Joni Ernst pressed Pete Hegseth about women’s roles ... who grew up in eastern Iowa, is headlining a political event in West ...

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete ... Brianne Pfannenstiel is the chief ...

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DES MOINES, Iowa − The pressure campaign against U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is mounting − including from some Iowa Republicans− as she refuses to commit to supporting Pete Hegseth, President-elect ...

Ernst previously expressed an openness to supporting Hegseth after she had "encouraging conversations" with him last month, ...

Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, delivers remarks during a Senate Armed ... is headlining a political event in West Des Moines later this month in an apparent attempt to help drive home the threat.