Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) — a key vote on the Armed Services Committee — had declined an offer to meet privately with the woman whom Hegseth paid to settle a sexual assault claim. The New Yorker’s ...

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst announced that she would vote for Pete Hegseth to become Defense Secretary, making his path to Senate confirmation much easier.

Joni Ernst of Iowa stayed quiet after President Donald Trump announced ... Ernst is a combat veteran and sexual assault ...

all eyes have been on Iowa senator Joni Ernst. Hegseth has been accused of sexual assault and of denigrating women servicemembers. If he wins the backing of Ernst, a combat veteran and assault ...

The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship passed Sen. Joni Ernst's bill to help track down individuals who ...

Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will vote for former Fox News ... As a military veteran and a sexual assault survivor, Ernst has been skeptical of Hegseth, who has been accused of sexual assault − which ...

By Karoun Demirjian Reporting from Washington Senator Joni Ernst ... by allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and corporate mismanagement. Ms. Ernst, a survivor of sexual assault ...

Joni Ernst, one of the Republican senators who has ... supporting women in combat and combating sexual assault in the military. First, she asked if he will take steps to ensure the Pentagon ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) declined an invitation to meet with the woman Pete Hegseth - Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon - paid to settled a sexual assault claim, according to new ...