance cast ...
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Iowa's US Sen. Joni Ernst will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense
Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the ... is the chief politics reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach her at [email protected] ...
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Pete Hegseth hearing: Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst seeks assurances on women serving in combat
Joni Ernst pressed Pete ... Hegseth. Some constituents have called for her to face a primary challenger when she is up for reelection in 2026, and Trump loyalist Kari Lake, who grew up in eastern Iowa ...
Senate advances Pete Hegseth as Trump’s defense secretary, despite allegations
A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a ...
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On Iowa Politics podcast: 2025 legislative session opens
On this week's On Iowa politics podcast, SCJ's Jared McNett, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief May Marchel Hoff and QCT's Sarah ...
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Kari Lake returns to Iowa for MAGA event as questions swirl about her political prospects
Firebrand Arizona politician Kari Lake will return to Iowa for an event in West Des Moines this month ... the president-elect's nominee to lead the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth. But, so far, ...
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Senate advances Pete Hegseth as Trump's defense secretary, despite allegations against him
The Senate advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald ... he would now be expected to lead.Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, herself a combat veteran and sexual assault survivor, has ...